Epson has announced the call for entries to the 17th edition of what it claims to be the world’s largest competition devoted to the craft and art of panoramic photography: Epson International Pano Awards. Alongside this call, Epson has launched the inaugural Epson International Pano Awards Exhibition, featuring a curated collection of award-winning images from past Pano Awards. The exhibition will run from 4th to 10th June in the Garden Gallery at the Royal Botanic Garden Sydney and feature a showcase of previous award-winning panoramic images, all printed on an Epson SureColor P9560 Professional Photo and Fine Art Printer, with the opportunity for those who visit the gallery to also participate in a silent auction for the art (all proceeds donated back to Botanic Gardens Sydney, to support the Australian Institute of Botanical Science and the Australian PlantBank’s Rainforest Seed Conservation Project).
The judging panel for the 2026 Pano awards includes some of the world’s top photographers and industry professionals, including Bill Bailey, Aaron Spence, Dan Zafra, Jacky Lee, Daniel Kordan, Abe Blair, Annette Mossbacher and Jennifer Renwick amongst others. Following in thew wake of a record number of entries for the 2025 awards, the 2026 competition is again expected to attract many thousands of entries submitted from hundreds of photographers across the globe. Early-bird entries for the Epson International Pano Awards 2025 are now open until June 22, 2026 and final entries due by July 13, 2026.