Palestinian photojournalist Ahmad Gharabli wins top honors at Istanbul Photo Awards
Alain Schroeder / Freelance • 25 April 2019 • update: 26 April 2019
Istanbul Photo Awards 2019 winners announced
(WARNING: Attached photo is only available for news to promote Istanbul Photo Awards contest.) AFP's Palestinian photojournalist Ahmad Gharabli’s striking photo of a Palestinian woman and Israeli security officer taking photos of each other was chosen "Photo of the Year 2019" in the Istanbul Photo Awards, organized by Anadolu Agency. In the Single News category, 40-year-old Gharabli’s "Israel-USA-Palestine conflict" entitled image shot on a Jerusalem street got top prize in the contest, held in Istanbul, Turkey’s art and culture capital. ( Ahmad Gharabli / AFP - Anadolu Agency )Ahmad Gharabli / AFP
Istanbul Photo Awards 2019 winners announced
(WARNING: Attached photo is only available for news to promote Istanbul Photo Awards contest.) Second prize in the Single News Category went to Daniel Ochoa de Olza, 41, a documentary photographer for the Associated Press. Olza’s "US/Mexico Border Wall's Grand Leap" entitled photo shows a group of migrants jumping the U.S.-Mexico border at night. ( Daniel Ochoa De Olza / AP - Anadolu Agency )Daniel Ochoa De Olza / AP
Istanbul Photo Awards 2019 winners announced
(WARNING: Attached photo is only available for news to promote Istanbul Photo Awards contest.) Elyxandro Cegarra, a freelancer, 41, got third prize in the Single News Category within Istanbul Photo Awards which is Anadolu Agency's fifth international news photography contest, with his "Yellow Vest Protest against Gasoline Price Hike" entitled photo shot during the Yellow Vest protests against rising fuel taxes in Paris.
( Elyxandro Cegarra / Freelance - Anadolu Agency )Elyxandro Cegarra / Freelance
Istanbul Photo Awards 2019 winners announced
(WARNING: Attached photo is only available for news to promote Istanbul Photo Awards contest.) In the Story News category within the Istanbul Photo Awards 2019 which is Anadolu Agency's fifth international news photography contest, a series by Mexican photojournalist Guillermo Arias, 44, a regular contributor to Agence France Presse (AFP), got the top prize. "Thousands of Central American Immigrants" entitled photo series show the perilous journey of thousands of Central American migrants to the U.S. ( Guillermo Arias / AFP - Anadolu Agency )Guillermo Arias / AFP
Istanbul Photo Awards 2019 winners announced
(WARNING: Attached photo is only available for news to promote Istanbul Photo Awards contest.) Forty-year-old Getty Images photographer Chris McGrath’s "Murder of a journalist" entitled series taken in the wake of the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi at the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul got second prize in the Story News category within the Istanbul Photo Awards 2019 which is Anadolu Agency's fifth international news photography contest. ( Chris McGrath / Getty Images - Anadolu Agency )Chris McGrath / Getty Images
Istanbul Photo Awards 2019 winners announced
(WARNING: Attached photo is only available for news to promote Istanbul Photo Awards contest.) Third prize winner in the Story News category within the Istanbul Photo Awards 2019 which is Anadolu Agency's fifth international news photography contest went to Indonesian-based freelancer Ulet Ifansasti for his "Lethal Earthquake" entitled photos showing the aftermath of the 2018 Sulawesi earthquake and tsunami. ( Ulet Ifansasti / Freelance - Anadolu Agency )Ulet Ifansasti / Freelance
Istanbul Photo Awards 2019 winners announced
(WARNING: Attached photo is only available for news to promote Istanbul Photo Awards contest.) In the Single Sports Category within the Istanbul Photo Awards 2019 which is Anadolu Agency's fifth international news photography contest, German photojournalist Matzke Stefan, 56, got first prize for his "Wipeout" entitled photo showing big wave surfer Sebastian Steudtner of Germany experiencing a wipeout on the famous Praia do Norte in Nazare, Portugal.
( Matzke Stefan / Sampics Photographie - Anadolu Agency )Matzke Stefan / Sampics Photographie
Istanbul Photo Awards 2019 winners announced
(WARNING: Attached photo is only available for news to promote Istanbul Photo Awards contest.) U.S.-based freelancer Terrell Groggins, 37, got second prize with "Revenge of the Defense/ Most Amazing Woman of all time" entitled photo in the Single Sports Category within the Istanbul Photo Awards 2019 which is Anadolu Agency's fifth international news photography contest. ( Terrell Groggins / Freelance - Anadolu Agency )Terrell Groggins / Freelance
Istanbul Photo Awards 2019 winners announced
(WARNING: Attached photo is only available for news to promote Istanbul Photo Awards contest.) Reuters photographer Lenoir Francois, 46, from Belgium, got third in the Single Sports Category with "F1 accident on Spa-Francorchamps" entitled photo within the Istanbul Photo Awards 2019 which is Anadolu Agency's fifth international news photography contest. ( Lenoir Francois / Reuters - Anadolu Agency )Lenoir Francois / Reuters
Istanbul Photo Awards 2019 winners announced
(WARNING: Attached photo is only available for news to promote Istanbul Photo Awards contest.) In the Story Sports category within the Istanbul Photo Awards 2019 which is Anadolu Agency's fifth international news photography contest, the top prize went to Iranian freelancer Forough Alaei, 30, with her "Stadium Girl" entitled photo series telling the story of a 22-year-old girl who disguised herself as a man to enter football stadiums. ( Forough Alaei / Freelance - Anadolu Agency )Forough Alaei / Freelance
Istanbul Photo Awards 2019 winners announced
(WARNING: Attached photo is only available for news to promote Istanbul Photo Awards contest.) Getty Images photojournalist Ezra Shaw, 45, got second prize in the Story Sports category with "Inspirational coach makes ready his team for winning season" entitled photo series within the Istanbul Photo Awards 2019 which is Anadolu Agency's fifth international news photography contest. ( Ezra Shaw / Getty Images - Anadolu Agency )Ezra Shaw / Getty Images
