An aerial view of a hippodrome as people play handball on camels for the first time in the world during the "2022 World Cup and Camels" event in Al-Shahaniya, Qatar on December 15, 2022.

Award of Excellence

Erçin Ertürk
Anadolu Agency
Turkey

Ercin Erturk is a Turkish photojournalist born in Sinop, Turkey, in 1988. After journalism studies, he started working for Anadolu Agency in Ankara in 2011 as staff photojournalist.

[ RECREATIONAL & TRADITIONAL SPORTS ] A single photograph that celebrates the role sports play in the community. Images may show the emotional highlights of players on the field or the reactions of fans. Local, traditional, and obscure games which are often neglected in mainstream media are welcome in this category. The pictures must be from non-professional settings. Each participant is allowed to enter up to 10 images. The images must be taken in 2022.

Judges for Recreational & Traditional Sports
Sandipa Malakar
Willy Kurniawan
Zhou Yang
Ki-Ho Park
Suzanne Lee
Quick links