Abbey Road Photography Awards Announce 2026 Winners
Japanese photographer Masayoshi Sukita was presented with the Lifetime Achievement Award, while Roberta Bayley received this year’s ICON award
The Abbey Road Music Photography Awards 2026 have announced their winners. Masayoshi Sukita received the Lifetime Achievement Award and Roberta Bayley was given the ICON award, according to Rolling Stone.
The awards also highlighted fan photography, with many category winners capturing energetic moments of fans at concerts. Joshua Halling won the "Music Moment of the Year" category with a photo of an Oasis fan in a swirling crowd during their 2025 tour in Buenos Aires. Digital Camera World reported that Noel Gallagher described that night as one "none of us will ever forget."
Other category winners included AF Cortés for "Underground Scenes" with a photo of an audience at a Kartel show, and Gabrielle Ravet for "Behind the Scenes" with a photo of My Chemical Romance fans.
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