Winners of world’s richest photographic awards announced

‘Duty’ by Ary Bassous (Brazil), the Grand Winner of ‘Humanity’ (Image credit: © Ary Bassous)

Brazilian photographer Ary Bassous has bagged the Grand Prize in ‘Humanity’, the tenth edition of the Hamdan International Photography Award (HIPA).

Titled ‘Duty’, his entry depicts medic Dr Juliana Ribeiro having worked continuously for eight hours in the emergency room tending patients infected with the Covid-19 virus.

HIPA Humanity winners image 2 — **2021 Grand Prize Winner:** **‘Duty’, by Ary Bassous (Brazil)** “Dr Juliana Ribeiro has just taken off her protective gear for lunch, after eight hours of continuous work in the Covid-19 emergency room. Clear signs of prolonged and repeated use of this type of equipment appear on her face. Her features reflect great effort and extreme fatigue due to the human commitment to her moral duty. What grabs you is the hint of sadness in her face as she feels the pain for humanity, as deaths in Brazil exceeded half a million people due to the pandemic. This photo was taken at the University Hospital Clementino Fraga Velho in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.” (Image credit: © Ary Bassous)

HIPA Humanity winners image 3 — **2021 2nd place: ‘Embrace’, by Ilhan Kilonc (Turkey)** “During the Covid-19 pandemic, much of the world’s population experienced the pain of being away from their loved ones. However, the extent of the psychological impact inflicted on healthcare workers was more profound. Not only are they on the front line, experiencing first-hand the devastation of the pandemic, and exposed to the danger of the virus, but they are unable to go home and be reunited with their loved ones – especially their children.” (Image credit: © Ilhan Kilonc)

HIPA Humanity winners image 4 — **2021 1st Place, Portfolio: ‘Above The Polar Regions’, by Florian Ledoux (France)** “The Arctic and Antarctica are both facing a range of quick changes. These regions are clearly challenging places to live, and the few animals that make it their home have adapted to face the extreme winter conditions. This series reveals and celebrates, from an aerial point of view, the beauty of the incredible frozen landscapes and the wildlife living at the edge of the ice.” (Image credit: © Florian Ledoux)

HIPA Humanity winners image 7 — **2021 3rd Place, Humanity: ‘Blast Scars’, by Marc Abou Jaoude (Lebanon)** “6 August, 2020. In the aftermath of the Beirut explosion, an injured truck driver stands inside the port, at the same location where he was at the moment of the explosion two days ago. Despite the massive destruction and the large number of dead and wounded, this driver was lucky enough to live and witness another day.” (Image credit: © Marc Abou Jaoude)

HIPA Humanity winners image 8 — **2021 1st Place, Humanity: ‘Hugs to Survive’, by Mads Nissen (Denmark)** “85-year-old Rosa Luzia Lonardi is hugged by nurse Adriana Silva da Costa Souza; the first hug Rosa has received in five months. In March 2020, nursing homes across Brazil closed their doors to all visitors, preventing millions from visiting elderly relatives, as authorities gave instructions to reduce physical contact to a minimum. But in Viva Beam, an old house outside São Paulo, a new simple innovation called the ‘hug curtain’ was allowed where people could see and hug their loved ones without risking their lives. For those without visitors, volunteers and staff provided that humanitarian support. As they say at Viva Beam, ‘Everyone deserves a good hug’.” (Image credit: © Mads Nissen)

HIPA Humanity winners image 9 — **1st Place, Black and White: ‘The Social Distance’, by Giuseppe Cocchieri (Italy)** “A concert before the Covid-19 pandemic. The poet Giuseppe Ungaretti said that poetry contains a mystery, and that poetry cannot be called poetry if it does not communicate this sense of mystery. For me, photography, as for other forms of art, is above all this. Therefore, describing a mystery is not possible. The photographer, however, wants to share their emotions through an image, hoping that it can arouse the same feeling in others.” (Image credit: © Giuseppe Cocchieri)

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Niall is the editor of Digital Camera Magazine, and has been shooting on interchangeable lens cameras for over 20 years, and on various point-and-shoot models for years before that.

Working alongside professional photographers for many years as a jobbing journalist gave Niall the curiosity to also start working on the other side of the lens. These days his favored shooting subjects include wildlife, travel and street photography, and he also enjoys dabbling with studio still life.

On the site you will see him writing photographer profiles, asking questions for Q&As and interviews, reporting on the latest and most noteworthy photography competitions, and sharing his knowledge on website building.

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