International - Unicef photo 2023: Girls playing in the shadow of war
The Unicef Photo of the Year focuses on childlike light-heartedness in the midst of the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine. The winning picture by Polish photographer Patryk Jaracz shows three girls in a meadow in western Ukraine. One of them is learning to ride a bicycle, while a cloud of black smoke rises from an oil storage facility in the background. The winning photos were presented in Berlin on Thursday.
Jaracz had captured a "very moving scene with a very oppressive contrast", said Unicef patron Elke Büdenbender, the wife of German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier. "The war hangs over the children's everyday lives like a really dark cloud." Nevertheless, it also shows hope.
The second prize goes to German photographer Oliver Weiken, who took a look at child labor in Afghanistan. The third prize goes to Russian-born Natalya Saprunova, who photographed the children of an indigenous people in Russia. Seven other reportages will be honored, including a photo series about the diabetic warning dog Enya and her owner Johannes (11).
Once a year, Unicef Germany honors photos and photo reportages that document the personality and living conditions of children in an outstanding way in the international and unprized competition. The pictures will be on public display at the Willy Brandt House in Berlin from the beginning of February.
Information on the Unicef Photo of the Year PM on the Unicef Photo of the Year 2023
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Source: www.stern.de
