Citlali Fabián has been named Photographer of the Year at the Sony World Photography Awards 2026, with the judging panel hailing her photo series focused on Indigenous activists and artists in southern Mexico.
Fabián, who is from the Yalalteca Indigenous community, “uses photography to explore ways of addressing identity and its connections with territory, migration, and community bonds,” said the organizers in a statement Thursday.
Her photo series “Bilha, Stories of my Sisters,” is a reflection “on urgent questions of visibility and representation,” said Monica Allende, chair of the 2026 professional jury, in the statement.
“Her subjects are not simply photographed,…