The Moment of Silence

• Prize
  Silver in Press/War
• Photographer
  Ramin Hashempour, Canada

''All of a sudden, I noticed I'm jumping of the ground and floating in the air. In the beginning I did not feel physical pain but rather the shock and a giant bubble in absolute silence.I thought I was cut of from the reality as everything went numb''. Once a soldier and now a mobile phone technician and the father of two years old daughter. Nyi Myo is 31 years old who lost his left leg when he stepped on a landmine during a conflict in the eastern part of Myanmar. Landmines still wound and kill indiscriminately, posing a severe danger to human being even decades after the conflict has ended.

• Awards
  Tokyo International Foto Awards (TIFA) Gold Winner Editorial War and Conflict Tokyo International Foto Awards (TIFA) Honorable Mention International Photography Awards (IPA) 2nd place Winner Editorial War and Conflict Hamdan International Photography Awards , Finalist and Photo of the Day I SHOT IT Photo Contest by Leica Winner of Mark of Excellence International Photography Awards (IPA) 3rd place Winner, War and Conflict