Entries are Open for the OPPO Photography Awards 2026

Consumer expertise model OPPO has introduced the launch of the OPPO Photography Awards 2026, an annual competitors that gives a world stage for cellular photographers to showcase their work via visible storytelling.

This 12 months’s version introduces a Super Video class and expanded help packages. A complete prize pool of $76,500 is distributed throughout 38 award classes, which embody Gold, Silver, and Bronze Awards in the primary competitors, in addition to Honorable Mentions, Regional Awards, and Audience Choice Awards.

“Over the past four years, the OPPO Photography Awards has evolved into a truly global platform that empowers mobile creators everywhere to express their inspiration effortlessly through OPPO’s powerful imaging capabilities,” stated Ling Liu, Overseas CMO at OPPO.

“Championing young creators has always been central to the Awards, and this year, we are taking this further by creating more opportunities for the next generation to be seen, supported, and recognized. Smartphone users have always embraced video as a powerful tool for mobile storytelling, and through our advanced imaging technologies and long-term partnership with Hasselblad, we hope to empower more creators worldwide to tell rich and authentic stories with their mobile devices.”

In partnership with the Discovery Channel, OPPO has launched the Filmmaker Accelerator Program, which presents mentorship from business professionals to younger creators. Creators who submit movies to the Super Video class could have the prospect to be invited to supply a brief movie with inventive help and potential broadcast alternatives, together with a grant supplied by OPPO.

OPPO can also be introducing the OPPO Imaging Academy, which options tutorial movies designed to assist customers work with OPPO’s expertise. The OPPO Creators program presents further growth alternatives, together with the showcasing of labor throughout OPPO platforms, precedence invites to flagship launches, collaboration alternatives, and complimentary skilled gear.

The 2026 judging panel contains Tina Signesdottir Hult and Wang Jianjun, Hasselblad Masters; Vikram Channa, Vice President, Co-Lead, and Editorial Chief at Warner Bros. Discovery; Zhu Jiong, Professor on the School of Visual Media and Communication, Beijing Film Academy; Pete Lau, Senior Vice President and Chief Product Officer at OPPO; and Joy Cheng, Director of Imaging Cognition at OPPO.

For extra info on the OPPO Photography Awards 2026 and the month-to-month contests, go here.