Tiny Titans Series, Winner, Project 21 category
Hasselblad has announced the winners of its prestigious bi-annual Hasselblad Masters photography competition awarded to renowned industry professionals, emerging talent and photographers under the age of 21.
Contestants in six categories: Landscape, Architecture, Portrait, Art, Street and Project 21, a category for photographers under 21, were asked to submit a series of three photographs with a unified theme and visual style.
Images were judged on their reflection of photographic ability, creativity and technique through a combination of public voting and a panel of internationally renowned photographers and image experts.
For this edition, the biannual contest featured a record 85,000 photographs submitted by photographers from around the world, representing a 35% increase in entries compared to the previous contest.
The winners receive the title of 'Hasselblad Master' and a Hasselblad 100 MP mirrorless camera, two XCD series lenses and a creative fund of €5,000. They will also participate in a collaborative photo project with Hasselblad.
“One word that comes to mind when looking at the winning entries is make sense,” said Stefan Jensen, photographer and curator of the Hasselblad Foundation and president of the grand jury. “All but one category featured photographs in their original definition: a subject in front of the camera. They range from documentaries to staged images and collages. But what they have in common is that they are a reflection of reality.”
Hasselblad, the iconic Swedish manufacturer of medium format cameras, photographic equipment and image scanners, started its renowned art competition in 2001, showcasing some of the best photographic works of recent times and providing a platform for photographers leave their mark.
Art and Architecture
Diorama Series, Winner, Art category
DIorama Series, Winner, Art category
Jan Pypers' series explores humans' lost connection with nature, inspired by traditional dioramas and modern digital representation. Combining reality with surrealism, Pypers creates images that evoke curiosity and intrigue, calling for reconnection and respect for the natural world. Watch the whale sleep in the image below.
Diorama Series, Winner, Art category
Tiina Itkonen's series documents the traditional life of Inuit hunters and their families, who live in small wooden houses in remote parts of East and North-West Greenland. His images exemplify resilience and ingenuity under extreme conditions.
Since 1995, Itkonen has traveled regularly to Greenland to photograph the polar landscape and its people.
Winner, Architecture category
Winner, Architecture category
Winner, Architecture category
Landscape and street
Weimin Chu's images capture traditional landscapes integrated with modern developments in China. Chu creates a frame within a frame, connecting the inside of the train car with the landscape outside, inviting us to travel alongside the photographer through landscapes and time.
En route to Tibet by train, “this series of works was shot on the trains of the Qinghai-Tibet Railway and the Lalin Railway,” explains the photographer. “Outside the car window, there is not only the Gobi desert, lakes, snow-capped mountains, but also contemporary man-made landscapes, such as high-voltage power towers, sand-proof walls, roads of the “plateau”.
Tibetan landscape from the train window, Winner, Landscape category
Tibetan landscape from the Train Window series, Winner, Landscape category
Tibetan landscape from the Train Window series, Winner, landscape category
Tom Pitts' series captures the unspoken emotions of strangers in transit, photographed at bus stops in England. “I wanted to capture and share the stories and moments that happen every day during people's commutes and the underlying beauty that happens to us,” says Pitts.
The Commute, series, Winner, Street category
The Commute series, Winner, Street category
Portrait and Project
Bicycle Street Sellers from Jakarta, Winner, Portrait category
Bicycle Street Sellers from Jakarta, Winner, Portrait category
Bicycle Street Sellers from Jakarta, Winner, Portrait category
The microimages of Efraïm Baaijens capture the extraordinary beauty and detail of the insect world. “We admire these little faces and remember to respect all life forms, no matter how small,” she says. “Insects are vital to our ecosystem, they pollinate plants and maintain balance in nature. You don't have to travel far to witness the wonders of nature; you just have to get out and have a good look.
Tiny Titans Series, Winner, Project 21 category
Tiny Titans Series, Winner, Project 21 category
