VOTING IS NOW CLOSED!
The EURORDIS Photo Award is an opportunity to visually express what it means to live with a rare disease and to share your story with the rare disease community and beyond.
The contest is open to all nationalities, ages and diseases. Every year, people from all around the world submit their photos, each reflecting the drive of people living with a rare disease worldwide.
From all who have entered, six finalists were chosen by the award-winning photographer Marcus Bleasdale.
The winners were determined by public voting which closed on the night of the EURORDIS Black Pearl Awards, on 24 February 2025. The three finalists with the most votes will each receive a prize.
Take a look at our 2025 EURORDIS Photo Award winners below!
1st Place
The world has the colours we paint (O mundo tem as cores que a gente pinta)
Autoimmune encephalitis
Brazil
2nd Place
Never Give Up
Peroxisomal Biogenesis Disorder
United States
3rd Place
I bet it’s tasty… But I can only imagine.
Familial Chylomicronemia Syndrome
Estonia
SHORTLISTING by Marcus Bleasdale
Marcus Bleasdale is a talented documentary photographer and photojournalist who has been dedicated to advocacy and human rights for over 15 years. His work on human rights and conflict during his role as a photographer at the National Geographic Magazine has helped educate and advise corporations and policymakers around the world. Marcus has also partnered with various international advocacy groups, including Human Rights Watch.
In 2002, his first book, ‘One Hundred Years of Darkness‘, was published, soon followed by “The Rape of a Nation” (2009) and “The Unravelling” (2015). Appearing in The New Yorker, The New York Times, The Sunday Times Magazine and TIME Magazine to name a few, he has been the recipient of numerous prestigious awards, including the UNICEF Photographer of the Year Award (2004), the Anthropographia Award for Photography and Human Rights (2010), and the Amnesty International Award (2015).
ENTRIES FROM PREVIOUS YEARS
Check out more inspiring photos from the last few years