Last call to enter the Spotlight Awards 2026 9th edition by Production Paradise.
Celebrating Excellence in Commercial Photography Worldwide
The awards bring together industry professionals to review and select winning images across a range of categories, from advertising and fashion to portrait, sport, and more.
The total prize pool is over $40,000 across 14 categories, including a $1,000 cash prize and exclusive gifts from our sponsors.
2025 Fashion winner, Stefan Groepper
Each year, the Spotlight Awards bring together a jury of leading industry professionals from top brands, agencies, and publications to review and select winning images across a wide range of categories, including Advertising, Fashion, Beauty, People & Lifestyle, Sport, and more.
The 2026 jury brings together leading creative and editorial professionals from internationally recognised brands, agencies, and publications. Confirmed judges include Luke Li, Creative Lead at IKEA Sweden, Joanne Banks, Photo Editor at The Economist, Janique Helson, Head of Creative/Content at Volvo Cars US, Alex Collares, Associate Creative Director at VML New York, Lorraine Warner, Senior Advertising Producer at Unilever, Craig Greenwood, Executive Creative Director at Publicis Production, Chris Blackwell, Senior Creative Director at Hearst, and Viktor Jacobsson, Global Creative Director at Uber, among many others.
‘’The most important thing about the Production Paradise Spotlight Awards is that a photo award keeps the quality bar up high in our market. I truly believe that an award such as the Spotlight Awards can open many doors to all kinds of photographers. Not only the prize itself but being seen by a worldwide jury is already a great opportunity for many professionals out there.’’ Fabinho Cerdeira, Creative Director, Uber, Sao Paulo, Spotlight Awards Judge
2025 Beauty winner, Leo Rohrsetzer
Each category will have one winner, with all 50+ judges voting to select an overall Grand Prize winner from among the category winners. Across the 14 categories, more than $40,000 worth of prizes will be awarded, offering not only valuable sponsor support from Salt, Photo Review, and ModelManagement, but also significant industry recognition and international exposure. One photographer will receive a Grand Prize package worth $5,500, including $1,000 in cash.
