Category: IAFOR Documentary Photography Award
COMMENDED ENTRY – YUYANG LIU
Yuyang Liu Project Title: 5986 Kilometers Project Description As a result of violent events led by Uyghur’s separatist forces that have been frequently taking place in China since 2009, the Chinese central government is providing the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region...
WINNERS 2015
Announcing the winners of the IAFOR Documentary Photography Award 2015
GRAND PRIZE – HOSAM KATAN
Hosam Katan Project Title: “Syria” Project Description My name is Hosam Katan and I am a 21 year old photographer from Syria. I was a student before the civil war in Syria. When the war began in my area I...
SECOND PLACE – YASMIN BALAI
Yasmin Balai Project Title: “Silver Linings” Project Description With the fall of Ceausescu in 1989, so fell a part of society. Under the pressure of the dictator’s abortion policies in order to increase the country’s population to strengthen the economy,...
THIRD PLACE – ROMAIN CHAMPALAUNE
Romain Champalaune Project Title: “Samsung Galaxy” Project Description After the Korean war (1950-53), South Korea was one of the poorest countries in the world. Yet, less than thirty years later, it became the world’s 15th largest economy. This success can...
COMMENDED ENTRY – OLGA INGURAZOVA
Olga Ingurazova Project Title: “Scars of Independence” Project Description A disputed region on the east coast of the Black Sea, Abkhazia was once a prosperous subtropical resort. However following the disintegration of the Soviet Union and the civil war resulting...
