Anna Laza
Vision, impact, and the future of Analog Hub
Anna Laza
Vision, impact, and the future of Analog Hub
Founder of Analog Hub
Jury of Analog Awards 2026
Jury of Analog Awards 2026
Anna Laza is a photographer and the founder of Analog Hub — an international photography Platform, Magazine, and Award supporting contemporary visual artists. Through exhibitions, book publishing, and global partnerships, she has built Analog Hub into a dynamic ecosystem that connects emerging and established photographers with meaningful professional opportunities.
Under her direction, the Analog Awards has grown into a respected platform offering major prizes, international exhibitions, and long-term career development.
Under her direction, the Analog Awards has grown into a respected platform offering major prizes, international exhibitions, and long-term career development.
"I see Analog Hub as a bridge. We connect emerging and established artists with platforms and institutions that matter, we boost careers.
We build contexts in which artists aren’t competing for medals, but they’re supported, seen, and engaged with. Every year, we grow some more, not just in numbers, but in depth and focus."
We build contexts in which artists aren’t competing for medals, but they’re supported, seen, and engaged with. Every year, we grow some more, not just in numbers, but in depth and focus."
— Analog Hub brings together photographers who work with film and alternative processes: published series, open submissions and the annual Analog Awards. Can you share how the Award is shaping real opportunities for photographers?
— One of our core goals with Analog Awards is to create tangible, career-shifting opportunities for artists. Analog photography is a slow, deliberate medium, and often those with strong work struggle to find platforms that truly elevate them.
With Analog Hub, we’re not just giving prizes. We offer awards that are meaningful for an artist’s development — from professional visibility and exhibition exposure to publishing support and financial backing. By recognising a wide range of artists, we help photographers take visible, confident steps forward in their creative careers.
With Analog Hub, we’re not just giving prizes. We offer awards that are meaningful for an artist’s development — from professional visibility and exhibition exposure to publishing support and financial backing. By recognising a wide range of artists, we help photographers take visible, confident steps forward in their creative careers.
— In practical terms, how does Analog Hub support its Winners and Finalists beyond recognition?
— We’ve built a model that combines prestige with career infrastructure. For Winners, we provide free publication of their books, fully printed and supported by a professional editorial and design team at the publishing house. This literally puts their work into the world in a form that lasts. We also offering major prizes, including €1,000 in cash, Exhibitions in Art Galleries across Europe.
Finalists also benefit a lot. Inclusion in group exhibitions, presentation at Intrenational photography Festivals, editorial features, Magazine inclusion and more. The goal is not to create isolated moments of recognition but long-term engagement with the professional photography world.
Finalists also benefit a lot. Inclusion in group exhibitions, presentation at Intrenational photography Festivals, editorial features, Magazine inclusion and more. The goal is not to create isolated moments of recognition but long-term engagement with the professional photography world.
— You’ve mentioned international exposure. Tell us more about your Exhibition program.
— Exhibitions are at the heart of what we do. Winners of Analog Awards are presented in the Analog Hub Gallery, and together with our partners we bring analog work into group exhibitions in Europe, presenting our participants in unique cultural contexts.
We look for cities with vibrant photographic communities, so our artists can connect with collectors, curators, festival directors and international audiences. It’s one thing to win a prize online. It’s another to see your work on the walls of a gallery, to meet photographers from around the world, to be part of a professional community. And this is just the beginning.
We look for cities with vibrant photographic communities, so our artists can connect with collectors, curators, festival directors and international audiences. It’s one thing to win a prize online. It’s another to see your work on the walls of a gallery, to meet photographers from around the world, to be part of a professional community. And this is just the beginning.
— What’s next for the Analog Awards in 2026 and beyond?
— We’re expanding in several exciting directions. Analog Awards winners and finalists will be presented at the Limassol Biennale 2027. This is a milestone for us because biennales are major nodes in the arts ecosystem. The inclusion of our artists at Limassol will open doors for future collaborations and festival invitations, especially as we look toward the 2027 international Festival season.
So the Award is about resources, community, and real investment in artistic development.
So the Award is about resources, community, and real investment in artistic development.
— Finally, what is your vision for Analog Hub’s role in the photography landscape?
— I see Analog Hub as a bridge. We connect emerging and established artists with platforms that matter. We build contexts in which photographers aren’t competing for medals, but they’re supported, seen, and engaged with. Every year, we grow some more, not just in numbers, but in depth and focus.
The Award reflects a belief: that photography matters, that artists should be elevated and supported, and that communities built around photography can shape and influence the broader cultural dialogue.
I’m proud of what we’ve accomplished so far and incredibly excited for what’s coming next.
Warmly,
Anna Laza
Founder of Analog Hub
The Award reflects a belief: that photography matters, that artists should be elevated and supported, and that communities built around photography can shape and influence the broader cultural dialogue.
I’m proud of what we’ve accomplished so far and incredibly excited for what’s coming next.
Warmly,
Anna Laza
Founder of Analog Hub