This year's annual Huawei XMAGE Awards was held at the Grand Palais in Paris, France and we were there to witness the awarding ceremony of the global photography contest. The Event This year, five Filipino photographers earned international recognition at the XMAGE Awards, representing the Philippines in this global mobile photography event. Three other Filipino mobile photographers were given respective awards: Philip Am Guay for his entry “Celestial Kois” shot with a Huawei P40 Pro+; Bien Bacarra Jr. XMAGE Grand Winners Huawei has been holding this annual XMAGE awards since 2017. Winning Revelations We had a couple of sit-down discussion with the two winners and talked about their experience with the XMAGE Awards. For example, Rhon Velarde, has been joing the XMAGE Awards for many years and have won several times already. Having joined Hauwei XMAGE has taught me that Huawei judges look for prestige, camera superiority and a photo that evokes a message of passion for the craft. - Mark Padecio What both photographers agree on is that the XMAGE Awards does not really require you to own or use the latest Huawei smartphones. Read more in our articles including "Filipino photographers win top prize in 2025 Huawei XMAGE Awards" and "Huawei's new 4G/LTE Pocket WiFi line-up".
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Apr 12, 2026This year's annual Huawei XMAGE Awards was held at the Grand Palais in Paris, France and we were there to witness the awarding ceremony of the global photography contest. The Event This year, five Filipino photographers earned international recognition at the XMAGE Awards, representing the Philippines in this global mobile photography event.
Three other Filipino mobile photographers were given respective awards: Philip Am Guay for his entry “Celestial Kois” shot with a Huawei P40 Pro+; Bien Bacarra Jr. XMAGE Grand Winners Huawei has been holding this annual XMAGE awards since 2017. Winning Revelations We had a couple of sit-down discussion with the two winners and talked about their experience with the XMAGE Awards.
Our coverage of Huawei XMAGE Awards includes: "Filipino photographers win top prize in 2025 Huawei XMAGE Awards"; "Huawei's new 4G/LTE Pocket WiFi line-up"; "Huawei MediaPad Review". Each article provides unique insights and information.