Established in 2015, the award aims to discover and elevate Chinese image artists onto the global platform.
Like previous laureates, Lahem was granted a cash prize of 100,000 yuan ($13,994) and he will hold a solo exhibition at next year's French photo festival the Rencontres d'Arles, which co-initiated the Xiamen festival in 2015 with the Three Shadows Photography Art Center in 2015.