Congrats to UK freelance sports photographer Kieran McManus who is nominated in the Photography Portfolio category of the AIPS Sport Media Awards 2025 edition for football coverage he shot for Shutterstock.
Organised by the International Sports Press Association (AIPS), which counts 161 member countries, the global character of the Awards has been evident since the very first edition in 2018. Each year, entries have come from at least 100 nations, reaching a record of 140 in one edition (2023), and a total of 166 countries across the first seven editions.
• The longlist represents the first judging stage and is based on the average ratings of the AIPS panel of experts, the Executive Committee members and the members of the Jury.
• The Awards feature a diverse range of categories, celebrating excellence across written, video, audio and photography. These include Writing Best Colour Piece, Writing Best Opinion Column, Video Athlete Profile, Video Documentary, Audio/Podcasts, Photography Portfolio, and Photography Sport Action.
Another Shutterstock photographer Michał Zemanek has made the longlist – Here’s the full list of nominated photographers:
Scott Barbour* (Australia), In the Light of Play of the Australian Open | The Australian Open Tennis- Scott Barbour Photography
Andy Cheung (Australia), The amazing sport of tennis – Getty Images
David Gray (Australia), The Beauty of Sport – AFP
Ryan Pierse (Australia), Sumo Returns to London – Getty Images
Adam Pretty (Australia), From the Deep – World Aquatics, World Records – Getty Images
Darrian Traynor (Australia), Brace for Impact: A Visual Chronicle of Head Trauma in Modern Sport – Getty Images
Peter De voecht (Belgium), Mud – Photo News
Werther Santana (Brazil), Football school for adults – Jornal O Estado de S. Paulo
Joe Wakefield (Canada), Mountain Bike Mastery – Pinkbike
Mingshen Li (China), 2025MXGP Shanghai China – xinmin evening newspaper
Ming Li (China), Moments from above – Xinhua News Agency
Ying Li (China), Moments of Wimbledon Championships 2025 – Xinhua News Agency
Dingbo Meng (China), Gracias y Adiós Rafa – Xinhua News Agency
Yichin Hou (Chinese Taipei), 2025 MLB – Hit Sports
Luis Acosta (Colombia), Colombian women farmers fight against oblivion through soccer – Agence France Presse
Luis Henry Agudelo Cano (Colombia), Alone…and Making history by crossing the old continent!! – Luis Henry Agudelo Cano
Eder Garcés (Colombia), Mono: the king of La Línea – ADN CYCLING
Luis Robayo (Colombia), Racing celebrates – Agence France-Presse
Yamil Lage Acosta (Cuba), Accumulated Youth – Agence France Press (AFP)
Michal Cerveny (Czech Republic), Mountain bike racing 2025 – UCI – Union Cycliste Internationale, MTBS.cz, Warner Bros. Discovery
Jaroslav Svoboda (Czech Republic), Nanjing 2025 – Czech News Agency
Roman Vondrouš (Czech Republic), Racing on Natural Ice – Czech News Agency
Jerome Brouillet (France), Liquid Stillness – Radio 1
Valéry Hache (France), Dakar 2025 – AFP
Jeff Pachoud* (France), Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc 2025 | Paris-Roubaix 2025 cycling race – Agence France Presse
Loïc Venance (France), Tour de France 2025 – AFP
Lars Baron (Germany), University Games 2025 – Getty Images
Sascha Fromm* (Germany), Underwaterrugby | Oldies but Goldies – Thüringer Allgemeine
Alexander Hassenstein (Germany), Biathlon World Championships Lenzerheide – Getty Images
Moritz Mueller (Germany), One Step Further – rp-online.de
Norbert Schmidt (Germany), Trotting Race in Germany – ZEITonline
Mika Volkmann (Germany), A Heartbeat in Stone – Instagram / @mika_v_oto
Anna Szilágyi (Hungary), Climbing beyond Multiple Sclerosis – EPA Images
Mohammad Babaei (Iran), First time – https://borna.news/
Mohammadreza Goodary (Iran), The Split Second of Impact – Photo Eminency Co., Ltd.
Amin Mohammad Jamali (Iran), Dancing in Boundaries – getty images
Reza Rahmani (Iran), From Shurab to Buenos Aires – https://www.tasvir8.com/from-shurab-to-buenos-aires/
Dario Belingheri (Italy), African Soul Ride – Getty Images
Fabrizio Carabelli (Italy), Rhythmic Gymnastics samba debuts in Rio de Janeiro – Brazil – SOPA Images UK
Sara Cavallini (Italy), Cycling beauties – Getty Images
Giuseppe Fama (Italy), Something in the air – CFP Foto
Ray Giubilo (Italy), The Beauty of Tennis – ALLEMANDI, publisher of the book Flying Racquets
Andrea Staccioli (Italy), Symbiosis – Insidefoto / DBM
Filippo Tomasi (Italy), Before the Spotlight – Instagram
Tomas Gaubys (Lithuania), EuroBasket 2025: Strength, Struggle and Triumph – Sportas24.lt and ToGa Foto
Enkhjargal Sugarjav (Mongolia), If a son is born, he will be a wrestler… – Enkhjargal Sugarjav
Vegard Grøtt (Norway), 2025 World Athletics Championships – Bildbyrån
Julia Piatkowska (Poland), Not Invited: The Women of Nordic Combined – Instagram: @stara_panna_z_kotem_
Aleksandra Szmigiel (Poland), World Athletics Championships – Reuters
Adam Warzawa (Poland), Magic Champion – Polish Press Agency
Bartlomiej Zborowski (Poland), Heros – Polish Paralympic Committee
Michał Zemanek (Poland), UEFA European Women’s Championship Portfolio – Shutterstock
Diogo Cardoso* (Portugal), Mondo World Record Jump | Athletics in Action – Instagram
Diana Grunt (Romania), Singaporication – Instagram: @dianagrunt
Alexey Filippov (Russia), Biathlon – RIA Novosti
Daria Isaeva (Russia), Portfolio – 2025 – Sport-Express
Roman Kruchinin (Russia), Final. Rugby – Final. Rugby
Kirill Kudryavtsev (Russia), Tokyo – Agence France-Presse
Andrej Isakovic (Serbia), Golden Athletes – Agence France-Presse
David Ramos (Spain), Riding Africa – Getty Images
Joel Marklund (Sweden), The Wimbledon Glory – Bildbyran Photo Agency
Patrick B. Kraemer (Switzerland), MAGICPBK GmbH – MAGICPBK GmbH
Metin Aktaş (Turkey), Nazare Big Wave Challenge – Anadolu Agency
Hassan Wamwayi (Uganda), Rugby with a mix of deep emotions and unstoppable action – Twitter / X
Vitalii Kliuiev (Ukraine), Graphic Atmospheres of Sport – UA.Tribuna
Kateryna Tytarenko (Ukraine), The Art of Intensity – Instagram @tytarenko.sport
Sam Barnes (United Kingdom), Heptath-Elite! – Sportsfile
Andrew Boyers (United Kingdom), Game Changers – Action Images / Reuters
Clive Brunskill (United Kingdom), Court Supremes – Getty Images
Mickael Chavet (United Kingdom), E Motions – Zuma Press
Andy Couldridge (United Kingdom), Andy Couldridge Sports Folio – Reuters
Adrian Dennis (United Kingdom), Light work- AO Tennis – AFP
Julian Finney (United Kingdom), Sport Portfolio – Getty Images
Clive Mason (United Kingdom), Formula One – Getty Images
Patrick Mccann (United Kingdom), Thoroughbreds – Racing Post
Hannah Mckay (United Kingdom), Asia Winter Games – Reuters
Kieran Mcmanus (United Kingdom), Football – Shutterstock
Jonathan Moscrop (United Kingdom), 90Minutes – Getty Images/Sportimage UK
Lee Smith (United Kingdom), Saddle up – Action Images/Reuters
Shi Tang (United Kingdom), Whispers of Time – Getty Images
Edward Whitaker (United Kingdom), Grace and grit : The Spirit of horse racing – Racing Post
Al Bello (United States of America), Sports Portfolio – Getty Images
Bruce Bennett (United States of America), Ice Hockey NHL Style – Getty Images
Jewel Samad (United States of America), Moments of Speed – Agence France-Presse
Patrick Smith (United States of America), World Athletics Tokyo – Getty Images
Jamie Squire (United States of America), Portfolio – Getty Images
*Participants with two submissions in the longlist