Silvia und Lois Lammerhuber mit dem LUXlife Creative and Visual Arts Award
Burton-on-Trent, United Kingdom, 18 February, 2026 – The La Gacilly-Baden Photo festival has been awarded the title of Best Open-Air Photography Event 2025 globally at the LUXlife Creative and Visual Arts Awards!
„Following the success of the first Creative and Visual Arts Awards last year, we are excited to celebrate even more of the best players in the industry this year. All of our winners are redefining the creative industry in their own way, and we can only imagine what the future holds for them!“ said Kaven Cooper, Award Coordinator at LUXlife. „This prestigious award recognizes outstanding achievements in a variety of disciplines within the global art scene. Whether it’s fine arts and performing arts, photography and videography, product design, digital art, or creative technology, the diversity of this award is only surpassed by the excellence of its winners.“
Festival La Gacilly-Baden Photo 2025
The award went to the Festival La Gacilly-Baden Photo 2025, which, under the motto „Australia & The New World,“ captivated approximately 336,000 visitors with 30 photographic narratives, making it the largest festival of its kind in Europe.
For the eighth time, around 1,500 large-format photographs by the world’s best photographers delighted people in the parks and gardens and on the facades of the city of Baden from June to October. The exhibitions, spanning approximately 7 kilometers, fascinated visitors with their overarching theme of „Human – Nature – Environment,“ showcasing both the beauty of our planet and its vulnerability.
„Each company and individual recognized here represents the best in this industry on a global scale, and their passion for their craft and their commitment to promoting the arts in general set them apart,“ stated the LUXlife citation.
„It is gratifying and humbling to receive so much appreciation. For something that is very important to us and touches people, interests them, and encourages reflection: photography and the stories it tells, presented in a festival that transforms a city into a city of images for four months, freely accessible to all,“ said Silvia and Lois Lammerhuber.
Journalist Gianmarco Maravigia, who reports for the Washington Post, CNN, Bloomberg, and Newsweek, summarized: „The festival in Baden was one of the most inspiring photographic experiences I have ever had. For me, it will definitely become a regular annual event.“
And Ben Lorenz from Imaging Media House in Berlin said about the festival: „Some days remind us why we love photography so much—and my visit to the Baden Photo Festival 2025 was just such a day. The hosts, Silvia and Lois, have created a festival that, with its big heart, will definitely become a regular annual event.“
Creative and Visual Arts Awards
Few areas are as diverse and influential as the creative and visual arts, encompassing a vast array of emotions, narratives, and forms of expression, perfectly reflecting our diverse, multicultural society. The power of these stories to create change on a personal, local, national, or international level knows no bounds, and the connections they forge bring us all closer together, reflecting our shared similarities and differences, and helping us to look forward to a better future for all.
The creative and visual arts industry is one of the most dynamic and diverse sectors of the global economy. In 2025, the global creative economy is estimated to be worth over $3 trillion, with fine arts, music, product and fashion design, and audiovisual media playing a central role. Independent artists, multidisciplinary creators, and genre-crossing studios continue to push boundaries and offer new experiences that blend craftsmanship, culture, and cutting-edge technology.
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