Huawei has announced the winners of the 2026 HUAWEI XMAGE Awards during a ceremony held at the Grand Palais in Paris, alongside the opening of its annual exhibition, “A Heartwarming World,” organized in collaboration with Paris Photo. The event brought together more than 150 renowned photographers, photography experts, and media professionals from around the world.
Officially opened on November 11, 2026, the exhibition marks the 10th anniversary of the HUAWEI XMAGE Awards, showcasing photographs that explore the connections between people, their surroundings, and the wider world.
Alex Huang, Chief Marketing Officer of Huawei Consumer Business Group, said: “Over the past decade, we have grown alongside creators around the world, building an open, diverse, and vibrant global community where people and stories connect through images.”
100 Outstanding Photos Selected from 820,000 Entries
This year’s HUAWEI XMAGE Awards continued the selection process through the XMAGE 100, featuring 100 outstanding photographic works selected from a total of 820,000 submissions by a professional jury.
The selected works were divided into three categories: “Order and Precision,” representing technology; “Time and Reflection,” focusing on thought; and “Aesthetics and Resonance,” highlighting artistic expression.
The three Grand Prize winners were ALI ABDUL HAMID ALARBASH for “LIGHT & SHADOW ACROSS FRANCE,” Mai Shunxi for “A Fleeting Encounter,” and Wan Ben for “Gaze Across Time and Space.”
Huawei Introduces Special Award to Mark XMAGE’s 10th Anniversary
To celebrate the competition’s 10th anniversary, Huawei introduced the “10th Anniversary Honorary Award” to recognize long-standing users who have supported the brand and create opportunities for more creators to gain access to the global platform.
The “A Heartwarming World” exhibition builds on the success of its previous global tour, continuing its mission of conveying warmth through photography. Following last year’s theme, “The World, You and Me,” this year’s exhibition highlights the interconnectedness of people and everything around them.
The winning photographs showcase diverse approaches to visual storytelling. ALI ABDUL HAMID ALARBASH’s “LIGHT & SHADOW ACROSS FRANCE” captures spontaneous moments of everyday life across France, using the HUAWEI P60 Pro to create striking compositions of Parisian streets and scenes along the Seine.
Meanwhile, Mai Shunxi’s “A Fleeting Encounter” portrays a girl through the reflection of a blurred figure, exploring the relationship between individual identity and a constantly changing world. Wan Ben’s “Gaze Across Time and Space” brings together ancient stone statues and the white trails left by aircraft in the sky, creating a visual dialogue between history and modernity.
