UNICEF Photo of the Year 2010: Honorable Mentions
In addition to the winning photo series, the independent jury also awarded seven honorable mentions. The stories show children from many different countries all over the world.
Christoph Gödan
Tanzania: Brave water carriers
Water, for us a matter of course – available anytime. But in places where clean water does not simply run from the tap, the value of this elixir of life increases dramatically.
Ed Ou
Somalia: Children in arms
The number of children among soldiers in Somalia is growing. The affected children are usually recruited from poor families.
Fara Phoebe Zetsche
Germany: Victims of hoarding at home
Fara Phoebe Zetzsche documented the situation of people who are not able to master their daily life.
Fernando Moleres
Sierra Leone: Merciless justice
Fernando Moleres learned of a non-existing jurisdiction and saw a deeply inhumane form of imprisonment.
Javier Arcenilas
Bangladesh: Refugees from Myanmar
They belong to the Rohingya, an ethnic Muslim group fled from Myanmar to Bangladesh due to persecution and oppression by Myanmar’s military junta.
Leslie Alsheimer
Uganda: Lust for life
Is the whole world a vale of tears? Particularly on the black continent? American photographer Leslie Alsheimer wants to provide us with a different view.
Rania Matar
Puberty: The search for a new self
Rania Matar is quite familiar with the demands of adolescents. She approached these lovable hybrid beings in an unbiased and unprejudiced manner.