Benjamin Hall Photography Award

Established in 2026, the Benjamin Hall Photography Award celebrates photography as a powerful way of seeing and engaging with the world. Supported by journalist and war correspondent Benjamin Hall, the award looks across all forms of photography—including fine art, documentary, portraiture, and landscape—to find the work that best captures the power of the medium. Eligibility & Guidelines: Open to photographers worldwide. Submitted work must be photographic in origin (created through the act of photographing using a camera). Works may be analogue or digital, and may involve editing so long as the camera-made image remains central to the finished work. Please note: Works that are primarily constructed in software—such as digital collages assembled from multiple photographic sources, or images built rather than photographed—are not eligible. Works must measure no more than 1.5 metres in height or width (including frame) and be no greater than 40cm deep. Must be supplied with D-rings and wire/cord for hanging. Prizes & Exhibition: The judges will select a shortlist of works to be exhibited, from which one photographer will be selected as the recipient of the award of approximately $2,100 NZD (£1,000). Shortlisted works will be exhibited as part of the Holt Art Projects annual exhibition programme in Holt and nearby Glandford, North Norfolk. The exhibition opens with an awards reception on Sunday 19 July 2026, followed by a private view on Monday 20 July. It will then be open daily from 10am to 5pm until Saturday 1 August. All works may be offered for sale (Holt Art Projects charges 28.2% commission on sales). Print editions may also be sold in addition to the exhibited work. 2026 Judges: • Benjamin Hall: British journalist, war correspondent, and bestselling author. • Sheila Rock: Renowned British photographer known for documenting the late-1970s punk and new-wave scene. • Rick Findler: Award-winning photojournalist and co-founder of Story Picture Agency.