Golden Shot Awards 2026

Gallery

Grand prizes

PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR 2026

PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR 2026

Mohammed Muhtasib

SA

Gold

Portrait

Single

Susanne

Susanne

Susanne Middelberg

Netherlands

Honorable Mention
She Ethnic Woman

She Ethnic Woman

Xuejun Long

China

Honorable Mention
Child of Shiva

Child of Shiva

Dennis Schmelz

Germany

Bronze
Crimson Reverie

Crimson Reverie

Tomohiko Funai

Japan

Honorable Mention
Jenny -

Jenny -

Stefano Viani

DE

Silver
Novice Monks of Myanmar

Novice Monks of Myanmar

Stephen Wallace

United States

Gold

Series

Dykes on Bikes

Dykes on Bikes

Andrea Francolini

Australia

Silver
Captain Jack Sparrow

Captain Jack Sparrow

Jeremy Lafleur

France

Honorable Mention
Portraits of wrestlers

Portraits of wrestlers

Bartosz Matenko

Poland

Bronze
Collar City

Collar City

Susan Anthony

United States

Gold
Inter-twining

Inter-twining

Luciana Trappolino

Italy

Honorable Mention
Unspoken motions

Unspoken motions

Sarb Vasile

Romania

Honorable Mention

Landscape

Single

Gateway to the Stars

Gateway to the Stars

Craig Bill

United States

Silver
Stormy Waves

Stormy Waves

Craig Bill

United States

Gold
Miracle in Navarre Desert

Miracle in Navarre Desert

Alexey Morkvashentsev

CH

Bronze
Lava Pyramid

Lava Pyramid

Don Hurzeler

US

Honorable Mention
MAGICAL BLUE

MAGICAL BLUE

DIANA CHAN

China

Honorable Mention
Temple

Temple

Mark Gray

AU

Honorable Mention
Floating Trees

Floating Trees

Rolandas Urbonavicius

DE

Honorable Mention

Street

Single

Beach life

Beach life

Fanja Hubers-de Jong

Netherlands

Honorable Mention
A Glimpse of Havana 10

A Glimpse of Havana 10

Xuejun Long

China

Bronze
Hockey Hooligan Afterparty

Hockey Hooligan Afterparty

Toni Rasinkangas

FI

Honorable Mention
The Double Shoulder

The Double Shoulder

Hudson Boose

United States

Silver
The Circle of Solitude

The Circle of Solitude

OZHAN ARIOGLU

Turkey

Honorable Mention
Toji train station in Dhaka

Toji train station in Dhaka

Mohammed Muhtasib

SA

Gold
CAUGHT YOU ON TAPE

CAUGHT YOU ON TAPE

SHOURJENDRA DATTA

India

Honorable Mention

Series

260319-250325

260319-250325

Streetmax 21

United Kingdom

Gold
Binary: Duality of Being

Binary: Duality of Being

Vikas Nama

United Kingdom

Silver
In Passing, And Gone

In Passing, And Gone

Juleah Claar

CH

Bronze

Fine Art

Single

Death in a cocoon

Death in a cocoon

Nadiya dini

Iran

Silver
Black Swan

Black Swan

Katrine Moite

United States

Gold
Spicy Explosion

Spicy Explosion

Antonio Coelho

Portugal

Bronze
PALACE OF FAIRS

PALACE OF FAIRS

DÁMASO ÁVILA

Spain

Honorable Mention
Lunch Break in Zero Gravity

Lunch Break in Zero Gravity

Tomohiko Funai

Japan

Honorable Mention
Folded Into Silence

Folded Into Silence

Amir Afroozeh

NL

Honorable Mention
L'abbraccio mancato

L'abbraccio mancato

Paola Francesca Barone

Italy

Honorable Mention
Meeting Up

Meeting Up

DIANA CHAN

China

Honorable Mention

Series

Disguise

Disguise

Alexandro Pelaez

GB

Honorable Mention
Across the Universe

Across the Universe

Bevil Templeton-Smith

United Kingdom

Gold
Sculptures | Tuileries Garden

Sculptures | Tuileries Garden

Rolandas Urbonavicius

DE

Honorable Mention
What nature knows

What nature knows

Gjert Rognli

Norway

Silver
Dante's Inferno - Tableaux Vivants

Dante's Inferno - Tableaux Vivants

Alessia Santambrogio

Italy

Honorable Mention
Myths and Legends

Myths and Legends

Christy Lee Rogers

United States

Honorable Mention
Animalia Humanitas

Animalia Humanitas

Pieter Clicteur

Belgium

Bronze

Documentary

Single

Bite of Glory

Bite of Glory

Jurica Galic

Croatia

Honorable Mention
AMOR DEUS

AMOR DEUS

Anna Consilia Alemanno

Italy

Silver
Ethiopian Orthodox Church Service

Ethiopian Orthodox Church Service

Stephen Wallace

United States

Gold
Rohingya Victim

Rohingya Victim

Stephen Wallace

United States

Honorable Mention
They Destroyed the Mosque, Not the Faith

They Destroyed the Mosque, Not the Faith

Abdelrahman Alkahlout

Turkey

Honorable Mention
Labor Among the Drying Fish

Labor Among the Drying Fish

Serkan DOGUS

Turkey

Honorable Mention
Holding the Line

Holding the Line

Nikki Ritcher

United States

Bronze

Series

Straight out the hood

Straight out the hood

Brice Gelot

France

Gold
LIFE STILL ENDURES UNDER THE SIROCCO

LIFE STILL ENDURES UNDER THE SIROCCO

Miquel Muñoz

Spain

Honorable Mention
The Kings of the Cattle

The Kings of the Cattle

Roberto Pazzi

IT

Bronze
Dykes on bikes - the vests

Dykes on bikes - the vests

Andrea Francolini

Australia

Honorable Mention
Heirs to Almost Nothing

Heirs to Almost Nothing

myriam Aadli

FR

Silver
Rural Life in the Hudson Valley

Rural Life in the Hudson Valley

Susan Anthony

United States

Honorable Mention

Architectural

Single

Alice in architectural wonder

Alice in architectural wonder

Barbara Corsico

Italy

Honorable Mention
baba taher

baba taher

AMIR ALI NAVADEH SHAHLA

Iran

Honorable Mention
The Unassigned Door

The Unassigned Door

Tomohiko Funai

Japan

Bronze
The great falcon. Zayed National Museum

The great falcon. Zayed National Museum

Francesca Pompei

Italy

Silver
The Path

The Path

OZHAN ARIOGLU

Turkey

Honorable Mention
University Library of the University of Economics and Business

University Library of the University of Economics and Business

Bernd Gantert

Germany

Honorable Mention
Hymn in Stone

Hymn in Stone

Anna Wacker

DE

Honorable Mention
Armonia

Armonia

Jose Luis Ibañez Gutierrez

Spain

Honorable Mention
Beautiful Baku

Beautiful Baku

Christiaan van Heijst

Netherlands

Gold

Series

Desert Rose

Desert Rose

Dorota Qaid

Canada

Honorable Mention
The Geometric Soul

The Geometric Soul

Anna Wacker

DE

Gold
ROBOT PAVILION

ROBOT PAVILION

DÁMASO ÁVILA

Spain

Silver
Silent Overtures

Silent Overtures

Doug Caplan

Canada

Honorable Mention
Auditorio de Tenerife

Auditorio de Tenerife

Bernd Gantert

Germany

Bronze

Environmental

Single

Just for fun?

Just for fun?

Tom Svensson

Sweden

Honorable Mention
Water Line

Water Line

Mateo Borrero

Colombia

Gold
Man at Work

Man at Work

Ken Ang

Singapore

Bronze
Burden of Waste

Burden of Waste

Serkan DOGUS

Turkey

Silver

Black and White

Single

Saint Paul's

Saint Paul's

Alexandro Pelaez

GB

Silver
The city

The city

Antonio Coelho

Portugal

Bronze
Caribbean Mosaic

Caribbean Mosaic

Christoph Basmer

Germany

Honorable Mention
In the Rain

In the Rain

Rolandas Urbonavicius

DE

Honorable Mention
University Library of the University of Economics and Business

University Library of the University of Economics and Business

Bernd Gantert

Germany

Honorable Mention
Angry Horse

Angry Horse

Mohammed Muhtasib

SA

Gold
A SMOKER

A SMOKER

DIANA CHAN

China

Honorable Mention

Series

Spin control

Spin control

Natalia Gorshkova

Russia

Gold
Gevorg Tadevosyan's ”Summer“

Gevorg Tadevosyan's ”Summer“

Rolandas Urbonavicius

DE

Honorable Mention
Auditorio de Tenerife

Auditorio de Tenerife

Bernd Gantert

Germany

Bronze
ice on the sea

ice on the sea

Andrea Maci

Italy

Silver

Nature/Wildlife

Single

Mantis on a crocus

Mantis on a crocus

Panagiotis Dalagiorgos

Greece

Honorable Mention
Pass By

Pass By

Xiaoping Lin

CN

Bronze
Caribbean Mosaic

Caribbean Mosaic

Christoph Basmer

Germany

Honorable Mention
Go away

Go away

Tom Svensson

Sweden

Silver
The future

The future

Tom Svensson

Sweden

Honorable Mention
Jump!

Jump!

Don Hurzeler

US

Honorable Mention
Eye To Eye

Eye To Eye

Nikita Chicherin

DE

Honorable Mention
Fox Fight Club!

Fox Fight Club!

Joshua Holko

Australia

Gold

Series

The vulnerable temple of the orange spirit

The vulnerable temple of the orange spirit

Benoit Rondelet

Belgium

Bronze
The Burden of Reign

The Burden of Reign

Randall Ball

United States

Gold
Held by the Artic Gaze

Held by the Artic Gaze

Nikita Chicherin

DE

Silver

Minimalist

Single

Amidst the Silence

Amidst the Silence

Salman Bohlouli

IR

Honorable Mention
The Gathering

The Gathering

Thomas de Franzoni

IT

Gold
Winter

Winter

Denise Strauch

DE

Bronze
Blue

Blue

Denise Strauch

DE

Honorable Mention
Play Between Baskets

Play Between Baskets

Serkan DOGUS

Turkey

Honorable Mention
On the Ridge

On the Ridge

Joshua Holko

Australia

Silver

Series

Fishermen of the Ciénaga

Fishermen of the Ciénaga

Mateo Borrero

Colombia

Honorable Mention
Early Spring. In the Mirror

Early Spring. In the Mirror

Rolandas Urbonavicius

DE

Honorable Mention

Travel

Single

Eagle hunter

Eagle hunter

andrea gabrieli

Italy

Silver
Gilded Reflections

Gilded Reflections

KuoLun Hsu

TW

Honorable Mention
Echoes originality

Echoes originality

Mohammed Muhtasib

SA

Gold
Eagle Eye

Eagle Eye

Ken Ang

Singapore

Honorable Mention
Riding the Clouds

Riding the Clouds

Ken Ang

Singapore

Honorable Mention
The Pacu Jawi Race

The Pacu Jawi Race

Ahmad Khamis

Kuwait

Bronze

Series

Labor Beauty

Labor Beauty

Xuejun Long

China

Gold
Phuket Vegetarian Festival

Phuket Vegetarian Festival

DIANA CHAN

China

Honorable Mention

Daily Life

Single

happy day

happy day

AMIR ALI NAVADEH SHAHLA

Iran

Honorable Mention
The Omani Dalal A Mediator Between Heritage and Livelihood

The Omani Dalal A Mediator Between Heritage and Livelihood

jihad alattabi

Oman

Silver
Shepherdess at Sunrise

Shepherdess at Sunrise

Emily Wilson

United States

Gold
Bathtime is his favourite time

Bathtime is his favourite time

Ken Ang

Singapore

Honorable Mention
Among Drying Fish

Among Drying Fish

Serkan DOGUS

Turkey

Honorable Mention
Warm Waters in Winter

Warm Waters in Winter

Serkan DOGUS

Turkey

Bronze

Series

A Day in the Life of a Disabled School Principal

A Day in the Life of a Disabled School Principal

Mohammed Muhtasib

SA

Gold

Editorial/Press

Single

Hardcore wrestling

Hardcore wrestling

Bartosz Matenko

Poland

Silver
Cow Race Festival

Cow Race Festival

Mohammed Muhtasib

SA

Bronze
Minab - 168 Students

Minab - 168 Students

Morteza Akhondi

Iran

Gold

Series

SOLIDARITY

SOLIDARITY

Ali Nejatbakhsh

Iran

Honorable Mention
Faces of Genocide: Gaza’s Silent Testimony

Faces of Genocide: Gaza’s Silent Testimony

Abdelrahman Alkahlout

Turkey

Gold

Drone

Single

Kaliedoscope

Kaliedoscope

Craig Bill

United States

Silver
THE LONE HORSEMAN

THE LONE HORSEMAN

Dennis Schmelz

Germany

Honorable Mention
Potato Ridging

Potato Ridging

Chris Gurton

United Kingdom

Gold
Between Forgotten Circles

Between Forgotten Circles

Denise Strauch

DE

Honorable Mention
Incense Vietnam

Incense Vietnam

Mohammed Muhtasib

SA

Honorable Mention
Primordial

Primordial

Mark Gray

AU

Bronze

Series

Hong Kong From Above

Hong Kong From Above

Derry Ainsworth

China

Gold

Mobile Photography

Single

Red coat.

Red coat.

Stephane Navailles

France

Bronze
Back to the Past

Back to the Past

Jurica Galic

Croatia

Gold
Chasing Colours

Chasing Colours

Derry Ainsworth

China

Silver
Into the Grey

Into the Grey

Lace Wei

CA

Honorable Mention
Echoes of Identity

Echoes of Identity

William Shum

China

Honorable Mention

Other

Single

PLEIADES (The Seven Sisters)

PLEIADES (The Seven Sisters)

Carlos Rotellar

United States

Silver
Resilience in a Gentle Soul

Resilience in a Gentle Soul

Bernard Sim

Singapore

Bronze
Chlorophyll Trance II

Chlorophyll Trance II

Marcel van Beek

Germany

Gold

Series

Disguise

Disguise

Alexandro Pelaez

GB

Bronze
Shining Gradient

Shining Gradient

Daishi Miyagawa

JP

Honorable Mention
Weaknesses of the oceans

Weaknesses of the oceans

Antonio Coelho

Portugal

Gold
Carnival Delights

Carnival Delights

Kylo-Patrick Hart

US

Silver
Water as a Scriptor: Citrinitas

Water as a Scriptor: Citrinitas

Marcel van Beek

Germany

Honorable Mention