WINNERS 2022

 

UNESCO is pleased to announce the winners of the third edition of the international photo contest "Youth Eyes on the Silk Roads".

This contest offers an exciting opportunity for young people from all over the world to capture their understanding of the shared heritage of the Silk Roads through the lens of their camera. The 4th edition of the contest focused on the Faith and Spiritualities and Living Together themes.

Scroll the page to discover the winners in each age category:

Category 1: 14-17 years old and Category 2: 18-25 years old

 

 

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WINNERS – CATEGORY 1

14-17 YEARS OLD

1st Prize

Ray of light on a Buddha Statue in Bagan

Aung Khant Kyaw

Myanmar, 15 years old

 

Photo theme: Faith and Spiritualities

 

After cleaning an ancient Buddha Image, a young monk is praying and Homage to the Buddha statue.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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2nd Prize

The Nine Emperor Gods Festival

Matthew Lam Run Yao

Singapore, 16 years old

 

Photo theme: Faith and Spiritualities

 

The Nine Emperor Gods festival is celebrated in Singapore every year. Deities originating from Southern China are worshipped for health and protection against disease.

3rd Prize

Prayer Wheel

Indigo Larmour

Ireland, 14 years old

 

Photo theme: Faith and Spiritualities

 

In many Buddhist countries, such as Nepal, you'll find elaborately decorated prayer wheels being turned by worshippers, often with a set of prayer beads in their hands.

 

HONOURABLE MENTIONS – CATEGORY 1

14-17 YEARS OLD

Honourable Mention 1

Love between faith and colour

Ayush Krishna Tripathi

India, 17 years old

 

Photo theme: Faith and Spiritualities

 

Young people celebrate Holi, the festival of colours, in Uttar Pradesh, India. During this festival people of all different backgrounds express their love and respect through bright colours.

 

 

 

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Honourable Mention 2

Reclaiming a lost art: The carpet weavers of Borchali

Nicolo Vincenzo Malvestuto

Georgia, 17 years old

 

Photo theme: Living together

 

Two women discuss the best techniques to create an exact replica of the rug they are studying. In the Kvemo Kartli region, traditionally girls are taught to weave by their mothers and grandmothers. 

 

WINNERS – CATEGORY 2

18-25 YEARS OLD

1st prize

Ramadan meals among the ruins in Idlib, Syria

Mouneb Taim

Syrian Arab Republic, 21 years old

 

Photo theme: Living together

 

Neither the war nor the destruction prevented the people from holding a group breakfast for the people, which was an important habit for them in the month of Ramadan, which made them determined and determined to revive a group breakfast among each other on the rubble.

 

 

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2nd prize

Labour in Bangladesh

Muhammad Saidul Islam

Bangladesh, 19 years old

 

Photo theme: Living together 

Labourers in Bangladesh transport sand across a river from ships to trucks. They work hard to afford an education for their children. 

3rd prize

Prayer

Hao Jie

China, 24 years old

 

Photo theme: Faith and Spiritualities

 

The Hakka people in Tulou, Fujian Province, China light incense and ask for blessings during the late autumn and early winter. This is a traditional folk festival in which collective prayers for a bumper harvest and the prevention of disasters are made.

 

HONOURABLE MENTIONS – CATEGORY 2

18-25 YEARS OLD

Honourable Mention 1

Dungan wedding

Aida Zamirbekova

Kyrgyzstan, 21 years old

 

Photo theme: Living together

 

Preparations for a traditional Dungan wedding are made. The Dungan are one of Kyrgyzstan’s many diverse ethnic groups with unique traditions.

 

 

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Honourable Mention 2

Compass

Yafet Gebremeskel

Ethiopia, 24 years old

 

Photo theme: Faith and Spiritualities

 

Those who forge their path with faith in a compass are content in life whilst those who wonder aimlessly in the wilderness feel lost and disheartened.

 

 

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