UNICEF Photo of the Year 2019: Hartmut Schwarzbach wins the award

No medal for bravery. Soldiers wounded in war are often given medals for bravery. Wounded children, if they are lucky, are given prostheses. Andrew Quilty shows in this disturbing image seven Afghan children from a remote village in the district of Surkh Rod.

3rd Prize: Antonio Aragón Renuncio

In the underworld. Exhaustion is written all over his face: For this boy, gold is not a promise - it’s a scourge. Antonio Aragón Renuncio documented the hardships of Burkina Faso’s gold-seeking children – and followed them even to the cemeteries where so many of them now lie.

Honorable Mentions

In addition to the winning photo series, the independent jury also awarded nine honorable mentions. The stories show children from many different countries all over the world.

Honorable Mentions

Press Release

Poverty, environmental pollution and child labor. In his winning photo, German photographer Hartmut Schwarzbach portrays 13-year-old Wenie, fishing plastic bottles out of the water in the harbor of Manila.

The Contest

Renowned photographers from all over the world take part in the contest. An independent jury decides upon the winner.

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