AWARDS
GRAND WINNER
UMBRA Awards Grand Photographer of the Year Award
✽ Umbra Awards Grand Gold Statue
✽ Umbra Awards Gold Medal
✽ Umbra Awards Winner Seal
✽ Umbra Awards Certificate
3 Category Gold Medal Winners
✽ Umbra Awards Gold Medal
✽ Umbra Awards Winner Seal
✽ Umbra Awards Certificate
27 Category Winners 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Placers
✽ Umbra Awards Winner Seal
✽ Umbra Awards Certificate
30 Honorable Mentions
✽ Umbra Awards Certificate
Important Note:
The designation of Category Winners and Honorable Mentions is subject to the volume and quality of submissions and may be adjusted or omitted entirely at the discretion of the jury.
SUBMISSIONS END
2026
30
NOV
Umbra International Photography Awards™ Grand Gold Statue
SUBMISSION CATEGORIES
PROFESSIONAL I NON-PROFESSIONAL I STUDENT
PEOPLE
✽ Portrait
✽ Self-Portrait
✽ Children
✽ Wedding
✽ Culture l Heritage
✽ Lifestyle
✽ Environmental portrait
ARCHITECTURE
✽ Buildings
✽ Interiors
✽ Cityscapes
✽ Bridges
✽ Landmarks
✽ Industrial
NATURE
✽ Landscapes
✽ Seascapes
✽ Underwater
✽ Sunrise l Sunset
✽ Flora l Flowers
✽ Wildlife
FINE ART
✽ Still Life
✽ Abstract
✽ Portraits
✽ Landscapes
✽ Digital Manipulation
EVENTS
✽ Culture l Heritage
✽ Wedding
SPORTS
✽ Racing
✽ Extreme Sports
✽ Water Sports
✽ Field Sports
ADVERTISING
✽ Fashion
✽ Beauty
✽ Product
PORTFOLIO series of 6 to 10 photographs
✽ People
✽ Architecture
✽ Events
✽ Nature
BLACK & WHITE "from Shadows to Light"
✽ Architecture
✽ Street Life
✽ Portrait
✽ Landscapes