The astrophotography competition was established in 2023, and each year the entries of the participants are evaluated in four categories: astroscape, aurora, deep space and remote sensing. Now the winners and finalists of 2026 have been announced.
According to Ferraro, Evan McKay won the title of photographer of 2026 in the international astrophotography prize competition and won the prize of 3,000 dollars. In its fourth year, this event received about 500 works from 22 countries.
The jury of this course was composed of prominent astrophotographers from six countries: America, Thailand, Singapore, Australia, New Zealand and Germany. One of the features of this competition is live judging in the presence of the public and providing constructive feedback to the participants.
In the following, you can see the winners and nominees in the 4 sections of this year’s astrophotography competition:
