Adam Griffiths

The Irish office of Taylor Wessing — soon to become Winston Taylor under a major transatlantic merger — established the prize last year in partnership with Photo Museum Ireland and Business to Arts.

There were over 1,300 entries to the competition, which invited submissions on the theme of “Community – Ar scáth a chéile a mhaireann na daoine – it is in each other’s shadow that we live”.

The shortlisted artists are: Chad Alexander, Salem Anowe Chukwuezi, Philip Arneill, Niamh Barry, Lisa Bennett, Deirdre Brennan, Missy Brinkmeyer, Michael Cassidy, Ishmael Claxton, Polina Cosgrave, Shane Coughlan, Michael Croghan, Evanna Devine, Laura Dunwoody, Cat Gundry-Beck, Caroline Guinan, Conor Horgan, Shane Hynan, JP Keating, Joe Laverty, Xuying Li, Jeanette Lowe, James Mahon, Jillian McGrath, Yvette Monahan, Emma O’Brien, Clodagh O’Leary, Mandy O’Neill, Keelin O’Shea, Chris Reid, Emily Roche, Blaise Smith, Laura Smith.

The winners will be unveiled at the opening of an exhibition which will run at Photo Museum Ireland from 22 April 2026 until 24 May 2026.

The first prize winner will be awarded €10,000, two runners-up awarded €2,500 each, and thirty shortlisted artists will receive an exhibition honorarium award.

The winner of the Taylor Wessing Irish Photo Bursary will also be announced on the night.

Adam Griffiths, partner and head of the Dublin office at Taylor Wessing, said: “We are immensely proud to see such a vibrant response to the inaugural Taylor Wessing Irish Photo Prize.

“The shortlisted artists exemplify the creativity and diversity that define Ireland’s photographic community today.

“By supporting this prize in partnership with Photo Museum Ireland and Business to Arts, we are committed to nurturing artistic talent at every stage and ensuring that contemporary Irish photography receives both national and international recognition.

“It is our privilege to help provide this platform for voices that reflect, challenge and celebrate what it means to belong in Ireland.”