Hasselblad Masters 2026 Winners Announced Across Seven Categories

The Hasselblad Masters 2026 competition has announced seven winners from a pool of 70 finalists, chosen from an impressive 108,000 entries submitted by participants from 160 nations. The competition features categories such as Landscape, Architecture, Portrait, Art, Street, Wildlife, and Project//21, which is aimed at photographers aged 21 and under. Each winner is awarded a Hasselblad 100-megapixel medium-format camera, two XCD lenses, a €5,000 creative fund, and the opportunity to join a collaborative project. Noteworthy winning works include Panitbhand Paribatra Na Ayudhya's underwater series 'Dwellers of the Night' (Project//21) and others by Gosse Bouma, Svetlana Jovanovic, Rohan Reilly, Alfred Minnaar, Kevin Boyle, and Yudha Kusuma Putera. The Grand Jury, led by Kalle Sanner from the Hasselblad Foundation, assessed the finalists alongside public votes, emphasizing that the most compelling pieces engage on various levels and challenge easy understanding.