Season 01
12 AWARDS - 12 VISIONS
Call for Entries: LIFE (Season 1) closes on 15 October 2026.
The printed collection
12AWARDS Annual Book 2026
Explore the awarded work of the 2026 12AWARDS International Photography Competition in print. Across twelve categories, this annual presents established photographers alongside emerging artists, with human stories and unexpected details to discover at your own pace.
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Book details
- Publication date
- 14 September 2026
- Publisher
- Independently published
- Language
- English
- Print length
- 180 pages
- Dimensions
- 21.55 × 1.57 × 28.54 cm
- Item weight
- 522 g
- ISBN-13
- 979-8174266735
- ASIN
- B0HJSPKGXV
12 AWARDS International Photography Competition
Time is the only language every culture speaks, and photography is the art of making it eternal. We are on a global journey to find the 12 missing pieces of this year’s visual mosaic—where ancient traditions meet avant-garde visions. Is your lens holding the next piece of history?
Featured Photographs
A curated selection of photographs from current submissions.
Photo of the Day
Botanical Muse Theresa Sujata Senti Fine Art, Open Color
Photo of the Week
Donaucity Bridge, Vienna Bernd Gantert Architecture, Fine Art
Photo of the Month
PRINCE OF BLUE RINTARO UKON Nature/Wildlife
Curator's Top 12
Captivating entries handpicked by our curator from the latest submissions.
Rainbow Cataclysm
Landscape
Transit Geometry
Architecture, Fine Art
Wish for peace
Documentary, Fine Art
Hassan II Mosque Patterns
Architecture, Open Color
Withering and Vitality
Fine Art
horse
Open Color
In Solitude
Landscape
Beauty of Duality
Fine Art
Temple at Tamblingan Lake
Travel
Women Carrying Offerings
Documentary
Powerless
Nature/Wildlife
Wonderland
Fine Art
Prizes
Photographer
of the Year
$1000 Monetary Award
Exclusive Seat on the 2027 Grand Jury
The 12AWARDS Statue
Exclusive Interview Page
Prime Annual Book Publication
- Art Exhibition
- Seal and Certificate
- Advertising on International Press
- Publication in Our Online Gallery
Category
Winners
The 12AWARDS Gold Legacy Medal
Exclusive Interview Page
Prime Annual Book Publication
- Art Exhibition
- Seal and Certificate
- Advertising on International Press
- Publication in Our Online Gallery
Highly
Commended
Exclusive Interview Page
Prime Annual Book Publication
Digital Seal and Certificate
- Art Exhibition
- Seal and Certificate
- Publication in Our Online Gallery
Meet The Jury
An esteemed panel of international photography experts.
12AWARDS Founder
Founder & Artistic Director | Curator
Babak Mehrafshar
2026 Photographer of the Year
Mohammed Muhtasib
Photographer | Int'l Judge
Azim Khan Ronnie
Photographer | Int'l Judge
Dikye Ariani
Photographer | Int'l Judge
Anika Molnár
Photographer | Int'l Judge
Inessa Yurovskikh
Photographer | Int'l Judge
Shahin Khalaji
Categories
Choose a competition, then the category that best fits your photograph.
Annual Competition
Annual
A wide range of subjects.
12 categories- Open Color
- Open B&W
- People / Portrait
- Fine Art
- Documentary
- Street
- Travel
- Architecture
- Landscape
- Drone
- Nature / Wildlife
- Minimalism
Seasonal Series
LIFE
People & stories
12 categories- Celebrations & Rituals
- Childhood & Youth
- Culture & Traditions
- Family & Generations
- Other
- Portrait & Identity
- Rural Life
- Social Documentary
- Sport & Movement
- Street & Urban Life
- Travel & Communities
- Work & Livelihood
EARTH
Nature & planet
12 categories- Adventure
- Astrophotography
- Drone
- Environment & Conservation
- Human and nature
- Landscape
- Macro
- Other
- Seascape
- Sunrise/Sunset
- Weather
- Wildlife
VISION
Ideas & expression
12 categories- Abstract
- Analog & Film
- Architecture & Geometry
- Black & White
- Color Photography
- Conceptual
- Fine Art
- Minimalism
- Mobile Photography
- Other
- Photomanipulation
- Still Life
BADGES AND CERTIFICATES
Category Winners, Jury Choice recipients, and Silver, Bronze, Highly Commended, and Commended awardees will receive downloadable badges and certificates to showcase their achievements worldwide.
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