More than forty war correspondents have gathered in Bayeux on October 13th and 14th to debate and award trophies in the following categories: photo, print, radio, television, grand format television, young reporter (print) and video image. Three honorary awards have been attributed: the Regional prize for students and trainees of Normandy (television), the Public’s Choice award (photo) and the Ouest-France – Jean Marin prize (print). Presided by Don McCullin, the international jury of the 30th edition of the Bayeux Calvados-Normandy Award for war correspondents has reached its verdict…

“It has been a great honor and a great experience to be here. We had two captivating days. Really stressfull on the first – especially on Saturday morning for me with the Photo Category – but captivating. Debates were quite interesting but difficult at the same time. It was not easy to decide the winners but every member of the jury was a generous and kind judge. The losers must not feel sad and the winners deserved what they got.”
Don McCullin

PHOTO TROPHY – INTERNATIONAL JURY
AWARDED BY NIKON

1st Prize

Siegfried MODOLA
Freelance
Au cœur de la rébellion birmane
MYANMAR

Karenni soldiers take shelter inside a drainage ditch as a mortar shell explodes close by during heavy clashes on April 16, 2023, in the village of Daw Nyay Khu, in Kayah (Karenni) State, eastern Myanmar (Burma). Two years after Myanmar plunged into civil war, the country’s military has increasingly taken drastic measures to destroy the uprising–with a heavy toll on the civilian population. In April this year, an airstrike by the junta killed 168 men, women and children. Last year the military struck a school with attack helicopters, killing several children. In the same month, an aerial bombing of a concert killed about 50 people. © Siegfried MODOLA
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2nd Prize

Evgeniy MALOLETKA
ASSOCIATED PRESS
War in Ukraine
UKRAINE

3rd Prize

Alessio MAMO
THE GUARDIAN
Crimes de guerre contre les civils
UKRAINE

TELEVISION TROPHY – INTERNATIONAL JURY
AWARDED BY AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL

1st Prize

Nick PATON WALSH
Brice LAINÉ
Natalie GALLON
Etant DUPAIN
CNN
Gangs gain the upper hand in the war with Haitian police
HAITI

2nd Prize

Quentin SOMMERVILLE
Darren CONWAY
BBC NEWS
Sur l’Ukraine, ligne zéro
UKRAINE

3rd Prize

Luc LACROIX
Artur KOUN
Alexandra DALSBAEK
France 2
Les deux visages de Marioupol occupée
UKRAINE

PHOTO TROPHY – PUBLIC’S CHOICE AWARD
SPONSORED BY THE FRENCH DEVELOPMENT AGENCY (AFD)

1st Prize

Paula BRONSTEIN
GETTY IMAGES
The consequences of Ukraine war
UKRAINE

KHARKIV, UKRAINE - A colorful sunset over military graves in the Kharkiv cemetery 18 on March15, 2023 in Kharkiv, Ukraine. The military section of this large cemetery is almost full as many soldiers come from Kharkiv. Many of the recent casualties were killed in Bakhmut as Ukrainian soldiers are being hit hard on three sides by Russian forces, taking many lives. (Photo by Paula Bronstein /Getty Images) The massive military section of Kharkiv cemetery number 18 is now almost completely full. It was a real shock to see so many more graves since my last visit over 3 months ago. Kharkiv is UkraineÕs second largest city having many who have joined the battle, recently Bakhmut has taken too many lives. On the day I took this sunset picture I had photographed five funerals in the morning, each family had their own priest so funerals were taking place all at the same time, it was overwhelming. I was emotionally drained, but told Mykola, my fixer and driver that I wanted to come back later in the day when the light had changed to reflect a different mood. I wasnÕt able to use the drone in this location, so I started taking photos standing on top of the car. As the sun was going down it became so beautiful, turning orange and pink, truly it was the image that I had hoped for. © Paula BRONSTEIN / Getty Images
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PRINT TROPHY – INTERNATIONAL JURY
AWARDED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF CALVADOS

1st Prize

Anthony LOYD
THE TIMES
L’otage oublié
IRAQ – SYRIA – MOROCCO

2nd Prize

Louis IMBERT
LE MONDE
Gaza – Cisjordanie
PALESTINE

3rd Prize

Florent VERGNES
XXI
Russafrique, les mercenaires de Poutine
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC

RADIO TROPHY – INTERNATIONAL JURY
AWARDED BY THE D-DAY LANDING COMMITTEE

1st Prize

Maurine MERCIER
RTS – FRANCE INFO
La double peine d’une mère victime de viols à Boutcha
UKRAINE

2nd Prize

Quentin SOMMERVILLE
BBC NEWS
Ligne de front en Ukraine
UKRAINE

3rd Prize

Jean Samuel MENTOR
HAITINEWS2000.NET
Haïti : le corps des femmes, terrain de guerre des bandits
HAITI

YOUNG REPORTER TROPHY (PRINT) – INTERNATIONAL JURY
AWARDED BY CRÉDIT AGRICOLE NORMANDIE

1st Prize

Francis FARREL
THE KYIV INDEPENDENT
Dans l’enfer de Bakhmout : des mois d’une rare violence
UKRAINE

GRAND FORMAT TELEVISION TROPHY – INTERNATIONAL JURY
AWARDED BY INTERNATIONAL CRISIS GROUP

1st Prize

Edward KAPROV
Daniel FAINBERG
Eugene TITOV
Coproduction MAGNETO PRESSE and POLKA
for ARTE REPORTAGE
Ukraine : un photographe dans la guerre
UKRAINE

2nd Prize

Philomène REMY
Quentin BAULIER
Sofia KOCHMAR-TYMOSHENKO
Alexandra DALSBAEK
Simon TERRASSIER
BFM TV
Russia: The Stolen Children of Ukraine
UKRAINE – RUSSIA

VIDEO IMAGE TROPHY – INTERNATIONAL JURY
AWARDED BY ARTE, FRANCE 24, FRANCE TÉLÉVISIONS

1st Prize

Quentin SOMMERVILLE
Darren CONWAY
BBC NEWS
Sur l’Ukraine, ligne zéro
UKRAINE

PRINT TROPHY – OUEST-FRANCE – JEAN MARIN

1st Prize

Louis IMBERT
LE MONDE
Gaza – Cisjordanie
PALESTINE

TELEVISION TROPHY – REGIONAL PRIZE FOR STUDENTS AND TRAINEES OF NORMANDY

1st Prize

Nick PATON WALSH
Brice LAINÉ
Natalie GALLON
Etant DUPAIN
CNN
Gangs gain the upper hand in war with Haitian police
HAITI

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