Leica
Oskar Barnack
Award 2026

To the Shortlist 2026

Shortlist 2026

Saher Alghorra - »Witnessing Gaza«

Saher Alghorra »Witnessing Gaza«

Todd Antony - »Buzkashi«

Todd Antony »Buzkashi«

Anush Babajanyan - »The Aral Sea and the Battered Waters of Central Asia«

Anush Babajanyan »The Aral Sea and the Battered Waters of Central Asia«

Damir Faizulin - »Preserving Nature as Preserving Ourselves«

Damir Faizulin »Preserving Nature as Preserving Ourselves«

William Keo - »Extramuros«

William Keo »Extramuros«

Slava Lyu-fa - »Inner Distance «

Slava Lyu-fa »Inner Distance «

Valery Melnikov - »Mariupol – Open Wounds«

Valery Melnikov »Mariupol – Open Wounds«

Benedikt Renč - »Cairo«

Benedikt Renč »Cairo«

Elliot Ross - »A Question of Balance«

Elliot Ross »A Question of Balance«

Annie Sakkab - »We Used to Watch the Rivers Go By«

Annie Sakkab »We Used to Watch the Rivers Go By«

David Sládek - »People of Šumiac«

David Sládek »People of Šumiac«

Laila AnnMarie Stevens - »Clayton Sisterhood Project«

Laila AnnMarie Stevens »Clayton Sisterhood Project«

Information about the award

The process -

The process

The Jury 2026 -

The Jury 2026

Insights - Information about the competition, interviews with the winners and much more

Insights Information about the competition, interviews with the winners and much more

The Winners - The Leica Oskar Barnack Award winners and their prize-winning series from 1980 to 2025

The Winners The Leica Oskar Barnack Award winners and their prize-winning series from 1980 to 2025

Oskar Barnack - Inventor of the Ur-Leica

Oskar Barnack Inventor of the Ur-Leica