Awards & Recognitions

Overview of international awards and recognitions for conceptual underwater photographer Alexej Sachov.

2025

Nature Photographer of the Year by Prix de la Photographie, Paris (PX3).
Gold in Portfolio and Silver in Nature and Science categories by Budapest Photography Awards.
1st place in Seascape category of the Neutral Density Awards, Honourable Mentions in Fine Art, Editorial and Special.
Three Silver awards in the Conceptual, Nature and Underwater categories from the World Photo Annual / reFocus Awards.
Jury Top 5 awards, 1st place in “Nature / Underwater” and 2nd place in “Nature / Other” in the International Photography Awards (IPA).
2nd place in Abstract category at the Florida Museum of Photographic Arts competition for “Blood”.
Longlisted by the Aesthetica Art Prize for “The Edge of the Wave”.

1st place in portfolio category “Green Planet, Blue Planet” and 1st place in “Water” by Travel Photographer of the Year.
Commended by Siena Creative Photography Awards in series category for “The Edge of the Wave”.
1st place in Abstract category by Monochrome Awards.
Gold in Editorial, Silver in Nature and Bronze in Portfolio categories at the Tokyo International Foto Awards.
Gold, Silver and Bronze in Nature by Prix de la Photographie, Paris (PX3).
Two series received Jury Top 5 awards and 3rd place in “Special / Other” at the International Photography Awards (IPA).
2nd place in Nature and Honourable Mentions in Abstract, Conceptual and Landscape categories at the Chromatic Awards.
2nd place in Abstract and 3rd place in Conceptual categories at the Florida Museum of Photographic Arts competition.
1st place in Science, Gold in Nature and Bronze in Fine Art Portfolio categories at the Budapest Photography Awards.
1st place in Environmental category of the Neutral Density Awards, Honourable Mentions in Fine Art, Seascape and Nature.
3rd place in Nature & Wildlife at the Monovisions Photography Awards for “Cosmic corals”.
Juror’s Award in the “Life is Water” competition by Photo Place Gallery.
3rd place in professional Seascape category of the 8th Fine Art Photography Awards.
Gold and Silver in Fine Art at the MUSE Photography Awards, series “The Edge of the Wave” and “Mood Changes of the Sea”.

Overall winner of the Vienna Photography Awards.
Landscape Photographer of the Year by the Annual Photography Awards, series “Mood Changes of the Sea”.
Gold and Silver by Prix de la Photographie, Paris (PX3), series “Mood Changes of the Sea” and “Inside the Wave”.
Gold in Nature / Panorama by Tokyo Photography Awards, series “Mood Changes of the Sea”.
2nd place in Editorial / Environmental by Neutral Density Awards, series “New Cosmos Underwater”.
Merit Award by the B&W competition of All About Photo magazine, series “Inside the Wave”.
Commended by Travel Photographer of the Year, series “The Edge of the Wave”.
Silver by World Nature Photography Awards, series “The Human Cares”.
1st place in Photography in “Sustainability Stories” of United Nations University, series “The Human Cares”.
Gold in Underwater by Budapest Photography Awards, photo “Watching You”.
Highly commended by Travel Photographer of the Year, series “Aliens Underwater”.