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Pictures of the Year Asia 2022 Results
We are pleased to announce the results of Pictures of the Year Asia 2022 competition which was judged 8 — 10 April 2022.
Modelled after the prestigious Pictures of the Year International (POYi), POY Asia was created in 2020 by and for photographers from Asia. POY Asia is an official program of POYi.
Inspired by POYi’s guiding principle of “Show truth with a camera,” POY Asia is committed to seeing the world from an Asian perspective.
The 10 judges awarded the 2022 Photographer of the Year, Asia to Roman Pilipey, a China-based Ukrainian photojournalist with EPA.
In addition, the judges also recognized 29 Finalists, 31 Awards of Excellence in 10 categories.
The winners this year came from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Canada, China, Hong Kong, France, India, Indonesia, Iran, Israel, Kyrgyzstan, Malaysia, Myanmar, Palestine, Philippines, Russia, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, USA.
11 winners won in more than one category, and 11 of the overall winners are won by women/non-binary photographers.
40 awards are won by independent photographers.
First Place
Ulet Ifansasti
Independent
Indonesia
Finalist
Garry Lotulung
Independent
Indonesia
Finalist
Anindito Mukherjee
Independent
India
Finalist
Meysam Maleki Qazvini
Independent
Iran
Finalist
Anupam Nath
AP
India
Award of Excellence
Karma Bhutia
Zuma Press
India
Award of Excellence
Shin Wei Chang
Central News Agency
Taiwan
Award of Excellence
Firdaus Latif
Malay Mail
Malaysia
First Place
Ali Khara
Independent
Iran/Afghanistan
Finalist
Myay Ni Gone
Sacca Photo
Myanmar
Finalist
Erdem Sahin
EPA
Turkey
Finalist
Ohad Zwigenberg
Haaretz
Israel
Award of Excellence
Mustafa Hassona
Anadolu Agency
Palestine
Award of Excellence
Lauren DeCicca
Independent
USA/Thailand
Award of Excellence
Dar Yasin
AP
India
First Place
Marcus Yam
Los Angeles Times
USA
Finalist
Jai Thakur
Independent
India
Finalist
Majid Saeedi
Independent
Iran
Finalist
Santanu Dey
Independent
India
Finalist
Sergei Stroitelev
Independent
Russia
Award of Excellence
Watsamon Tri-yasakda
Women Photograph
Thailand
Award of Excellence
Aytaç Ünal
Anadolu Agency
Turkey
First Place
Amin Nazari
Independent
Iran
Finalist
Jianxing Zhu
Xijiang Daily
China
Finalist
Agoes Rudianto
Independent
Indonesia
Award of Excellence
Erdem Sahin
EPA
Turkey
Award of Excellence
Sebnem Coskun
Anadolu Agency
Turkey
Award of Excellence
Ezra Acayan
New York Times
Philippines
First Place
Ata Ranjbar Zeydanloo
Independent
Iran
Finalist
Qiang Li
Yihe Images
China
Finalist
Ebrahim Alipoor
Independent
Iran
Award of Excellence
Nikolay Losev
Independent
Russia
Award of Excellence
Ebrahim Alipoor
Independent
Iran
Award of Excellence
Yam G Jun
Independent
Malaysia/Kyrgyzstan
Award of Excellence
Sorrow & Defiance: Under Taliban rule, Afghan women navigate a landscape of loss
Marcus Yam
Los Angeles Times
USA
Award of Excellence
Self-Immolation among the Kurdish Women
Shaghayegh Moradiannejad
Independent
Iran/Canada
Winner
Roman Pilipey
EPA
Ukraine/China
Finalist
Marcus Yam
Los Angeles Times
USA
Finalist
Ezra Acayan
Getty Images/New York Times
Philippines
Finalist
Ta Mwe
Sacca Photo
Myanmar
Award of Excellence
Sergei Stroitelev
Independent
Russia
Award of Excellence
Dar Yasin
AP
India
Quick links: Introduction / Categories / Rules / Judges / Moderators / Coordinators / Awards / Sponsors / Key Dates / Who Can Participate? / How to Participate? / Archives / FAQs
Pictures of the Year International is proud to announce the creation of Pictures of the Year Asia, a program aimed at promoting Asia-based photographers. Inspired by POYi’s guiding principle of “Show truth with a camera,” POY Asia is committed to seeing the world from an Asian perspective.
POY Asia is created by and for photographers working and living in Asia. Kay-Chin Tay of Singapore is serving as a Co-Director. Prashant Panjiar of India, Tanya Habjouqa of Jordan and Maye-E Wong, a Singaporean based in USA, are the Founding Advisors. POYi Director Lynden Steele is a Co-Director and will serve in a supporting role.
In 2021, the group launched its first competition modelled after POYi. Please click here to go to the contest microsite.
Mission Statement
Our mission is to increase the representation of Asian photographers and stories by celebrating and sharing excellence in documentary and artistic visual storytelling throughout Asia. Through POY Asia, we hope to strengthen the growing photo community via competitions, exhibitions, publications and educational programs.
“Show truth with a camera,” as stated by POYi founder Cliff Edom in 1944, remains our guiding principle. We believe it is critical for people to see the news and issues that are shaping Asia through the eyes of those who live here every single day.
Quick links: For Asians, By Asians / Mission Statement / Founding Advisors / Staff / The POY Family / Contact Us
On The Record
Interview with Arin Yoon
A photographer who lives in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas with her husband and two young children, Arin Yoon exemplifies the spirit of ‘pointing the camera inward’. As a military spouse herself, her current work deals with the everyday lives of military families. Often alone with their children when her husband is away on long assignments for the Army, the South Korea-born artist who immigrated to the US when she was five uses her camera to tell her story, as well as the stories of others.
Quick links: Bryan van der Beek / Yehyun Kim / Prashant Panjiar / Cheryl Wee & Byeongsik Lim / Cindy Liu
Events
POY Asia Presents 2021
When we created POY Asia, we made a pledge that we will not just be about a competition; and that education and robust exchange are necessary for our profession to grow. It is a well-proven fact that there are more visual storytelling talents in Asia than publicly acknowledged. We at POY Asia believe we have both responsibility and opportunity to help bring more stories and talents to the spotlight. We hope that in years to come, POY Asia Presents will become a gathering to look forward to.
Quick links: Introduction / Presenters / Schedule / Sponsors / Resources / Archives
The Covid Experience
Dispatches from Asia
Since the beginning of 2020, the number of Covid-19 cases worldwide has grown exponentially with no end in sight. No one has been spared the impact of Covid-19. The aggressive spread of this pandemic means we are required to spend more time in isolation and maintain a wider distance from others, even at times of great need. Occasionally, it can feel as if we are all alone in this, even though we are told that we are in this together.