Presented here are the winners’ photographs. Join us in congratulating Frank and Piotr!
The Leica Oskar Barnack Award 2012 recorded a new record of over 2,800 entries. Professional photographers from 101 countries took part in the competition. The majority of this year’s submissions came from Germany, China and the USA. The jury members included: Bruce Gilden, Magnum photographer; Stephan Erfurt, director of the C/O Berlin; Valérie Fougeirol, creative director of the Magnum Gallery in Paris, Karin Rehn-Kaufmann, artistic director of the Leica Galerie in Salzburg and Brigitte Schaller, art director of Leica Fotografie International magazine. All portfolios entered for the Leica Oskar Barnack Award 2012 can be viewed here. The 10 Oskar Barnack Award finalists will be announced on July 3.

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