Siena International Photo Awards 2018 Winners Announced
An image by Bangladeshi photographer K M Asad wins the title of “Photo of the Year”
Selected from more than 48,000 of entries, an image of a young refugee -‐ a traumatized Rohingya girl -‐ is the overall winner of the 2018 Siena International Photo Awards (SIPA) contest. The photo, titled “Battle Victim”, was shot by documentary photographer K M Asad.
K M Asad / Siena International Photo Awards “Photographer of the Year 2018” The Bangladeshi photographer beat entrants from 156 countries to scoop the title of SIPAContest Photographer of the Year 2018. K M Asad captured this moment of a Rohingya refugee girl in the Thankhali refugee camp in Teknaf, Cox’s Bazar. She looks on at newly arrived refugees who fled to Bangladesh from Myanmar. The photo was shot on September 6, 2017: “Asmat Ara looks clearly traumatized after the recent violence which took place in Myanmar. The previous night she had entered with her family at Tenkhali Rohingya refugee camp from Kumar Khali, Myanmar Rohingya state,” K M Azad said in a recent interview. According to the UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, more than 520.000 Rohingya refugees have fled from Myanmarsince August 25th, 2017, most of them trying to cross the border to reach Bangladesh. Tariq Zaidi, a freelance photographer based out of London, UK, represented by Zuma Press (USA) and Getty Images (UK), won the prestigious title of “Best Author 2018,” thanks to his powerful stories from Congo, North Corea, Brazil and Sudan.
in Travel & Adventures, Zac Lowry’s striking image shows a man running through a checkpoint carrying his injured son in West Mosul, Iraq. British documentary photographer David Chancellor came in first in Storyboard with an impressive series, documenting how, in Africa, trophy hunting is a big draw for rich tourists who are able to pay big money to kill animals for sport. His work examines mankind’s commodification of wildlife. Francisco Negroni, Chile, placed first in the Nature category for flashes of lightning that lacerate the sky while the glow from molten lava lights up the billowing smoke. The Wildlife category was won by Amos Nachoum, Israel, for a shocking image which shows a leopard seal getting into a lagoon just before he catches a penguin by its feet, dragging it into the open water. Klaus Lenzen, Germany, placed first in the General Color category with a picture taken in summer 2017 during a triathlon competition in the Duesseldorf Media Harbour; Sina Falker, Germany, placed first in “Splash of Colors,” the Special category for 2018, with a photo taken early in the morning before sunrise, where boats meet at the colorful Lok Baintan Floating Market in Indonesia; and Marcel van Balken, the Netherlands, placed first in the Monochrome category for a photo which highlights the modern architecture of Arnhem Central Station in the Netherlands. The People & Portrait category was won by David Nam Lip Lee, Malaysia, with a stunning image of a child of the Suri tribe in Ethiopia standing among traditional metal
The Under 20 prize went to Chinese photographer, Yinzhi Pan, for his beautifully detailed shot of a young fisherman captured at Inle Lake, Shan Plateau, Myanmar.
The winning photographers in categories are:
- General Color winner: Klaus Lenzen, Germany
- Monochrome winner: Marcel van Balken, The Netherlands
- Travel winner: Zach Lowry, USA
- People & Portrait winner: David Nam Lip Lee, Malaysia
- Nature winner: Francisco Negroni, Chile
- Wildlife winner: Amos Nachoum, Israel
- Architecture winner: Fyodor Savintsev, Russia
Sport winner: Ajuriaguerra Saiz Pedro Luis, Spain- “Splash of Colors” winner (special theme 2018
) : Sina Falker, Germany 2nd -‐ Anurag - Storytelling winner: David Chancellor, United Kingdom
- Under 20 winner: Yinzhi Pan, China
- Olympus Pangea Prize: Emily Garthwaite, United Kingdom The Olympus Pangea Prize aims to recognize the photographer who entered the Siena International Photo Awards with the best image taken using a mirrorless camera.
Kid With Hand Crafts. David Nam Lip Lee
Colors of Joy. Noor Ahmed Gelal
Migration. Khalid Alsabt
The Ramnami Lady. Debdatta Chakraborty
Mt. Bromo. Riksa Dewantara
Holy Rain with Golden Blessing. David Nam Lip Lee
