2026 Joop Swart Masterclass Nominees

Over 200 photographers were nominated for the 2026 Joop Swart Masterclass

We are proud to present the nominees for the 2026 Joop Swart Masterclass, selected by an international panel of nominators:

Abboud Abu Tair, Palestine
Abd Nahin, Palestine
Abdennasser Slimani, Algeria
Abdullah Dhiaa Al-deen, Iraq
Abdulmonam Eassa, Syria
Abeer Aref Mahdi Muadhah, Yemen
Adam Rouhana, Palestine/United States
Ahmed Khirelsid, Sudan
Ahmed Qabel, Egypt
Ahmed Hussein Younes, Palestine
Albert Słowiński, Poland
Alejandra Orosco, Peru
Ali Haj Suleiman, Syria
Ali Abbas Nad E Ali, Pakistan
Aliona Kardash, Russia/Germany
Amal Moutawakil, Morocco
Amanda Maciel Perobelli, Brazil
Ammar Yassir, Sudan
Ana Paganini, Portugal
Ana María Arévalo Gosen,Venezuela
Anas Allal, Algeria
Anastasia Miseyko, Ukraine
András Zoltai, Hungary
Andrea Hernández Briceño, Venezuela
Anna Surinyach, Spain
Anyanwu Johnpeters Ikenna, Nigeria
Armando Vega, Mexico
Aurora Tugce Aydin, Turkey
Azin Nafar Haghighi, Iran
Aziziah Diah Aprilya, Indonesia
Badru Katumba, Uganda
Bálint Szajki, Hungary
Bashar Taleb, Palestine
Bhumika Saraswati, India
Camila Juárez, Guatemala
Camilo Freedman, El Salvador
Carmen Abd Ali, Senegal
Caroline Gutman, United States
Cesar Masachessi, Argentina
Charlie Cordero, Colombia
Cheikh Oumar Diallo, Senegal
Christian Braga, Brazil
Christina Assi, Lebanon
Clea T. Rekhou, Algeria
Cristobal Ascencio Ramos, Mexico
Dani Terblanche, South Africa
Daniel, Chatard, France/Germany
Daniela Sala, Italy
​Dari Svertilova, Ukraine
Debsuddha Banarjee, India
Denis Serrano, Mexico
Dennis Kunene, Kenya
Denys Kutsevalov, Ukraine
Dmytro Kupriyan, Ukraine
Durgut Armin, Bosnia
Dwinda Nur Oceani, Indonesia
Ebrahim Bahaa-Eldin, Egypt
Ebrahim Alipoor, Kurdistan, Iran
Em Jensen, Australia
Eyad Abou Kasem, Syria
Eyoel Kefyalew, Ethiopia
Faiz Abubakr, Sudan
Farah Abou Assali, Syria
Farhana Satu, Bangladesh
Fatima Tuj Johra, Bangladesh
Fatma Fahmy, Egypt
Fawaz Oyedeji, Nigeria
Fazla Rabbi Fatiq, Bangladesh
Fernando Mayolo López Gutiérrez, Mexico
Filbert Minja, Tanzania
Florence Goupil, Peru/France
Fooroogh Taherkani, Iran
Foriver Nguyen, Vietnam
Gabriel V. Cárdenas, Mexico/United States
Gabriela Biló, Brazil
Gabriella Angotti-Jones, United States
Gavin John, Canada
Glorianna Ximendaz, Costa Rica
Greta Rico, Mexico
Guerchom Ndebo, Democratic Republic of Congo
Habiba Nowrose, Bangladesh
Hadeer Mahmoud, Egypt
Haitham Imad, Palestine
Hamed Barchain, Iran
Hana Gamal, Egypt
Hanane El Ouardani, Netherlands
Hannah Yoon, United States
Hashim Nasr Hamza, Sudan
Hass Zhang, China
Hassaan Gondal, Pakistan
Hassan Kamil, Sudan
Hawre Khalid, Iraq
Hind Bouqartacha, Morocco
Hwajin Lee, South Korea
Ian Guerra Cheibub Rodrigues, Brazil
Irene Barlian, Indonesia
Isis Rigueira Medeiros, Brazil
Issam Chorrib, Morocco
Jaír F. Coll, Colombia
Jansen van Staden, South Africa
Jędrzej Nowicki, Poland
JL Javier, Philippines
Jodi Windvogel, South Africa
Joel Luna Prado, Peru
Johan Mosfiqur, Bangladesh
Jono Terry, Zimbabwe
Jubair Ahmed Arnob, Bangladesh
Karen Gamarra, Paraguay
Kasia Strek, Poland
Katherine Nieto, Colombia
Kianoush Saadati, Iran
Laura Menassa, Lebanon
Lexi Parra, Venezuela/United States
Lina Khaled S Ramada, Jordan
Lisa Marie David, Philippines
Lisa Bukreyeva, Ukraine
Lucas Barioulet, France
Maria Gutu, Moldova
María Magdalena Arréllaga, Paraguay/United States
Mariam Giunashvili, Georgia
Mariam Terzian, Armenia
Marian Carrasquero, Venezuela
Marina Silva Alves, Brazil
Marisol Méndez, Bolivia
Marton Monus, Hungary
Maryam Takhtkeshian, Iran
Maryam Khasawneh, Jordan
Maryam Al-Khasawneh, Jordan
Marysia Myanovska, Ukraine/Poland
Mauricio Centurion, Argentina
Michel Lunanga, Democratic Republic of Congo
Michelle Piergoelam, Netherlands
Moe Suzuki, Japan
Mohamed Hozyen, Egypt
Mosab Abushama, Sudan
Mpumelelo Buthelezi, South Africa
Mumin Gul, Kashmir
Munirah Almehri, Kuwait
Nader Bahsoun, Lebanon
Nasuna Stuart-Ulin, Canada
Natalia Ortiz Mantilla, Colombia
Natalia Favre, Argentina
Nate Langston Palmer, United States
Nathalia Carolina Angarita Silva, Colombia
Nathyfa Michel, France/Guyana
Nengi Nelson, Nigeria
Nhan Tran, Vietnam
Niharika Chauhan, India
Noémi Napsugár Melegh, Hungary
Nooshin Shafiee, Iran
Oksana Parafeniuk, Ukraine
Olga Fedorova Fedorova, Ukraine/United States
Oyewole Lawal, Nigeria
Pal Swastik, India
Palani Kumar, India
Parisa Azadi, Iran/Canada
Partha Sengupta, India/Pakistan
Rachid Ayadi, Algeria
Rebeca Binda, Brazil
Renato Pajuelo, Peru
Riska Munawarah, Indonesia
Ruba Alfaraouna, Palestine
Ryan Andrew, Indonesia
Saad Alsharrah, Kuwait
Sadiq Al-Harasi, Yemen
Sahl Abdelrahman, Egypt
Samaa Emad, Palestine
Santanu Dey, India
Santiago Mesa Rico, Colombia
Sara Meneses Cuapio, Mexico
Sara Younes, Egypt
Sara Kontar, Syria
Sarah Jabbari, Iran
Sean Okkai, Ghana/Australia
Ségolène Ragu, Lebanon
Sherie Magaret Ngigi, Kenya
Shirin Abedi, Germany/Iran
Simona Supino, Poland
Steevez S Rodriguez, India
Stuart Tibaweswa, Uganda
Suhail Nassar, Palestine
Sumit Bhattacharya, India
Svet Jacqueline, United States
Tace Stevens, Australia
Tamara Saade, Lebanon
Tashiya de Mel, Sri Lanka
Thanh-Hue Nguyen, Vietnam
Toulo Adl Parvar, Iran
Trần Thái-Khương, Vietnam
Tshepiso Mazibuko, South Africa
Tsion Haileselassie, Ethiopia
Valentina Sinis, Italy
Vasudhaa Narayanan, India
Walaa Yassin Abdulhalim Ibrahim, Sudan
Whitney Snow, United States
Xoliswa Ngwenya, South Africa
Yamam Al Shaar, Syria
Yessica Esmeralda Hompanera Orellana, El Salvador/Spain
Yris Paul, Venezuela
Yuji Haikal, Malaysia
Yuki Hatano, Japan
Yunping Li, Spain
Yusra Fakier, South Africa
Zahra Mirmalek, Iran/United States
Zainab Mufti, India
Zaineddin Jaafar Zahed Shtaya, Palestine
Zinyange Auntony, Zimbabwe
Zobayer Joti, Bangladesh
Zohreh Sabagh Nejad, Iran
Zou Biyu, China