Insta360 opened submissions for its 2026 Global Awards, supported by Leica, on June 9 with a prize pool exceeding $150,000 across photo and video categories.

Annual video awards offer $3,000 cash plus gear to three winners, while annual photo awards offer $1,500 cash plus gear to three winners. Category prizes cover 24 video winners at $1,200 plus gear and 24 photo winners at $750 plus gear.

Monthly awards offer 24 video creators $200 plus gear and 24 photo creators $150 plus gear each month during the competition window. Entries must be shot on Insta360 or using Antigravity.

The competition includes six categories: Street, Travel, Life, Portrait, Sports and Night. Video submissions must run 30 seconds to three minutes; photo submissions must be single images.

Entrants must post work on Instagram, TikTok, YouTube or the Insta360 app using #Insta360LeicaAwards and a category hashtag, and mention @insta360 or @insta360_official. Submissions close October 31, and winners will be announced November 30.