Hasselblad Masters, known as one of the world’s most prestigious professional photography competitions, has announced the group of winners for 2018

Photo by: Tina Signesdottir Hult – Torvastad, Norway

Winners are chosen through a combination of public vote and professional Masters Jury, which is comprised of internationally renowned photographers and imaging experts.

Every Hasselblad Masters award winner will hold the title of ‘Hasselblad Master’ and will hold the privilege of being a brand ambassador for a two year period. In addition to this, they will receive a brand new Hasselblad medium format camera and be invited to shoot for a collaborative project with Hasselblad. This project will then be printed and released in the bi-annual Hasselblad Masters book.

Photo by: Benjamin Everett – Lopez Island, USA

Winners will receive their awards, medium format cameras, and trophies at a special Photokina 2018 ceremony, this September in Cologne, Germany.

Bronius Rudnickas, Hasselblad Marketing Manager, told PhotoBite: “Over 30 000 images were submitted to this year’s competition and that was a record, we are glad to see the competition is growing every year.”

Photo by: Michal Baran – Trim, Ireland

Masters Jury member, professional photographer and PhotoBite contributor, 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.”

Photo by: Karim Iliya – Haiku, USA

The Hasselblad Masters Awards 2018 winners in full:

• 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

Hasselblad Masters Awards 2018 jury:

• Tom Oldham – Photographer
  Ali Rajabi – Past Master
  Martin Hausler – Photographer
  Katrina Belkina – Past Master
  Swee Oh – Past Master
  Lars van de Goor – Past Master
  Tim Flach – Photographer
  Kevin Then – Photographer
  Bara Prasilova – Past Master
  Damien Demolder – Journalist
  Blair Bunting – Photographer
  Hans van Ommeren – Past Master
  Mads Nissen – Photographer
  Kevin Raber – Journalist

All further information on the 2018 Hasselblad Masters can be found HERE