Winners of the inaugural Magnum and LensCulture photograph award announced

Twelve international photographers have been announced as the winners of the inaugural Magnum and LensCulture Photography Award. The legendary photography agency, Magnum Photos, and LensCulture have joined forces for the first time to produce this opportunity to recognise, reward and support photographic talent.

This photo was shot in a dying coal-mining town, St Charles, which is situated in the beautiful Appalachian Mountains behind the fog. © Hannah Modigh. Portrait Single Image Winner, Magnum and LensCulture Photography Awards 2016

This photo was shot in a dying coal-mining town, St Charles, which is situated in the beautiful Appalachian Mountains behind the fog. © Hannah Modigh. Portrait Single Image Winner, Magnum and LensCulture Photography Awards 2016

Each photographer has won a cash prize, but beyond this, international exposure through Magnum Photos and LensCulture’s combined international audience of over four million, a presence at 30 international photography festivals and access to expert guidance.

The series winners are: Street: Dougie Wallace, United Kingdom for “Harrodsburg”; Portrait: Jens Juul, Denmark for “Six Degrees of Copenhagen”; Photojournalism: Sandra Hoyn, Germany for “The Longing of the Others”; Open: Julián Barón García, Spain for “C.E.N.S.U.R.A.”; Fine Art: Aaron Hardin, United States for “The 13th Spring”; and Documentary: Mauricio Lima, Brazil for “Refugees”.

The single image winners are: Street: Ofir Barak, Israel — “Mea Sharim”; Portrait: Hannah Modigh, Sweden — “Hillbilly heroin, honey”; Photojournalism: Valery Melnikov, Russian Federation — “At the Last Second”; Open: Asger Ladefoged, Denmark — “Daesh”; Fine Art: Kyle Weeks, South Africa — “Palm Wine Collector, Kunene Region, Namibia. 2015” and Documentary: Cris Toala Olivares, The Netherlands — “Ni’lin”.

In addition, twenty finalists have also been selected, five students have been picked for the ‘Student Spotlight’ awards to celebrate up-and-coming talent, and each juror has selected one photographer for ‘Juror’s Pick’. For more details visit Lensculture.com.

Via direct submission | All image credits within captions; main image – This photo was shot in a dying coal-mining town, St Charles, which is situated in the beautiful Appalachian Mountains behind the fog. © Hannah Modigh. Portrait Single Image Winner, Magnum and LensCulture Photography Awards 2016

Dad & Josephine © Aaron Hardin. Fine Art Series Winner, Magnum and LensCulture Photography Awards 2016

Dad & Josephine © Aaron Hardin. Fine Art Series Winner, Magnum and LensCulture Photography Awards 2016

Israeli soldiers shoot tear gas during a demonstration against Israel's controversial separation barrier in the West Bank village of Nilin. © Cris Toala Olivares / De Beeldunie. Documentary Single Image Winner, Magnum and LensCulture Photography Awards 2016

Israeli soldiers shoot tear gas during a demonstration against Israel's controversial separation barrier in the West Bank village of Nilin. © Cris Toala Olivares / De Beeldunie. Documentary Single Image Winner, Magnum and LensCulture Photography Awards 2016

Harrodsburg © Dougie Wallace / INSTITE. Street Series Winner, Magnum and LensCulture Photography Awards 2016

Harrodsburg © Dougie Wallace / INSTITE. Street Series Winner, Magnum and LensCulture Photography Awards 2016

Palm Wine Collector, Kunene Region, Namibia. 2015. © Kyle Weeks. Fine Art Single Image Winner, Magnum and LensCulture Photography Awards 2016

Palm Wine Collector, Kunene Region, Namibia. 2015. © Kyle Weeks. Fine Art Single Image Winner, Magnum and LensCulture Photography Awards 2016

Six Degrees of Copenhagen © Jens Juul. Portrait Series Winner, Magnum and LensCulture  Photography Awards 2016

Six Degrees of Copenhagen © Jens Juul. Portrait Series Winner, Magnum and LensCulture Photography Awards 2016

C.E.N.S.U.R.A. © Julián Barón, Open Series Winner, Magnum and LensCulture Photography Awards 2016

C.E.N.S.U.R.A. © Julián Barón, Open Series Winner, Magnum and LensCulture Photography Awards 2016

Horgos, Serbia, August 30, 2015. At dusk, Roujin Sheikho, on the left, carries her daughter Widad followed by her son Nabih, on the right. This group walks among other refugees from Syria, who are allowed to cross the barbed wire in the dark into Hungary, on their long road to Sweden. © Mauricio Lima. Documentary Series Winner, Magnum and LensCulture Photography Awards 2016

Horgos, Serbia, August 30, 2015. At dusk, Roujin Sheikho, on the left, carries her daughter Widad followed by her son Nabih, on the right. This group walks among other refugees from Syria, who are allowed to cross the barbed wire in the dark into Hungary, on their long road to Sweden. © Mauricio Lima. Documentary Series Winner, Magnum and LensCulture Photography Awards 2016

Ahmad, a young man in his early twenties, is a member of ISIS (The Islamic State in Iraq and Syria). In February 2015, Kurdish YPG militia arrested him after he was seen and revealed in their territory in the northeastern part of Syria. © Asger Ladefoged. Open Single Image Winner, Magnum and LensCulture Photography Awards 2016

Ahmad, a young man in his early twenties, is a member of ISIS (The Islamic State in Iraq and Syria). In February 2015, Kurdish YPG militia arrested him after he was seen and revealed in their territory in the northeastern part of Syria. © Asger Ladefoged. Open Single Image Winner, Magnum and LensCulture Photography Awards 2016

Civilians escape from a fire at a house destroyed by an air attack in Donbass, a village in Luhanskaya, eastern Ukraine, on July 2, 2014. © Valery Melnikov. Photojournalism Single Image Winner, Magnum and LensCulture Photography Awards 2016

Civilians escape from a fire at a house destroyed by an air attack in Donbass, a village in Luhanskaya, eastern Ukraine, on July 2, 2014. © Valery Melnikov. Photojournalism Single Image Winner, Magnum and LensCulture Photography Awards 2016

Kajol with a customer. She thinks she is 17 years but does not know her exact age. She was married for 9 years. Her aunt sold her to the Kandapara brothel. She has a 6-month old son, Mehedi. Two weeks after the birth, she was forced to have sex again with customers. Because of the baby, her business has not been so good. © Sandra Hoyn. Photojournalism Series Winner, Magnum and LensCulture Photography Awards 2016.

Kajol with a customer. She thinks she is 17 years but does not know her exact age. She was married for 9 years. Her aunt sold her to the Kandapara brothel. She has a 6-month old son, Mehedi. Two weeks after the birth, she was forced to have sex again with customers. Because of the baby, her business has not been so good. © Sandra Hoyn. Photojournalism Series Winner, Magnum and LensCulture Photography Awards 2016.

Passover preparations, Mea Shearim. Passover is a holiday in which the Jewish people commemorate their liberation, by God, from slavery in Egypt as well as their freedom as a nation under the leadership of Moses. Passover preparations are very chaotic. There are large centers, scattered in different locations across the neighborhood, where each group of residents burn their old bread to make room for something new. This type of bread is made especially for Passover and is named

Passover preparations, Mea Shearim. Passover is a holiday in which the Jewish people commemorate their liberation, by God, from slavery in Egypt as well as their freedom as a nation under the leadership of Moses. Passover preparations are very chaotic. There are large centers, scattered in different locations across the neighborhood, where each group of residents burn their old bread to make room for something new. This type of bread is made especially for Passover and is named "Matza." I took a

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