A photo of riot police preventing the Istanbul Pride march in June 2016, wins the sixth edition of the international Pride Photo Award. The photo was made by Turkish photo journalist Akin Celiktas. The award ceremony and the official opening of the exhibition take place on Friday 16 September in the historic Old Church in
For this sixth edition of the contest we have received nearly 3.700 images from all over the world. Photographers of over 70 nationalities have sent in their best work, breaking last year’s record, and making the contest a truly international celebration of diversity, in style with the coming Europride, hosted in Amsterdam this year. The
We are proud to introduce Pride Photo Award’s new chair of the board: editor, writer and opinion-maker Margriet van der Linden. As she explains in a short video interview (in Dutch) conducted by our Film Team, for her Pride Photo Award is about the individual’s right to freedom in all aspects of life. Her