7 Photography Awards 2026

Grand prizes

PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR 2026

PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR 2026

aref tahmasebi

IR

Portrait

Single

Mark Lansdown

Mark Lansdown

Dana Hursey

United States

Honorable Mention
Eagle lady

Eagle lady

Maghsoud Moradi

IR

Honorable Mention
Fiery hair

Fiery hair

parvaneh razie

IR

Silver
Horseman

Horseman

ali saeedi

IR

Honorable Mention
The Heritage of Hands

The Heritage of Hands

aliasghar vadye kheiri

IR

Honorable Mention
Smile and worship

Smile and worship

mehdi parsaeian

IR

Honorable Mention
Eyes that keep challenging

Eyes that keep challenging

Kengo Mishima

JP

Honorable Mention
revenant

revenant

aref tahmasebi

IR

Honorable Mention
Five Little Boys

Five Little Boys

Robin Schwartz

US

Honorable Mention
Stronger

Stronger

Mehdi Zavvari

IR

Gold
grand ma

grand ma

Hamidreza Hamzehpour

IR

Bronze

Series

"A quiet tribute to the human behind the character"

"A quiet tribute to the human behind the character"

Susanne Middelberg

Nederland

Honorable Mention
Australian Gothic

Australian Gothic

Peter Hickson

AU

Gold

Landscape

Single

Like a fairytale

Like a fairytale

Alessandra Castagnolo

IT

Honorable Mention
Meridian

Meridian

Xuejun Long

CN

Honorable Mention
Lonesome tree

Lonesome tree

Thierry Lagnel

CH

Honorable Mention
Chapel in spring

Chapel in spring

Belinda Hauer

DE

Gold
Silent Dawn

Silent Dawn

aref tahmasebi

IR

Silver
Alone man

Alone man

abbas kalantar

IR

Honorable Mention
Magnificent Iran

Magnificent Iran

HOSSEIN POURAKBARIAN

IR

Bronze
Cloudscape

Cloudscape

Mohammad Ataei

IR

Honorable Mention

Series

BETWEEN FURY AND SILENCE

BETWEEN FURY AND SILENCE

John Martinotti

United States

Gold

Fine Art

Single

The Love Of The Nightingale

The Love Of The Nightingale

Andrew abrahamson

United Kingdom

Honorable Mention
estrege

estrege

Avin Abbasi

IR

Silver
the Silence of the lake

the Silence of the lake

aref tahmasebi

IR

Gold
Intrusion

Intrusion

Marcel van Beek

DE

Honorable Mention
Curvature of Silence

Curvature of Silence

farid azadi

IR

Honorable Mention
Human

Human

Maryam sadat Ahmadi

IR

Bronze

Series

In the Shade of Headwinds

In the Shade of Headwinds

Pierre-Yves Cruaud

FR

Honorable Mention
Dreamtime

Dreamtime

Michael Potts

United States

Silver
Slow Interiors

Slow Interiors

lorenzo vitali

Italia

Gold
Give your heart to the sea.

Give your heart to the sea.

masoud talebi

IR

Bronze
Water as a Scriptor: Citrinitas

Water as a Scriptor: Citrinitas

Marcel van Beek

DE

Honorable Mention
A Trance of Chlorophyll

A Trance of Chlorophyll

Marcel van Beek

DE

Honorable Mention
The Unreachable Horizon

The Unreachable Horizon

Ais Huiyi Yin

CN

Honorable Mention

Documentary

Single

Fire of love

Fire of love

Reza Ghasemi

IR

Honorable Mention
Julie the willow weaver

Julie the willow weaver

pete muller

GB

Silver
The Survivors

The Survivors

Dragoljub Zamurovic

RS

Gold
Dipping in water

Dipping in water

ali saeedi

IR

Honorable Mention
choopi

choopi

aref tahmasebi

IR

Bronze
SOWETO, Life here like elsewhere

SOWETO, Life here like elsewhere

TANGI Myriam

FR

Honorable Mention
teahouse

teahouse

Masoum Azarani

IR

Honorable Mention
The Tiny Inmates

The Tiny Inmates

Golara sajadian

IR

Honorable Mention
Against the Wind

Against the Wind

hadis moezzi

IR

Honorable Mention
solitude

solitude

arsalan amanati

IR

Honorable Mention
Self-sacrificing mother

Self-sacrificing mother

mojtaba gitinezhad

IR

Honorable Mention
Horse

Horse

ghadir Vaghari

IR

Honorable Mention

Series

Red Bull Dance Your Style – Helsinki 2026

Red Bull Dance Your Style – Helsinki 2026

Nam Pham

FI

Honorable Mention
What Will They Choose to Inherit?

What Will They Choose to Inherit?

Hillol Sen

IN

Bronze
Surrogate mother

Surrogate mother

Mohsen Kaboli

IR

Gold
In the Path Of the Wind

In the Path Of the Wind

Masoum Azarani

IR

Silver

Street

Single

The edge of the shadow

The edge of the shadow

Thierry Lagnel

CH

Honorable Mention
Lonely man and his shadow

Lonely man and his shadow

Thierry Lagnel

CH

Honorable Mention
The Weight of Days (2024, Istanbul)

The Weight of Days (2024, Istanbul)

Iaroslav Baklan

Poland

Gold
The Rhythm of Making a Living

The Rhythm of Making a Living

Quan Nguyen Ho

VN

Honorable Mention
Crossing

Crossing

Mohsen Kaboli

IR

Silver
Losing after placing a bet

Losing after placing a bet

Mohsen Kaboli

IR

Honorable Mention
Watching TV

Watching TV

Michael Pesaturo

US

Honorable Mention
Intersection

Intersection

aref tahmasebi

IR

Honorable Mention
Among the neon

Among the neon

aref tahmasebi

IR

Honorable Mention
Moroccan Woman

Moroccan Woman

Robin Schwartz

US

Honorable Mention
carnage

carnage

Arezoo Sadeghi Najafabadi

IR

Bronze

Series

Essential Color of Paris

Essential Color of Paris

Xuejun Long

CN

Honorable Mention
050310-140425

050310-140425

StreetMax 21

United Kingdom

Gold

Environmental

Single

Apocalypse

Apocalypse

Reza Ghasemi

IR

Honorable Mention
House of Trash

House of Trash

Shirkou Mamagha

IR

Honorable Mention
Silent Victims

Silent Victims

Shirkou Mamagha

IR

Honorable Mention
the end

the end

Abbas Valadi

IR

Silver
salt river

salt river

aref tahmasebi

IR

Honorable Mention
Demolition

Demolition

aref tahmasebi

IR

Honorable Mention
Garbage Mountain

Garbage Mountain

mohammad hosein mohamadian

IR

Honorable Mention
Passing

Passing

Mohsen Qozati

IR

Honorable Mention
Swallowed

Swallowed

Mohammad Ataei

IR

Bronze
Forest Rescue

Forest Rescue

Omid Mohammadi

IR

Gold
Heir to Humanity

Heir to Humanity

farzin ahmadi

IR

Honorable Mention

Series

Monsoon

Monsoon

Mike Olbinski

US

Gold

Black & White

Single

Undertow

Undertow

Lorenzo Passalacqua

Australia

Honorable Mention
Morning Jog 2

Morning Jog 2

Xuejun Long

CN

Honorable Mention
Sight Lines

Sight Lines

Kylo-Patrick Hart

United States

Honorable Mention
Mundari cattle camp

Mundari cattle camp

Svetlin Yosifov

Bulgaria

Gold
hands

hands

Avin Abbasi

IR

Honorable Mention
fatigue

fatigue

Abbas Valadi

IR

Honorable Mention
Naked

Naked

Robin Schwartz

US

Honorable Mention
Flight

Flight

azam asadi

IR

Honorable Mention
Distance

Distance

Mahdi Hajb

IR

Honorable Mention
mourning

mourning

arsalan amanati

IR

Silver
Alone on the bridge

Alone on the bridge

Akram Mirzaee

IR

Honorable Mention
No War

No War

ghadir Vaghari

IR

Honorable Mention
Jumping

Jumping

Johan Willems

België

Bronze

Series

Dreamtime

Dreamtime

Michael Potts

United States

Gold
Poetic

Poetic

Dale M Reid

Canada

Bronze
Silent Encounters

Silent Encounters

Dev Kumar

MY

Silver
One Place, Multiple Times

One Place, Multiple Times

Nadiya dini

IR

Honorable Mention
The Unreachable Horizon

The Unreachable Horizon

Ais Huiyi Yin

CN

Honorable Mention

Nature/Wildlife

Single

Dependence

Dependence

Graeme Guy

Silver
Morning Jog 2

Morning Jog 2

Xuejun Long

CN

Honorable Mention
Zebras at night

Zebras at night

Johan Willems

België

Bronze
When The Stars Align

When The Stars Align

rowan dear

australia

Gold

Series

A Day in the Life of a Leopard Cub

A Day in the Life of a Leopard Cub

Turgay Uzer

USA

Silver
Birds in Motion

Birds in Motion

Wu Zhuge

US

Bronze
Silent Encounters

Silent Encounters

Dev Kumar

MY

Gold

Minimalist

Single

Pause clope

Pause clope

Thierry Lagnel

CH

Bronze
The edge of the shadow

The edge of the shadow

Thierry Lagnel

CH

Honorable Mention
An Eclipse Becomes Smiley

An Eclipse Becomes Smiley

Aymeric Galan

CH

Honorable Mention
Hut. Cypress. Cloud.

Hut. Cypress. Cloud.

Belinda Hauer

DE

Silver
Up

Up

ali saeedi

IR

Honorable Mention
Green Mirage

Green Mirage

mehdi parsaeian

IR

Honorable Mention
Milad Tower

Milad Tower

Hamidreza Mehri

IR

Honorable Mention
veil of silence

veil of silence

Zeinab Mokhtari

IR

Honorable Mention
Alone in the sand

Alone in the sand

aref tahmasebi

IR

Gold
Isolation

Isolation

Mohammad Ataei

IR

Honorable Mention
green

green

mojtaba gitinezhad

IR

Honorable Mention
Alone on the bridge

Alone on the bridge

Akram Mirzaee

IR

Honorable Mention

Series

Give your heart to the sea.

Give your heart to the sea.

masoud talebi

IR

Gold

Travel

Single

Male swimmer

Male swimmer

masoud talebi

IR

Honorable Mention
Keeper of the Sacred

Keeper of the Sacred

Arnav Sahu

IN

Bronze
fire festival

fire festival

aref tahmasebi

IR

Silver
Migration

Migration

Masoum Azarani

IR

Gold
Light

Light

Hamid Espanani

IR

Honorable Mention
Repose

Repose

Loren Byers

TH

Honorable Mention
Ready to fly

Ready to fly

Johan Willems

België

Honorable Mention

Architectural

Single

Kashan

Kashan

Zeinab Mokhtari

IR

Honorable Mention
Curvature

Curvature

aref tahmasebi

IR

Bronze
Wavy

Wavy

abbas kalantar

IR

Silver
shahmosque

shahmosque

Hamid Espanani

IR

Gold
Geometría

Geometría

Vahid Ghasemi Zarnoosheh

IR

Honorable Mention

Series

Vienna Symphonies

Vienna Symphonies

Thomas de Franzoni

IT

Gold
The great falcon. Zayed National Museum

The great falcon. Zayed National Museum

Francesca Pompei

IT

Silver
Geometry from Above

Geometry from Above

Dragoljub Zamurovic

RS

Honorable Mention
Shrine of Imam Hussein

Shrine of Imam Hussein

aref tahmasebi

IR

Bronze
White, but gray

White, but gray

MAHO photo

IR

Honorable Mention

Conceptual

Single

Immigration

Immigration

Nasim Dehghan Nayeri

IR

Gold
Divided Reality

Divided Reality

farid azadi

IR

Silver
NEST

NEST

mehdi babadi

IR

Bronze

Daily Life

Single

look

look

aref tahmasebi

IR

Bronze
#MINAB168

#MINAB168

MAHO photo

IR

Silver
Echoes

Echoes

hadis moezzi

IR

Honorable Mention
Neighbor to the Water

Neighbor to the Water

Hasti fotovati

IR

Gold

Series

one shot, no fear

one shot, no fear

claudio codegoni

italia

Honorable Mention
Song of Net and Rope

Song of Net and Rope

aref tahmasebi

IR

Honorable Mention
Mia

Mia

Isa Ebrahim

BH

Gold

Editorial/Press

Single

Silent Victims

Silent Victims

Shirkou Mamagha

IR

Gold

Series

No Escape, Civilians Trapped in Gaza

No Escape, Civilians Trapped in Gaza

Abdelrahman Alkahlout

PS

Gold
The Unfinished Class

The Unfinished Class

Amirhossein Khorgooei

IR

Silver
Where the Fire Entered

Where the Fire Entered

Marcel van Beek

DE

Honorable Mention
Bombing of Tehran

Bombing of Tehran

Ahmad Moeini jam

IR

Bronze

Drone

Single

Avalanche

Avalanche

Lorenzo Passalacqua

Australia

Silver
Meridian

Meridian

Xuejun Long

CN

Honorable Mention
sky in roar

sky in roar

Avin Abbasi

IR

Bronze
the embrace of the sea

the embrace of the sea

amirali khajevandi

IR

Honorable Mention
veins of life

veins of life

aref tahmasebi

IR

Gold
The Lake's Hair

The Lake's Hair

HOSSEIN POURAKBARIAN

IR

Honorable Mention
Swallowed

Swallowed

Mohammad Ataei

IR

Honorable Mention

Mobile Photography

Single

El viejo de metro Chabacano

El viejo de metro Chabacano

Diego Cesar Monroy Chaparro

MX

Honorable Mention
Dipping in water

Dipping in water

ali saeedi

IR

Honorable Mention
pigeon

pigeon

Zeinab Mokhtari

IR

Bronze
in sky

in sky

Abbas Valadi

IR

Honorable Mention
Prayer

Prayer

hamed khalili

IR

Gold
Through the Tear

Through the Tear

hadis moezzi

IR

Honorable Mention
untitled

untitled

arsalan amanati

IR

Honorable Mention
Bodies of the Shore

Bodies of the Shore

Mahdi Hajb

IR

Silver

Fashion

Single

Bory flags fluttering across the streets.

Bory flags fluttering across the streets.

Quan Nguyen Ho

VN

Honorable Mention
Portrait of Yalda night

Portrait of Yalda night

Hamidreza Mehri

IR

Gold
Mermaid

Mermaid

mohammadreza pourian

IR

Honorable Mention

Sports

Single

Avalanche

Avalanche

Lorenzo Passalacqua

Australia

Gold
kieran on the bag

kieran on the bag

pete muller

GB

Bronze
Match Gravity

Match Gravity

aref tahmasebi

IR

Silver
Legs

Legs

Ahmad Moeini jam

IR

Honorable Mention
Taj

Taj

Ahmad Moeini jam

IR

Honorable Mention
Flight

Flight

Mohammad Ataei

IR

Honorable Mention
three

three

mojtaba gitinezhad

IR

Honorable Mention
Jump

Jump

ghadir Vaghari

IR

Honorable Mention

Series

Spin control

Spin control

Natalia Gorshkova

RU

Silver
Never Give Up...

Never Give Up...

Mohsen Kaboli

IR

Gold
In the Path Of the Wind

In the Path Of the Wind

Masoum Azarani

IR

Bronze

Advertising

Single

princess of Persia

princess of Persia

mohammadreza pourian

IR

Gold

Other

Single

Oculus of the Machine

Oculus of the Machine

Marcel van Beek

DE

Bronze
Peace of mind

Peace of mind

Arezoo Arianpour

IR

Gold
The Guardian of the Wild

The Guardian of the Wild

mohammadreza pourian

IR

Silver

Series

A Trance of Chlorophyll

A Trance of Chlorophyll

Marcel van Beek

DE

Silver
the walls

the walls

Nasim Dehghan Nayeri

IR

Bronze
safe house

safe house

Hamidreza Hamzehpour

IR

Gold