Open Award Single Photo Gold Prize: Alma and Alzheimers - Jason Parnell-Brookes (United Kingdom)

The winners of Nikon's Photo Contest (2018-2019) have been announced and the 3 category winners were chosen from a record 97,369 submissions from 33,000 participants in 170 countries and regions.

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Submissions were invited in three categories: Open, Next Generation and Short Film and the winners were selected by an independent international panel of judges, led by world-renowned art director Neville Brody, who reprised his role as lead judge from the previous year.

Reflecting on this year’s Nikon Photo Contest, Neville Brody said: "This competition asks a lot of questions, including ‘What is the role of photography in the future?’. Photography changes our lives. It’s everywhere we look, and these days our world is seen more in images than words. It’s an international language that influences the way we are as people and as a society, and can only become more significant. The variety of imagery that has made it through to the awards - the narratives, the connections, and the surprises – will inspire a fascinating debate about the world we live in and how we view it."

Open Award Photo Story Gold Prize: Hope - Thaib Chaidar (Indonesia)

Winners of the gold, silver, and bronze awards for each category were selected using a variety of criteria, including their suitability to the category’s theme, the strength of the message, and the level of creativity. In addition to the five gold awards, one submission received the Participants' Choice prize and another special prize was awarded to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Nikon Photo Contest. In total, 47 awards were given.

Nikon Photo Contest 2018-2019 Winners:

• Open Award Single Photo Gold Prize: Alma and Alzheimers - Jason Parnell-Brookes (United Kingdom)
• Open Award Photo Story Gold Prize: Hope - Thaib Chaidar (Indonesia)
• Next Generation Single Photo Gold Prize: Ayimpoka - Sara De Antonio Feu (Spain)
• Next Generation Photo Story Gold Prize: Fanghua (Fanghua - Moments in Our Youthful Days)  - Tu Jinghan (China)
• Short film Gold Prize: Exulansis  - Sara Crochet (USA)

The announcement of the Grand Prize winner will be made at the official award ceremony in Tokyo on 23rd August 2019. All winning photos and videos can be found on the Nikon Photo Contest 2018-2019 website, along with their submission details.