The YPO Photographer of the Year Award 2026 is more than a photography competition — it is a global visual archive celebrating Earth’s beauty, fragility, resilience, and humanity through the lens of YPO members and families worldwide.

Over the course of twelve months, from July 2025 through June 2026, photographers from across the YPO community have submitted images capturing moments of wonder, truth, culture, conservation, and creativity. During this special YPO Live virtual awards event, our distinguished panel of judges will review and discuss the monthly winning photographs and announce the two overall global winners of the competition.

Presented collaboratively by the Arts, Photography & Planet Action Networks, this event brings together storytelling, conservation, creativity, and human connection in a powerful celebration of visual expression.