Documentary
6 Nominees- Natalia GorshkovaRussia
- Ayed AlrajhiKuwait
- Mohammed MuhtasibSaudi Arabia
- Aref TahmasebiIran
- Arkadiusz KubisiakPoland
- William WestUnited States
Nominees
The shortlist has arrived. Across twelve categories, bold perspectives and unforgettable stories have earned their place among the 12Awards 2026 nominees. Explore the selected photographers now - then return on 1 August 2026, when the winners and the Photographer of the Year step into the spotlight.
Winners Revealed - 1 August 2026
Architecture
5 Nominees- Bernd GantertGermany
- Di ChangTaiwan
- Jordi Egea TorrentSpain
- Dámaso ÁvilaSpain
- Alex PolliSwitzerland
Drone
6 Nominees- Aref TahmasebiIran
- Barbara EitelGermany
- Markus van HautenGermany
- Mohammed MuhtasibSaudi Arabia
- Saurabh SirohiyaIndia
- Xuejun LongChina
Fine Art
6 Nominees- Ben BattersbyArgentina
- Bernd GantertGermany
- Barbara CesariItaly
- Din WuTaiwan
- Vladimir BeroevRussia
- René KuipersNetherlands
Minimalism
6 Nominees- Alex PolliSwitzerland
- Mohammed MuhtasibSaudi Arabia
- Leka HuieHong Kong
- Xuejun LongChina
- Hiroto FukudaJapan
- Glenn GoldmanUnited States
Travel
6 Nominees- Heather SmithAustralia
- Ken AngSingapore
- Aref TahmasebiIran
- Isa EbrahimBahrain
- Jurica GalicCroatia
- Ayed AlrajhiKuwait
Landscape
5 Nominees- Craig BillUnited States
- Jan JaskulaPoland
- Jeremy JanusUnited States
- Alexey MorkvashentsevSwitzerland
- Alessandra CastagnoloItaly
Street
6 Nominees- Isa EbrahimBahrain
- Steve DinbergUnited States
- Nuno AlvesSingapore
- Md. ArifuzzamanBangladesh
- Mohammed MuhtasibSaudi Arabia
- StreetMax 21United Kingdom
Open Color
6 Nominees- Phillip KwanCanada
- René KuipersNetherlands
- Xuejun LongChina
- Quintavius OliverUnited States
- Craig BillUnited States
- Mohammed MuhtasibSaudi Arabia
People / Portrait
6 Nominees- Shahin KhalajiUnited Arab Emirates
- Isa EbrahimBahrain
- Mohammed MuhtasibSaudi Arabia
- Ken AngSingapore
- Svetlin YosifovBulgaria
- Carola Kayen-MouthaanNetherlands
Nature / Wildlife
6 Nominees- Marcello GalleanoItaly
- Xuejun LongChina
- Somdutt PrasadUnited Kingdom
- Derrick Z. JacksonUnited States
- Rintaro UkonJapan
- Graeme GuyMalaysia
Open B&W
6 Nominees- Phillip KwanCanada
- Bernd GantertGermany
- Svetlin YosifovBulgaria
- Xuejun LongChina
- Mohammed MuhtasibSaudi Arabia
- Eddy VerloesBelgium
