Premiere: Ringier presents Photo Award

Michael Ringier presented the Ringier Photo Award for the first time this year. The first prize of 5000 Swiss francs went to Horia Calaceanu from Romania for his photo of a desperate woman in front of her house in the Timis district, which was destroyed by floods. Miklós Teknos from Hungary won second prize and received 3000 francs for his picture of a Jewish ceremony in Budapest. The third prize, worth CHF 2000, also went to Romania, to Darius Mitrache, for his photo of a man surprised by floods in the Dolj district. The Ringier Photo Award honors the best photos that have appeared in a Ringier title in the previous year. The submitted photos were judged by a 15-member jury. All submitted pictures can be viewed at Ringier.ch/photoaward. The pictures will also be on display in a traveling exhibition at Ringier locations in the various countries.