Riyadh, Saudi Arabia – 7 May 2026: OPPO today announced the launch of the OPPO Photography Awards 2026 in Saudi Arabia, marking the return of its global annual competition while introducing a localized approach tailored to creators across the Kingdom.
Building on the global theme “Super Every Moment,” this year’s Saudi edition invites participants to capture authentic, everyday stories through six culturally relevant themes inspired by Saudi lifestyle, creativity, and self-expression.
Global Categories Celebrate New Possibilities in Mobile Imaging
As part of the global competition, the OPPO Photography Awards 2026 introduces an updated category lineup, including the new Super Video and Super Zoom categories, alongside existing categories such as Journey, Me, Live, and Snap.
The introduction of Super Video highlights the growing role of video as a powerful storytelling medium, enabling creators to capture motion, emotion, and real-life moments beyond static imagery. Meanwhile, Super Zoom showcases the creative potential of advanced zoom technology, allowing users to explore and capture details that were previously out of reach.
While the global competition expands creative formats and storytelling possibilities, the Saudi edition focuses on locally relevant themes designed to reflect everyday life and culture across the Kingdom.
Six Themes Inspired by Saudi Lifestyle
To encourage meaningful and locally relevant storytelling, OPPO introduces six key themes for participants in Saudi Arabia:
- Super Saudi Moment
Capturing the essence of Saudi Arabia from family gatherings to national celebrations, cultural traditions, and everyday life across the Kingdom. - Super Me Moment
Showcasing individuality through personal routines, lifestyle, and the small moments that define each creator’s identity. - Super Energy Moment
Highlighting movement, excitement, and high-energy scenes from sports and events to spontaneous, action-filled moments. - Super Pop Moment
Encouraging a creative “life dump” approach, combining multiple moments into a single collage-style frame to tell vibrant, multi-layered stories. - Super Macro Moment
Exploring fine details and textures often missed by the naked eye, capturing the beauty in close-up elements of everyday life. - Super Every Moment
An open theme celebrating the beauty of spontaneous, real-life moments in their simplest form.
Empowering Creativity Through Advanced Imaging Technology
OPPO continues to empower creators with advanced mobile imaging technology, enabling users to transform everyday moments into high-quality visual content with ease.
The brand also focuses on enhancing the end-to-end creative experience, ensuring that photos and videos retain exceptional quality from capture to sharing across platforms such as Instagram.
Global Recognition and Local Rewards:
Participants in Saudi Arabia will benefit from both global recognition and local incentives:
- Global Competition Prizes:
Participants will be eligible for the global OPPO Photography Awards, which features a total prize pool of $76,500 distributed across multiple award categories, including Gold, Silver, Bronze, and special recognitions.
This provides creators in Saudi Arabia with the opportunity to gain international exposure and have their work showcased on a global stage.
- Local Rewards:
Winners of Saudi-based monthly challenges will receive prizes including Enco Buds 3 and exclusive gifts such as Arabia Ollie, encouraging continuous participation throughout the campaign.Ongoing Monthly Challenges and Local Campaign Timeline
As part of this year’s format, OPPO introduces monthly themed challenges, allowing creators to participate continuously, gain visibility, and increase their chances of progressing into the global competition.
In Saudi Arabia, the local competition will run from May 1 to October 30, 2026, featuring rotating monthly themes aligned with the campaign, before transitioning into the final phase of the global competition.
Renowned Global Jury Panel
This year’s judging panel brings together renowned industry professionals across photography and cinematography, including Tina Signesdottir Hult and Wang Jianjun, Hasselblad Masters; Vikram Channa, Vice President, Co-Lead, and Editorial Chief at Warner Bros. Discovery; Zhu Jiong, Professor at the School of Visual Media and Communication, Beijing Film Academy; Pete Lau, Senior Vice President and Chief Product Officer at OPPO; and Joy Cheng, Director of Imaging Cognition at OPPO.
Submissions Open Until December 31, 2026
Creators can submit their entries via the official OPPO Photography Awards website or through Instagram using the global hashtags:
#SuperEveryMoment #ShotOnOPPO
How to Participate in Saudi Arabia:
Participants in Saudi Arabia can also join the local campaign by submitting their entries aligned with the monthly themes through OPPO Saudi Arabia’s official channels.
To participate:
- Capture your photo using an OPPO smartphone
- Share your entry on Instagram
- Tag @OppoSaudiArabia
- Use the local campaign hashtags:
#ShotOnOppo #SuperEveryMoment - Follow OPPO Saudi Arabia accounts for updates and winner announcements
