Oskar Barnack Award
Leica Awards
Recognising passion
Oskar Barnack Award
The highly esteemed and coveted international award for high quality reportage photography has been presented since 1979, the year marking the 100th anniversary of the birth of Oskar Barnack. The prize is awarded by Leica Camera AG and also includes the presenting of a ‘Newcomer Award'. Find more information about the Oskar Barnack Award here:
Hall of fame award winners
The Leica Hall of Fame Award stands in a tradition of earlier awards initiated by Leica Camera AG to honour outstanding photographers. The prize is awarded to photographers who have rendered outstanding services to the Leica brand and to the genre of photography. The prize shall be awarded sporadically without competition and without the decision of a jury.
Steve McCurry
International fame
McCurry has been a documentary photographer for more than three decades. He became world-famous with his photograph of the "Afghan Girl" Sharbat Gula.
Nick Út
An icon of photography
Nick Út shot one of the best-known war images of all time minutes after four napalm bombs were dropped on the town of Trang Bang, Vietnam.
René Burri
Capturing overwhelming portraits
Burri is considered to be one of the best-known and most respected photographers of the 20th and 21st century.