It’s time, Flickr’s Your Best Shot 2025 contest starts now! Submissions are open today through January 5th, 2026. Every year, Flickr’s Your Best Shot contest features some of the finest photography shared to Flickr over the past year. We’ve got five categories to choose from, including our ‘Open’ category, so there is something for everyone.
Here’s what you need to know.
Since this contest focuses on the very best, it’s time for you to enjoy a look through the past year’s photos and pick your very favorite. Just make sure the photo you land on was shared to Flickr sometime during 2025. There are five categories to choose from, but you can only submit one single photo to the Your Best Shot contest so choose your category wisely!
Presenting the categories!
People and Portrait Photography – Tag: YBS25Portrait  – This category includes all forms of portrait photography, including family portraits, headshots, and fashion photography.Â
Wildlife and Nature Photography – Tag: YBS25Nature – Photos of the natural world, including wildlife, flora, fauna, and landscapes. Â
Urban Photography – Tag: YBS25Urban – Candid shots of everyday life, urban landscapes, and photojournalism.
Open – Tag: YBS25Open – A fan favorite! If your photography refuses to be labeled then this one’s for you. The open category includes everything else not captured in the categories above.Â
Through her/their lens – Tag: YBS25ThroughHerLens OR YBS25ThroughTheirLens – Â We encourage women and non-binary photographers to add YBS25ThroughHerLens or YBS25ThroughTheirLens as a tag to their main contest submission in addition to the main category tag they choose. For example, women and non-binary photogs can tag their submission with YBS25Nature and YBS25ThroughHerLens OR YBS25ThroughTheirLens.
In order to have your photo be eligible for consideration by our judges, you must add ONE of the above tags (keywords) to your photo. Unsure how to tag your photos? Check out this help article for some tips!
This year’s prizes!
Each of the five category winners will receive:
- A metal print of a photo of your choice up to 20×30 printÂ
- A year subscription of Flickr ProÂ
This year we’re offering a special grand prize for the best of the best. Our judges will choose a grand prize winner from the 5 category winners and will receive a brand-new camera! And this year, we’re throwing in another awesome prize, the grand prize winner will also receive a lens with their camera of choice!
They can choose their preferred camera/lens package from these great options:
- Sony A7 IV with 28-70 f3.5-5.6 kit lens
- Canon EOS R6 Mark II RF24-105mm F4-7.1 IS STM Lens Kit
- Nikon Z7 II with 24-70mm f4 lens
- Fujifilm X-T5 Mirrorless Digital Camera XF16-50mmF2.8-4.8 R LM WR Lens Kit
Submissions are open today and you have until 7pm PT on January 5th, 2026 to choose and submit your photo. We can’t wait to see your best shot!
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