Stills Awards

Artist of the Year

Roman Fox

Best New Artist

Emily Hawkes

Breakout Artist of the Year

Darren Sacks

Best Art Direction

Ilka & Franz

Visionary Creative

Nikolay

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The artists shaping the visuals of modern design.

Celebrating the year’s most original and moving imagery, handpicked by our curation team from Stills’ roster of authentic, emerging artists.

Stills Awards recognize the year’s best imagery, handpicked from a curated roster of authentic, emerging artists.

Each winner represents the originality, craft, and emotional impact that define our highest standards. This imagery shaped standout creative campaigns, created by the artists who rose to the top of Stills’ curated roster of authentic, emerging talent.

Featured Winners

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Young woman wearing a knitted hat with a pom-pom and a blue jacket, outdoors near rocky terrain at dusk.

Breakout Artist of the Year

These are the artists setting the benchmark for every creative who trusts Stills to bring their most original ideas to life.

2025 Stills Award Winners

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Architecture & Spaces

About Stills Awards

Each winner represents the originality, craft, and emotional impact that define Stills’ highest standards. This imagery shaped standout creative campaigns, created by the artists who rose to the top of Stills’ curated roster of authentic, emerging talent.

Sunlit rocky canyon with dark waters in shadows, showcasing layered rock formations and cliffs at dusk.

Authentic, Emerging Artists

Every winner is selected through a rigorous multi-stage review process. Evaluating originality, emotional impact, production craft, and creative potential. Less than 1% of this year’s imagery earns Stills Awards recognition. This process ensures creatives discover imagery they can use with absolute confidence.

Uncompromising Standards

Stills Awards represent the highest honor among Stills’ artist roster. Being named here signifies an artist whose imagery is essential to creatives, influential in setting the standards of Stills roster, and plays a defining role in how creative campaigns come to life.