STERN-Preis 2025 – Photo Story of the Year. Award for photojournalistic work published in German-language media in print and online in 2024. A photo series that masterfully illustrates a major event of the year or a significant aspect of our social life. The photo series should not only be of high journalistic quality, but also have a strong visual impact. Anyone who published a photo story (with at least five images) in a German-language journalistic medium (newspaper, magazine, website) in 2024 can enter.