TECNO Names 2026 Shot On CAMON Contest Winners
TECNO Shot On CAMON contest names 16 winners from more than 13,000 entries across over 40 countries, with USD 38,000 in prizes.
TECNO has announced the 16 winners of its 3rd annual Shot On CAMON global photography contest, co-hosted with Lonely Planet. The competition attracted more than 13,000 entries from over 40 countries under the theme “Seeing is Believing”. A total prize pool of USD 38,000 was awarded, including USD 8,000 for the TECNO Photography Master. The winning images span five categories, celebrating portraits, cultural traditions, night photography, snapshots and AI interpretation.
Photography Master Winner
The TECNO Photography Master award went to Weightless Voyager by Nigerian photographer @dominic_films, who received USD 8,000. Shot on the CAMON 50 Pro at sunset in Lagos, the image uses a carefully timed composition to convey freedom and movement.
The contest awarded Gold, Silver and Bronze Prizes of USD 3,000, USD 2,000 and USD 1,000 respectively. Additional awards included a Lonely Planet Bespoke Trip for a number of winners and 10 CAMON 50 Series smartphones for TECNO Friend award recipients.
Stories Across Five Categories
Faces • Unfiltered recognised Unvarnished, A Glimpse of Joy and The Horse Guard, exploring identity, emotion and personal stories. Culture • Unscripted honoured A Dance of Faith, Harvesting the Lilies and Threads of a Master, featuring local traditions, celebrations and craftsmanship.
Night • Unveiled selected Painting Night, Light Beyond Darkness and Theater of Shadows for their approaches to light, shadow and movement. Snapshot • Unspotted awarded The Courage to Let Go, A Playful Moment and Childhoods, while AI • Unimagined recognised Where Hope Still Perches, The Spiral Within and Onward.
A Platform For Creative Expression
The contest positions mobile photography as a medium for documenting personal experiences, communities and everyday moments. The winning works range from portraits and festival scenes to shadow puppetry, skateboarding and digitally reimagined urban photography.
A representative from Lonely Planet commented:
“We were consistently impressed with the creativity and quality of the images submitted for the Shot On CAMON contest. Much of travel photography isn't just a straightforward shot of a destination, but capturing a real mood and feeling of a place and people in a destination. The winning photographers brought real inspiration, feeling and a lightness to their photography that is impressive for any photographer.”
Zhang Liankai, TECNO Imaging Expert at TECNO, said:
“Our goal is to make imaging technology work for people's creativity, giving them the freedom to capture moments and bring their ideas to life,”
