Through Southern Lenses Photography Award Winners (2026 (inaugural))
- US$20,000 — *Planting Water*: Musuk Nolte
Peruvian documentary photographer Musuk Nolte won the inaugural award for his essay Planting Water, on South American water systems and the climate-driven water crisis. The US$20,000 prize, from the Conrado Wessel Foundation and TWAS, was presented at a May 2026 ceremony at the Brazilian Embassy in Rome, with an exhibition of the winning essay.