Hasselblad has just announced the winners of what they modestly call the “world’s most prestigious professional photography competition.” The Hasselblad Masters Awards, given out every other year, are based on a combination of a public vote and a jury of previous Masters. Over 31,000 images were submitted this year, which Hasselblad says is a record and a 175 percent increase compared to the 2016 competition.
Each of the 11 winners will hold the title “Hasselblad Master” and will be a brand ambassador for two years. Winners also get a new Hasselblad medium-format camera and will be invited to work on a collaborative project with Hasselblad, to be printed in a bi-annual Hasselblad Masters book. Winners will get their awards at a special ceremony this September in Photokina.
Masters Jury member and professional photographer Tom Oldham said: “It really struck me how progressive many of the entries were this year and how far the entrants were willing to push the brief. These were the photographers who caught my eye — the ballsy, out-there risk-takers who make compelling pictures that refuse to be ignored. I’m proud to have helped to get this great kit into their hands — their images deserve it.”
You can view all of the winners here.
The winners are:
- Aerial — Jorge de la Torriente — Miami, USA
- Architecture — Kamilla Hanapova — St. Petersburg, Russia
- Art — Maria Svarbova — Bratislava, Slovakia
- Beauty & Fashion — Michal Baran — Trim, Ireland
- Landscape — Benjamin Everett — Lopez Island, USA
- Portrait — Tina Signesdottir Hult — Torvastad, Norway
- Product — Marcin Gizycki — Warszawa, Poland
- Project//21 — Nabil Rosman — Kota Bharu, Malaysia
- Street/Urban — Ben Thomas — Kyneton, Australia
- Wedding — Victor Hamke — Leipzig, Germany
- Wildlife — Karim Iliya — Haiku, USA
