The National Geographic All Roads Photography Award recognizes and supports talented international storytellers whose still photography documents their changing cultures and communities. Each year up to four photographers are awarded, and their photo essays are exhibited at the All Roads Film Festival and other cities around the world.

Photography Award Exhibit
On display September 1 through November 13 at the National Geographic Society outdoor courtyard.

And the winners are…
The 2011 Photography Award recipients are:

Samer Mohdad (Lebanon)
Pioneer Photographer Award
Photo essay “Mes Arabies”

Kuang Huimin (China)
Mid-career Photographer Award
Photo essay “Changes During 20 years in the old Miao village—Basha”

Ernesto Benavides (Peru)
Emerging Photographer Award
Photo essay “The Fallout of the Guano Fever”

View the 2011 All Roads Photography Gallery Here

Candidates for the awards are nominated by an international advisory board of leaders from the photography industry and representatives from the National Geographic Society.

Selection Criteria

• Award recipients must be from an indigenous or minority culture within their countries of origin.
• Award recipients’ work must document their changing cultures and community and represent a recent body of work (within the last two years).
• Potential recipients must be living in the countries that they are documenting.
• Awards are based on artistic merit in combination with the photojournalistic focus of the project.