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Photographer & Storyteller of the Year 2025: Els Korsten
Els Korsten has achieved something truly remarkable this year: winning both our This is Reportage: Family Photographer of the Year and our Storyteller of the Year titles for 2025. Each of these awards is incredibly difficult to earn on its own; taking both in the same year is an exceptional accomplishment, and a testament to Els’s sensitivity, timing, and her instinct for real family storytelling.
Photographer of the Year 2024: Hollie Mateer
Very excited to announce our 2024 Photographer of the Year: Hollie Mateer! Hollie – also known as The Wild Child Photographer – won an incredible haul of 14 Awards from us this year (10 Reportage Family Awards & 4 Family Story Awards) and sits on top of our just-announced Top 100 Photographers in the World 2024 list.
Incredibly, Hollie has also just won our Photographer of the Year title on our sister-site for documentary wedding photography – where she became the very first photographer to ever win the title twice (and twice in a row, as well!). Absolutely incredible; to be concurrent POTY of both This is Reportage: Family & This is Reportage; a feat we will very unlikely see again.
Storyteller of the Year 2024: Anna Meyer-Kahlen
Honoured to reveal our Storyteller of the Year 2024: Anna Meyer-Kahlen! With 6 Family Story Awards won, Anna sits on top of our just-announced Top 20 Storytellers in the World 2024 list. Congrats, Anna!
To win a Family Story Award – which is for a series of 15 – 20 images of a single family – a photographer must show world-class creativity, storytelling and consistency. Our judges typically award just the top few percent of submissions, so winning a Story is difficult enough in its own right – to win 6 Family Story Awards in a single year is truly remarkable.
Photographer of the Year 2023: Marisa Martins
Excited to announce our 2023 Photographer of the Year: Marisa Martins! With an incredible haul of 13 Awards won in the year (8 Reportage Family Awards & 5 Family Story Awards), Marisa sits on top of our just-announced Top 100 Photographers in the World 2023 list. Congratulations, Marisa!
Storyteller of the Year 2023: Els Korsten
Honoured to reveal our Storyteller of the Year 2023: Els Korsten! It is amazing enough to ever win this title, but even more incredible is the fact that Els has now won this for the 2nd year in a row; truly remarkable. With 6 Family Story Awards won, Els sits on top of our just-announced Top 10 Storytellers in the World 2023 list. Congrats, Els!
