Huawei XMAGE and Paris Photo open 10th anniversary exhibition at the Grand Palais in Paris
The "A Heartwarming World" show marks 10 years of the HUAWEI XMAGE Awards: 100 works were selected from 820 000 entries and three grand prize winners were named.
On 11 November 2026, the "A Heartwarming World" exhibition, a collaboration between HUAWEI XMAGE and Paris Photo, opened at the Grand Palais in Paris, itweb.co.za reports. itweb.co.za
itweb.co.zaitweb.co.zaOpen source ↗ More than 150 photographers, imaging experts and media professionals from around the world attended the opening, where the winners of the HUAWEI XMAGE Awards 2026 were announced. The exhibition is scheduled to run from 11 to 15 November.
Paris Photo was founded in 1997 and, according to its official public records, attracts over 100 000 professionals and enthusiasts each year. ithome.com
ithome.comithome.comOpen source ↗ For the 2026 edition it renewed its partnership with HUAWEI XMAGE. Alex Huang He, CMO of Huawei Consumer Business Group, stated that over the past decade the company has grown alongside global creators, building an open and diverse community connected through images.
Exhibition zones and the XMAGE brand
The show celebrates 10 years of the HUAWEI XMAGE Awards and builds on last year's theme, "The World, You and Me", which explored the connection between people, nature and the surrounding world. itweb.co.za
itweb.co.zaitweb.co.zaOpen source ↗ It has three themed zones: "Seeing Nature", "Seeing the Works" and "Seeing Each Other". A separate zone is dedicated to the development of HUAWEI XMAGE over the past decade.
This year Huawei's imaging brand was renamed from "NEXT-IMAGE" to "XMAGE". The special zone combines photographs, camera components and accompanying text to show selected works and camera modules from the past ten years.
Awards and selection
The 2026 awards continue the "XMAGE 100" selection process. The shortlisted works fall into three categories: "Order and Precision" (technology), "Time and Reflection" (thought), and "Aesthetics and Resonance" (art). A professional judging panel selected 100 works from 820 000 entries, according to the organising committee, and then chose three grand prize winners: Ali Abdul Hamid Alarbash, Mai Shunxi and Wan Ben. [3]
For the 10th anniversary, a new prize was added: the HUAWEI XMAGE Awards 2026 10th Anniversary Honorary Award. It honours long-term users who have supported Huawei and gives more creators a chance to present their work to a global audience.
