Hasselblad Masters Award is an annual award granted by the camera company Hasselblad

Hasselblad

Victor Hasselblad AB is a Swedish manufacturer of medium-format cameras and photographic equipment based in Gothenburg, Sweden.The company is best known for the medium-format cameras it has produced since World War II....

 to selected photographers each year across various specialties in recognition of exceptional accomplishment through the art of photography. While its sister prize, the Hasselblad Award

Hasselblad Award

The Hasselblad Foundation International Award in Photography is an award granted to "a photographer recognized for major achievements".The award – and the foundation – was set up from the estate of Erna and Victor Hasselblad...

, is managed by the Hasselblad Foundation, the Hasselblad Masters Award and its book publishing and touring exhibition projects are overseen directly by the company's senior executive committee.

"The Hasselblad Masters Award is among the most prestigious in the industry, honoring the best in both established and rising photographic talent." The jury for the award includes many of the most prominent names in the photography field, including photographers, editors, agents, and publishers. Categories for the selected artists include Fine Art, Nature/Landscape, Portrait, Fashion, Editorial, Product, Architecture, Social/Wedding, and General Photography categories. Each year since 2008 the jury has also selected a "upcoming talent" to honor an emerging photographer who has rapidly gained the attention of the art and advertising community with exceptional work.

Book and exhibition

The selected Hasselblad Masters each create a chapter of original images for the year's Hasselblad Masters Book, a large-format book from art-book publisher TeNeues. The images created for the Hasselblad Masters book are reproduced in large-format fine art prints for exhibition in cities around the world. Recent locations have included London, Hamburg, New York, Bogota, and Hong Kong.

Hasselblad Masters Award recipients

2001: Anton Corbijn

Anton Corbijn

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, Per Nagel, Howard Schatz

Howard Schatz

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, Hans van Ommeren, Bernhard Edmaier

Bernhard Edmaier

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, Isabel Muñoz

Isabel Muñoz

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, Mario Cravo Neto

Mário Cravo Neto

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, Michael Grecco

Michael Grecco

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, Matilda Lindeblad, Ian Patrick, Phyllis Galembo, Xie Mo

2002: Jim Brandenburg

Jim Brandenburg

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, Michael Halsband, Rodney Smith, Stefan Schipper, Per Zennström, Charlie Waite, Morten Krogvold, Tomas Yeh, Sally Gall, Juan Zi, Ferit Kuyas, Marcos Prado

2003: Patrick Demarchelier

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, Sarah Silver, Joyce Tenneson

Joyce Tenneson

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, Kay Chin Tay, Nicholas Sinclair

Nicholas Sinclair

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, Ralf Tooten, Wang Jianjun, Carlos Casariego, Beat Presser, Brigitte Carnochan, Duda Carvalho, Tore Hagman

2004: Albert Watson (photographer)

Albert Watson (photographer)

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, Mary Ellen Mark

Mary Ellen Mark

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, Nigel Parry

Nigel Parry

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, Daniel Klajmic, Kevin Bubriski

Kevin Bubriski

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, Herdis Maria Siegert, Christopher Burkett

Christopher Burkett

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, Jian Junyu, Lennart Olson, Francisco Gomes, Helena You, Luciano Monti

2005: Suza Scalora

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, Greg Hocking, Lois Greenfield

Lois Greenfield

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, Kay Berg, Walter Schels, Tarun Khiwal, Hans Gedda, Frederick Bertin, Jian Cheng Dong, Heidi Niemala, Mark Buscail, Chris Simpson

2006: Warwick Saint, Carlos Serrao

Carlos Serrao

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, Jack Guy, Hans Neleman

Hans Neleman

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, Christian Kettiger, Elisabeth Carmel, David Trood, Andreas Teichmann, Uli Weber, Oscar Mattsson, Roth and Ramberg, Michael Graf

2007: Russell James

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, Marco Grob, Peter Mathis, Raya, Dominique Amphonesinh, Stuart Weston, Tang Hui, Laurence Laborie, Barry Ryan, Paolo Esposito, Carl Lyttle, Chase Jarvis

2008: August Bradley (Upcoming Talent), Julia Fullerton-Batten (Fine Art), Louie Palu (Editorial), Benjamin A. Monn (Architectural), Bronek Kozka (General), Hans Strand (Landscapes/Nature), Andrej Kopac (Fashion/Beauty), Morfi Jiménez Mercado (Portrait), Gregor Halenda (Products), Kevin Then (Wedding/Social)

2009: Lyle Owerko

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 (Upcoming Talent), Mark Holthusen

Mark Holthusen

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 (Products), Nina Berman

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 (Editorial), Stephan Zirwes (Architectural), Dirk Rees (Fashion/Beauty), Mark Zibert (General), Bang Peng (Landscapes/Nature), Claudio Napolitano (Portrait), Joao Carlos (Wedding/Social), Alexandfelix (Fine Art)