Meet the Seven Hasselblad Masters of 2026

The Hasselblad Masters 2026 winners have been announced. This year’s lineup is as strong and varied as we’re used to from this prestigious contest.

Selected from 70 finalists representing 160 countries and regions, the contest has named seven photographers as Hasselblad Masters for 2026. One photographer won the award in each of the competition’s categories:

• Landscape
• Architecture
• Portrait
• Art
• Street
• Wildlife
• Project//21.

The contest drew more than 108,000 image submissions this year. The Hasselblad Masters Grand Jury evaluated the works with public voting factored into the process. Judging criteria covered conceptual strength, originality, creativity, and technical excellence.

Each winner earns the Hasselblad Master title for life, along with a 100-megapixel medium format Hasselblad camera, two XCD lenses, a EUR 5,000 creative fund, and inclusion in the commemorative Hasselblad Masters book.

As Kalle Sanner, Executive Director at the Hasselblad Foundation and Grand Jury Chair, puts it, this year’s Hasselblad Masters submissions have demonstrated “that the most compelling photography does not simply record, it constructs.”

“Across categories, the strongest work operated on more than one level simultaneously: legible on first encounter, yet resistant to easy interpretation. These are images that require attention, that continue to unfold the longer you stay with them. What unites the winners is a shared understanding that photography’s real power lies not in what it shows, but in what it withholds, reframes, and quietly insists upon.”

Take a look at the Hasselblad Masters 2026 Winners gallery below, and make sure to read more about the images and the winners on the official contest website.

Hasselblad Masters 2026 Winners by Category

Art

Architecture

Landscape

Project//21

Portrait

Street

Wildlife

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