2026 Memorial Maria Luisa Awards Recognize Outstanding Nature and Adventure Photography
The 2026 Memorial Maria Luisa Awards have announced their winners, highlighting exceptional photography focused on mountains, nature, and adventure. This year marks the 36th edition of the international competition, which received 18,059 photographs and 182 videos from 1,450 participants across 78 countries. The top honor, the Absolute Prize, was awarded to Canadian photographer Christoph Fischer for his image 'Fearless,' depicting antelopes in a desert storm. The Young Photographer Award went to French photographer Lubin Godin for 'Dermoeres Lueurs,' a serene image of a mountain goat. The competition distributed 15 major awards alongside numerous honorable mentions across categories including mountain landscapes, alpinism, climbing, adventure sports, and various natural world themes.
Key facts
- The 2026 Memorial Maria Luisa Awards announced winners for its 36th edition.
- The competition received 18,059 photos and 182 videos from 1,450 photographers in 78 countries.
- Canadian Christoph Fischer won the Absolute Prize for his photo 'Fearless.'
- French photographer Lubin Godin received the Young Photographer Award for 'Dermoeres Lueurs.'
- Awards were given across 15 major categories with additional honorable mentions.
Entities
Artists
- Christoph Fischer
- Lubin Godin
- Filip Hrebenda
- Harry Lichtman
- Tyler Lekki
- Julia Roger-Veyer
- Sam Bie
- Marc Marco Ripoll
- Dileep SS
- Azim Khan Ronnie
- Gary Latham
- Michelle Valberg
- Dvir Barkay
- Andy Parkinson
- Zakariya Omran
- José Luis Gigirey González
- Andrey Kuznetsov
- Pietro Formis
- Imre Potyó
- Shengfu Jiao
- Maxime Daviron
- Luis Manuel Vilariño López
- Noah Wetzel
- Stanislao Basileo
- Bidyut Kalita
- Anirban Dutta
- Juan Zas
- Pranab Basak
- Diego Moreno Carballo
- Andrés Luis Domínguez Blanco
Institutions
- Memorial Maria Luisa Awards
Locations
- Canada
- France
- Bolivia
- Vietnam
- Bengal