Shamsazaran received the award for his collection “The Wind Will Take Us Away”, which covers the ongoing drought and mismanagement of the crisis in Iran’s southeastern province of Sistan-Baluchestan, the organizers announced last week.
As world’s oldest and most prestigious photojournalism program and contest, ROY is organized annually by the Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute at the University of Missouri.
Judging photos and selecting winners and photographers of the year in different categories will continue until March 1.
Source: Tehran Times