Three awards were given out, each decided by a different group of voters:the international law enforcement community represented at Europol’s headquarters,members of the public,and the Heads of Communication of the European law enforcement authorities.The winners of Capture25The Europol Community Vote by the Liaison Bureaux went to Johan Jacob Kleist from Denmark with his photo of a ‘police officer patrolling beneath the northern lights in the freezing winter’. This image was the favourite of the 300 liaison officers from around the world, representing the EU Member States and Third Parties at Europol’s headquarters in The Hague.The Public Vote was awarded to Cláudio Alexandre from Portugal with his image showing ‘maintaining public order during the CIREX 2024 exercise’. His photograph received the most votes in the online ballot advertised on our social media channels, which was open to anyone who wanted to participate.Dmytro Haiduk from Ukraine entered the favourite picture of the Heads of Communication of the European law enforcement authorities, who were asked to cast their vote during the annual “European Law Enforcement Communicators Conference”. His winning image shows ‘patrol officers rescuing people from a fire after shelling by Russian forces’.The three winners win a trip for two to The Hague, including a visit to Europol’s headquarters. Their images also feature in Europol’s 2026 calendar and will be used in other Europol publications.Do you want to take part in next year's photo competition? Sign up via the subscription form on this page to receive an update when the 2026 edition opens!

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