{"id":840703,"date":"2026-09-08T15:14:13","date_gmt":"2026-09-08T15:14:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/840703\/"},"modified":"2026-09-08T15:14:13","modified_gmt":"2026-09-08T15:14:13","slug":"oasis-charli-xcx-fontaines-d-c-geese-images-among-abbey-road-music-photography-awards-2026-nominees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/840703\/","title":{"rendered":"Oasis, Charli XCX, Fontaines D.C., Geese images among Abbey Road Music Photography Awards 2026 nominees"},"content":{"rendered":"

The nominees for the 2026 Abbey Road Music Photography Awards have been announced, and they include shots of Oasis<\/a>, Charli XCX<\/a>, Fontaines D.C.<\/a>, Geese<\/a>.<\/p>\n

This year\u2019s ceremony will take place on September 24, and marks the fifth edition of the awards, which celebrate the art of music photography while elevating and empowering the talents behind the lens.<\/p>\n

Over 24,500 images were submitted from across 42 countries for the 2026 edition, and included shots of Oasis, Charli xcx, Florence + The Machine<\/a>, FKA Twigs,<\/a> Fontaines D.C., Ho99o9<\/a>, Yungblud<\/a>, Kendrick Lamar<\/a>, Tame Impala<\/a>, Billy Idol<\/a>, Lambrini Girls<\/a>, Warren Ellis<\/a>, Sombr<\/a>, Billie Marten, Amyl and the Sniffers<\/a>, and Geese.<\/p>\n

Previously announced winners so far include New York-based Roberta Bayley, who is receiving the ICON award, having captured shots from across the iconic \u201870s punk movement \u2013 including Iggy Pop<\/a>, the Ramones<\/a>, Debbie Harry<\/a> and Blondie<\/a>, Richard Hell, the Sex Pistols<\/a>\u00a0and more.<\/p>\n

\"CharliCharli XCX at Glastonbury. CREDIT: Jack Oliver<\/p>\n

It has also already been announced that Japanese photographer Masayoshi Sukita will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award \u2013 having worked with David Bowie<\/a> over 44-years, shooting the cover of his \u2018Heroes\u2019 album, and creating era-defining images of Iggy Pop, Marc Bolan<\/a>, Joe Strummer<\/a>, Yellow Magic Orchestra and David Sylvian.<\/p>\n

Categories include Music Moment of the Year, with nominees including Harriet T K Bols, who caught Oasis backstage at their \u2018Live \u201825\u2019 shows at Wembley<\/a>, Jenn Devereaux, who shot Kendrick Lamar at the Superbowl<\/a>, Jack Oliver, who got a snapshot of Charli XCX burning down the \u2018brat\u2019 flag at Glastonbury Festival<\/a>, and more.<\/p>\n

\"KendrickKendrick Lamar 2025 Super Bowl halftime show. CREDIT: Jenn Devereaux<\/p>\n

That is the only category voted for by the public, and the vote is open now here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Other nominees include Lewis Evans, who is nominated for his behind the scenes shot of Geese, Tom Pallant for his images of Yungblud, Charlie Barclay Harris for his live shots of Fontaines D.C., Jamie Wdziekonski for his images of Amyl and the Sniffers and more.<\/p>\n

Head Judge Rankin says: \u201c2026 feels like the strongest year yet for the Abbey Road Music Photography Awards. The quality of the work entered was genuinely exceptional \u2013 not just technically brilliant, but full of energy, emotion and a real point of view.<\/p>\n

\u201cJudging was incredibly tough. Getting down to just five finalists in each category meant leaving out so many images that deserved to be recognised, which says everything about the standard this year. Music photography is in a really exciting place right now, and these awards are a brilliant snapshot of that.\u201d<\/p>\n

Music Moment of the Year finalists\u2019 photos are on display at Outernet London from 1.30pm today (September 8) until September 14, with on-screen voting available at the exhibition.<\/p>\n

\"FontainesFontaines DC. CREDIT: Charlie Barclay Harris
\nNominees for Abbey Road Music Photography Awards 2026 are:<\/p>\n

Portrait
Frances Carter \u2013 Billie Marten
Jamie-Lee Culver \u2013 Aynjel
Wanda Martin \u2013 Billy Idol
Daniel Rojas \u2013 The OGM \u2013 Ho99o9
Manuel Vazquez \u2013 Warren Ellis<\/p>\n

Festivals \u2013 supported by DHL (Headline Partner)
Vikt\u00f3ria Erd\u0151s \u2013 Palaye Royale
Danny North \u2013 Download Festival, Humans of Download
Giulia Spadafora \u2013 Glastonbury Festival \u2013 Audience
Ian Zandi \u2013 The Killing Floors
Jake Zaoutis \u2013 Hey, Nothing<\/p>\n

Music Moment of the Year \u2013 supported by Outernet London
Harriet T K Bols \u2013 Oasis
Jenn Devereaux \u2013 Kendrick Lamar
Joshua Halling \u2013 Oasis
Jessie Morgan \u2013 Lambrini Girls
Jack Oliver \u2013 Charli xcx<\/p>\n

Emerging Photographer of the Year \u2013 supported by adidas
Frances Carter \u2013 Gin Wigmore
Bryce Glenn \u2013 Sombr
Natalia Peralta \u2013 Nicholas y los fumadores
Dara Petrova \u2013 Techno rave Laboratorium
Isaac Wheatley \u2013 Mikael<\/p>\n

Behind The Scenes (BTS) \u2013 supported by Abbey Road
Olly Bromidge \u2013 Matt Molotov
Sophie Buckley \u2013 Black Honey
Lewis Evans \u2013 Geese
Caity Krone \u2013 Kevin Parker \/ Tame Impala
Gabrielle Ravet \u2013 My Chemical Romance fans<\/p>\n

\"Geese.Geese. CREDIT: Lewis Evans<\/p>\n

Underground Scenes
AF Cortes \u2013 Audience at Kartel Show
Andrea Gonar \u2013 Ruido en casa
Geoffrey Nicholson \u2013 Spunk
Suzanne Phoenix \u2013 Private Function at Gold Street
James Streiker \u2013 Rosanna<\/p>\n

Live Music \u2013 supported by Hydro Flask
Charlie Barclay Harris \u2013 Fontaines D.C.
Rhys Bennett \u2013 Battlesnake
Lewis Evans \u2013 Oasis
Tom Pallant \u2013 Yungblud
Rico Suhr \u2013 Dr.VENUS<\/p>\n

Guest category: 50 Years of Punk
Joe Hughes \u2013 Sonic Youth
Wayne Large \u2013 Members of various punk bands
Keith Marlowe \u2013 The Black Halos
Gerard McNamara \u2013 Bauhaus, Peter Murphy
Jamie Wdziekonski \u2013 Amyl and the Sniffers<\/p>\n

Judges Choice
Matt Auger \u2013 Substandards
Carlos Avendano \u2013 Lisa Alvarado
Scarlett Carlos Clarke \u2013 Self Esteem
Autumn de Wilde \u2013 Florence + The Machine
Angus Jenner \u2013 Oasis
Sacha Lecca \u2013 FKA Twigs
Tom Pallant \u2013 Yungblud<\/p>\n

ICON (previously announced)
Roberta Bayley<\/p>\n

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT (previously announced)
Masayoshi Sukita<\/p>\n

\"MyMy Chemical Romance fans. CREDIT: Gabrielle Ravet<\/p>\n

Those nominated at the 2025 awards<\/a> included those who caught eye-catching shots of artists including Nile Rodgers<\/a>, Djo<\/a>\/Joe Keery<\/a> and Sunflower Bean<\/a>\u2018s Julia Cumming.<\/p>\n

In 2024, over two million visitors attended the Outernet exhibition of MPA photography, and several of the winners have since secured high-profile shoots and opportunities following nominations.<\/p>\n

Among the winners at the first-ever instalment of the MPAs in 2022 was Eric Johnson \u2013 who won the Icon Award for his legendary photographs of the late \u201990s and early \u201900s New York hip-hop scene, including famous shots of Biggie Smalls<\/a>, Aaliyah<\/a>, Nas<\/a>, Missy Elliott<\/a>, Lauryn Hill <\/a>and many more. Visit here<\/a> for a full list of that year\u2019s winners.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The nominees for the 2026 Abbey Road Music Photography Awards have been announced, and they include shots of…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":840704,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[53],"tags":[88,16127,216,7220,2022,1740],"class_list":["post-840703","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-music","tag-entertainment","tag-indie","tag-music","tag-pop","tag-punk","tag-rock"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/840703","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=840703"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/840703\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/840704"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=840703"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=840703"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=840703"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}