“The photos are of high quality, covering all kinds of fields; both arty and journalistic and creative so we are very happy from what we saw.”

Marion Mertens

Istanbul Photo Awards 2017 Jury President Senior Digital Editor, Paris Match

“It is a very well-organized competition. I am very proud with the selection of the stories. What we chose is very important for community, for journalists to understand what is important.”

Yuri Kozyrev

Istanbul Photo Awards 2017 Jury Member Photojournalist, NOOR Images

“The best photographers in the world are participating in this award, which shows the expertise of the competition which started a few years ago.”

Cameron Spencer

Istanbul Photo Awards 2017 Jury Member Sports Photographer, Getty Images

Mosul, Aleppo, refugees and protests...

Conflicts that topped the world’s agenda in 2015 did not ease the following year. Through their lenses, news photographers continued telling the world about important stories and critical developments such as terror attacks and wars.

A jury of international experts gathered in March in Cappadocia to deliver their verdicts on the winners of Anadolu Agency’s Istanbul Photo Awards 2017.

Istanbul Photo Awards 2017 received more than 25,000 photos from photographers around the world. After the early eliminations, the jury picked the strongest photo based on content, aesthetics and technical aspect in the final round.

In this exhibition, the most important global events of 2016 are displayed. Besides the striking news pictures, you will find sports, portrait, nature and environment images.