Selected Features & Recognitions
Marcel van Beek’s artistic work has received growing international recognition through juried exhibitions, awards, editorial selections, curated online features and publications.
His photography and visual art have been selected across a wide range of contexts, from contemporary fine art and conceptual photography to abstraction, architecture, nature, black and white photography, minimalism and socially engaged visual storytelling.
Now You See It (2025) from the series
Where the Land Waits
Selected for the YICCA Art Prize 2026 Final Exhibition, Milan
One of 18 international artworks selected across all artistic disciplines
Works from the series “Where the Land Waits”, as presented in the YICCA online selection
Major Awards & Distinctions
YICCA Art Prize 2026
Selected for the Final Exhibition at CMC – Centro Culturale di Milano, Milan, Italy. One of 18 artists selected for the final exhibition and shortlisted for the YICCA Art Prize. Published in the
YICCA 2026 exhibition catalogue. — [View exhibition page]
Impressum Photo Award / Appenino Foto Festival 2026
TOP 50 selection URBAN & two TOP 50 selections ABSTRACT (shortlist)
Schwalenberg Artist Residency Grant 2026
Finalist, 3rd Place.
MUSE Photography Awards 2026
Multiple award winner with 6 Platinum and 27 Gold awards across categories including Fine Art, Black & White, Nature, Architecture, People, Minimalist and Editorial Photography. Three works
(out of 100) were also selected for the MUSE virtual exhibition. — [View official winner profile]
London Photography Awards 2026
Multiple award winner, including three Platinum and 74 Gold awards. The work “Celestial Calligraphy” was selected for the virtual exhibition. — [View official winner profile]
PHI Photography Awards 2025
2nd and 3rd Place in Phi Special & Architecture subcategories, with further honourable mentions and selections. Included in the annual publication. — [View official winner page]
Exposure One Awards - One Shot Photo Contest 2026
Silver Award in Minimalism, Bronze Award in Fine Art, six Honourable Mentions and two nominations across categories including Architecture, Abstract, Fine Art, Nature, Still Life and
Minimalism. — [View official winner
page]
Rencontres d’Arles OFF Festival
– ProfiFoto: “World in View”
Selected for the juried group exhibition “World in View” at Galerie Les Murs Blancs, Arles, presented by ProfiFoto as part of the Rencontres d’Arles OFF
Festival.
Selected for Archifoto Biennal 2026, European Awards of Architectural Photography (»Architecture & Landcsape«) — exhibition slideshow / projection, La Chambre, Strasbourg.
Black and White International Photo Awards 2026
Honourable Mention for the series “Mice Bunker” in Architecture, and two Honourable Mentions for single images in Abstract Visions. — [View official winner
page]
Siena Creative Awards 2026
Two finalist selections.
Fine Art Photography Awards 2026
Two Professional Category Winner distinctions in Conceptual
and Nature — recognised in the awards’ official winner ranking immediately following the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Prize levels ("nominations"). — [View official winner page]
Dodho Portrait Award 2026
Finalist
& included in the award book — [View official
winner page]
reFocus Black and White Award 2026
Nine nominations across 10 categories
LensCulture Critics’ Choice
Editor’s Pick & online feature.
»Celestial Calligraphy« (2025)
Awarded Platinum at the London Photography Awards 2026 and MUSE Photography Awards 2026
Photo of the Day, fotoforum.de
Finalist, Siena Creative Award 2026
Selected
for the International Nature Photography Competition Exhibition 2026, juried by Brian Skerry, at the Arcadian Gallery, Cumberland, Maryland, USA.
Curated Features & Editorial Selections
Artsy
Curator’s Pick, 2025.
SINGULART
Featured Artist, “In Focus” Programme [Link]
230+ curated online exhibitions, 2025–26.
Minimalist Photography Awards 2026
Two Editors’ Picks and online feature. [1], [2]
Academy Photo Awards: Nature Awards 2026
Editor’s Pick in "Nature" and online feature.
Arts to Hearts Project, Juried selection for Artbook “101 Artworks: Nature 2026”
12Awards International Photography Competition 2026
Selected twice among 12 Curators’ Picks & online feature.
The Motif Collective Gallery
Shortlisted and featured online in the Photography Competition “Sunrise and Sunset” for the work “Sea of Clouds”. — [View official winner gallery]
Dodho Magazine
Featured online with the series “Water as a Scriptor” (Finalist for Dodho Magazine #36). — [View feature page]
Finalist, Portrait Awards 2026, with inclusion in the jury-selected annual publication. — [View winner gallery]
All about Photo Magazine 2026
Finalist, AAP Magazine #56: Shadows.
Finalist, AAP Magazine #57: Portrait
fotoforum.de
Photo of the Day for “Celestial Calligraphy”, 28 February 2026. [Link]
Further selected works in international fine art photography competitions and online exhibitions.
»Citrinitas« (2025)
from the Series »Water as a Scriptor«
Nomination, FAPA 2026
Finalist & online feature, Dodho Magazine #36
Awarded Gold at the London Photography
Awards 2026 and MUSE Photography Awards 2026
Publications & Catalogues
Marcel van Beek’s works have been published or selected for a number of catalogues, annuals and curated art publications, including:
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YICCA 2026 exhibition catalogue [View web
catalogue]
- Award Photo Book »Portrait. Dodho Magazine 2026« (annual publication)
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Phi annual publication (Phi Photography Awards 2025), 2026
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Arts to Hearts Project, artbook: »101 Artworks: Nature 2026«
- »Still / Motion« exhibition print catalogue, Solas / Shadow Gallery (2026) [View online catalogue]
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»Still Life / Found Objects« exhibition print catalogue, Glasgow Gallery of Photography (2026)
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prideArt exhibition print
catalogue »Revolt of Colour« (2025)
The Portrait 2026 book by Dodho Magazine is a 116-page, large-format (30 × 30 cm) print edition. It showcases the top 100 winning and finalist images from the annual international Portrait Awards.
Further recognitions
In addition to the distinctions listed above, Marcel van Beek has received further nominations, honourable mentions, shortlist selections and online features across international photography awards and curated platforms. These recognitions reflect the breadth of his practice, ranging from poetic abstraction and fine art photography to architectural, environmental and conceptually engaged visual work.