Daniel Viñé Garcia Wins Open Photographer of the Year at 17th Epson International Pano Awards
At the 17th Epson International Pano Awards in 2026, Spanish photographer Daniel Viñé Garcia was honored as Open Photographer of the Year, outshining 2,122 competitors. His award-winning panorama, The Sleeping Giant, showcases the towering Parinacota Volcano in Chile, which stands nearly 21,000 feet, alongside Pomerape, exceeding 20,000 feet. The stunning image was crafted from a 360-degree aerial panorama, composed of 33 individual exposures. Garcia also secured second place in the Built Environment category with Anatolian Artisan and earned third and fourth in Nature/Landscape for Cathedral of Starlight and My Perfect Night, respectively. In the amateur division, Tomas Sanchez Ruiz from Spain was recognized as Amateur Photographer of the Year for his work, Double Arch Over Stokksnes. Other distinguished winners included Mikel Iraeta, Xuecheng Liu, and Preeti and Prashant Chacko.
Key facts
- Daniel Viñé Garcia of Spain was named Open Photographer of the Year at the 17th Epson International Pano Awards
- The open competition received 2,122 entries; the amateur field drew 1,962 submissions
- Garcia's The Sleeping Giant shows Parinacota Volcano in Chile, nearly 21,000 feet high, beside Pomerape at over 20,000 feet
- The image was made from a 360-degree aerial panorama of 33 individual exposures
- Tomas Sanchez Ruiz of Spain won Amateur Photographer of the Year with Double Arch Over Stokksnes, an aurora over southeast Iceland
- Mikel Iraeta of Spain took first place in Nature/Landscape for Double arch on Milford Sound
- Preeti and Prashant Chacko of India received the Epson Digital Art Prize for The Rugby Players
- Vitaly Golovatyuk of China earned highest scoring gigapixel image for X marks the spot in Shanghai
Entities
Artists
- Daniel Viñé Garcia
- Tomas Sanchez Ruiz
- Mikel Iraeta
- Xuecheng Liu
- Preeti Chacko
- Prashant Chacko
- Szabi Nemeth
- Mildred Lai
- Xuejun Long
- Sebastian Cantos Navalon
- Max Terwindt
- Evan McKay
- Francesco Dall'Olmo
- Wutimet Bunyasirisith
- Tomás Sánchez Ruiz
- Vitaly Golovatyuk
Institutions
- Epson International Pano Awards
- Epson
- My Modern Met
- Epson Australia
- PetaPixel
- Solio Game Reserve
Locations
- Spain
- Chile
- Parinacota Volcano
- Pomerape
- Iceland
- Stokksnes
- Milford Sound
- New Zealand
- United States
- India
- Australia
- Hong Kong
- China
- Shanghai
- The Netherlands
- Italy
- Thailand
- Lofoten
- Norway
- Antarctica
- Westminster Abbey
- London
- Argentina
- Argentine Puna
- Catamarca
- El Peñón
- Antofalla
- Kenya
- Skagsanden Beach
- Vestrahorn Beach
- Times Square
- United Kingdom