2026 Photo of the Year Winners Announced
The HRIA wishes to congratulate the winners of the 2026 Photograph of the Year competition.
Across three categories, representing different categories, the Hire and Rental Industry Association awards a $200 gift card for winning category images.
General Hire Winner – Ausco Modular
Submitted by Amanda Hoger
Events Winner – Manlift Hire
Submitted by Jeff Matthews
This photograph captures a hockey match in progress at the Sydney Olympic Park Hockey Centre. The venue is a key facility for international and domestic competitions, hosting events such as the Commonwealth Games and World Cup qualifiers. The judges liked the representation of member access equipment here in both the sports broadcasting and major sporting event industries.
Access Winner – Lincon
Submitted by Jess Hau
Telecommunication Outages and height access to fix these issues at the Edithburgh Water Tower Mural, Edithburgh South Australia. Standing 25 meters tall, this striking landmark is a key stop along the Southern Yorke Peninsula Water Tower Mural Trail.
Telehandler Winner – Manitou
Submitted by Jean-Philippe Gilbert (JP)
The post-production colour editing does a great job of highlighting the versatility of this manitou telehandler. A mine-specific machine, the judges could clearly see how the engineering designed into this personnel carrier attachment has been designed with safety uppermost in the specification.
We love using 
other image submissions throughout the year in Hire & Rental Magazine, like on the front cover of the latest August edition of Access in Action.
Congratulations to the winners!
