The Saltzman-Leibovitz Photography Prize is an award dedicated to championing emerging photographers, created by Lisa Saltzman in collaboration with Annie Leibovitz, one of the most celebrated photographers of our time, with a total prize fund of $20,000.

The 2026 Prize celebrates the next generation of female visual storytellers, in honour of Annie Leibovitz’s book Women, and is designed to spotlight emerging talent at a pivotal moment in their creative journeys. For this edition, five international nominators from across the photography field have each proposed an exceptional artist, whose work will be judged by an esteemed jury.

The winner of the 2026 edition is Marisol Mendez, with her project MADRE.

A selection of works by the nominated artists were exhibited at Photo London, Olympia, 13–17 May, 2026. The Prize was curated by Caterina Mestrovich.