2019 HIGH NOTE GLOBAL PRIZE
Recipient : Sameer Al-Doumy
Title: Coffee Break
Description: “A married couple drink coffee in the remains of their home in Souma.”
Location: Syria
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2019 HIGH NOTE GLOBAL PRIZE
The 2019 Photography 4 Humanity High Note Global Prize competition received thousands of submissions from photographers all over the world who showcased the power of human rights through their imagery. The winner of the Photography 4 Humanity Global Prize was announced on UN Human Rights Day in conjunction with the opening of the Photography 4 Humanity Exhibition at the United Nations Headquarters in New York City.
2019 Photography 4 Humanity High Note Global Prize Recipient : Sameer Al-Doumy
Description: “A married couple drink coffee in the remains of their home in Souma.”
Location: Syria
View more of this photographer's work here .
2019 GLOBAL PRIZE RECIPIENT
The 2019 Photography 4 Humanity Global Prize competition received thousands of submissions from photographers all over the world who showcased the power of human rights through their imagery. The winner of the Photography 4 Humanity Global Prize was announced on UN Human Rights Day in conjunction with the opening of the Photography 4 Humanity Exhibition at the United Nations Headquarters in New York City.
2019 UNITED NATIONS EXHIBIT
The 2019 Photography 4 Humanity High Note Global Prize Recipient, Sameer Al-Doumy, was selected by an eminent jury of photo editors, journalists and human rights champions, and received a $5,000 USD cash prize and the winning photo was promoted in all relevant media worldwide. Sameer’s work and that of the Top 10 Finalists were featured at the 2019 Photography 4 Humanity Exhibit at the United Nations.
2019 UNITED NATIONS EXHIBIT
The 2019 Photography 4 Humanity Global Prize Recipient, Sameer Al-Doumy, was selected by an eminent jury of photo editors, journalists and human rights champions, and received a $5,000 USD cash prize and the winning photo was promoted in all relevant media worldwide. Sameer’s work and that of the Top 10 Finalists were featured at the 2019 Photography 4 Humanity Exhibit at the United Nations.
2019 GLOBAL PRIZE TOP 10 FINALISTS
Description: A pregnant woman from Mali, seeking asylum, awaits processing so she can move to a refugee camp.
Location: Italy
Date: August 2017
Photographer: Marco Panzetti
Description: Brothers, once shepherds from the village of Sardoush Marivan, lost limbs to land mines and now play in a pool.
Location: Iran
Date: September 2019
Photographer: Pouya Bayat
Description: A Rohingya refugee woman carries her son through the ocean after arriving on a boat in Bangladesh.
Location: Bangladesh
Date: July 2017
Photographer: K M Asad
Description: Victims of aggression comfort one another in a healing session.
Location: Guatemala
Date: April 2019
Photographer: Ester Pérez Berenguer
Description: A 14-year-old boy carries bricks in the Kathmandu Valley.
Location: Nepal
Date: April 2018
Photographer: Luca Catalano Gonzaga
Description: A young man seeking refuge climbs aboard a Portuguese ship.
Location: Mediterranean Sea
Date: October 2017
Photographer: Rui Caria
Description: Haitian men with disabilities from the 2010 earthquake practice soccer together.
Location: Haiti
Date: December 2016
Photographer: Javier Arcenillas
Description: Afghan boys seeking refuge travel 30 hours in a bus fuel tank to Tehran.
Location: Iran
Date: August 2018
Photographer: Enayat Asadi
Description: A woman sleeps on a trash pile beside the river in Dhaka.
Location: Bangladesh
Date: May 2019
Photographer: Saiful Islam
Description: A man with a developmental disability has become self-sufficient by processing and recycling plastic bottles in Chittagong.
Location: Bangladesh
Date: July 2019
Photographer: Mohammed Rubel
2019 GLOBAL PRIZE TOP 10 FINALISTS
Description: A pregnant woman from Mali, seeking asylum, awaits processing so she can move to a refugee camp.
Location: Italy
Date: August 2017
Photographer: Marco Panzetti
Description: Brothers, once shepherds from the village of Sardoush Marivan, lost limbs to land mines and now play in a pool.
Location: Iran
Date: September 2019
Photographer: Pouya Bayat
Description: A Rohingya refugee woman carries her son through the ocean after arriving on a boat in Bangladesh.
Location: Bangladesh
Date: July 2017
Photographer: K M Asad
Description: Victims of aggression comfort one another in a healing session.
Location: Guatemala
Date: April 2019
Photographer: Ester Pérez Berenguer
Description: A 14-year-old boy carries bricks in the Kathmandu Valley.
Location: Nepal
Date: April 2018
Photographer: Luca Catalano Gonzaga
Description: A young man seeking refuge climbs aboard a Portuguese ship.
Location: Mediterranean Sea
Date: October 2017
Photographer: Rui Caria
Description: Haitian men with disabilities from the 2010 earthquake practice soccer together.
Location: Haiti
Date: December 2016
Photographer: Javier Arcenillas
Description: Afghan boys seeking refuge travel 30 hours in a bus fuel tank to Tehran.
Location: Iran
Date: August 2018
Photographer: Enayat Asadi
Description: A woman sleeps on a trash pile beside the river in Dhaka.
Location: Bangladesh
Date: May 2019
Photographer: Saiful Islam
Description: A man with a developmental disability has become self-sufficient by processing and recycling plastic bottles in Chittagong.
Location: Bangladesh
Date: July 2019
Photographer: Mohammed Rubel
2019 GLOBAL PRIZE
TOP 10 FINALISTS
Description: A pregnant woman from Mali, seeking asylum, awaits processing so she can move to a refugee camp.
Location: Italy
Date: August 2017
Photographer: Marco Panzetti
Description: Brothers, once shepherds from the village of Sardoush Marivan, lost limbs to land mines and now play in a pool.
Location: Iran
Date: September 2019
Photographer: Pouya Bayat
Description: A Rohingya refugee woman carries her son through the ocean after arriving on a boat in Bangladesh.
Location: Bangladesh
Date: July 2017
Photographer: K M Asad
Description: Victims of aggression comfort one another in a healing session.
Location: Guatemala
Date: April 2019
Photographer: Ester Pérez Berenguer
Description: A 14-year-old boy carries bricks in the Kathmandu Valley.
Location: Nepal
Date: April 2018
Photographer: Luca Catalano Gonzaga
Description: A young man seeking refuge climbs aboard a Portuguese ship.
Location: Mediterranean Sea
Date: October 2017
Photographer: Rui Caria
Description: Haitian men with disabilities from the 2010 earthquake practice soccer together.
Location: Haiti
Date: December 2016
Photographer: Javier Arcenillas
Description: Afghan boys seeking refuge travel 30 hours in a bus fuel tank to Tehran.
Location: Iran
Date: August 2018
Photographer: Enayat Asadi
Description: A woman sleeps on a trash pile beside the river in Dhaka.
Location: Bangladesh
Date: May 2019
Photographer: Saiful Islam
Description: A man with a developmental disability has become self-sufficient by processing and recycling plastic bottles in Chittagong.
Location: Bangladesh
Date: July 2019
Photographer: Mohammed Rubel



















