{"id":1037532,"date":"2018-04-22T01:36:28","date_gmt":"2018-04-22T05:36:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bocskairadio.org\/?p=1037532"},"modified":"2018-04-22T01:36:28","modified_gmt":"2018-04-22T05:36:28","slug":"hungarian-wins-world-photography-awards-with-stunning-images-of-afghan-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bocskairadio.org\/en\/hungarian-wins-world-photography-awards-with-stunning-images-of-afghan-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Hungarian Wins World Photography Awards with Stunning Images of Afghan Life"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Horsemen fight for a headless calf carcass during a buzkashi match on the day of Nawroz, or Persian New Year, in Mazar-e Sharif, Afghanistan on March 21, 2017.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Each year, the Professional competition of the\u00a0Sony World Photography Awards<\/a>\u00a0draws a huge variety of inspiring, engaging and emotional photography from around the world. This year, for the eleventh photo contest, 320,000 photographers sent in their materials from 200 countries around the world.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\u00a9Bal\u00e1zs G\u00e1rdi \u2013 Chapandazes, or horseback riders, fight for the calf carcass during a buzkashi match in Dawlatabad, Afghanistan.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Three Hungarian photographer\u2019s works were shortlisted and Bal\u00e1zs G\u00e1rdi, who started his photography career at the\u00a0closed left-wing daily N\u00e9pszabads\u00e1g<\/a>, has won one of the 10 professional categories, the Sports category, with his photo series titled \u2018Buzkashi<\/a>.\u2019<\/p>\n

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Buzkashi is Afghanistan’s violent and ancient national sport, in which riders battle for control of an animal corpse that they carry toward a goal. Sixteen years after the U.S.-led invasion that ousted the Taliban, the sport is dominated by rival warlords who will do anything to maintain power in a turbulent country that once again is up for grabs.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

G\u00e1rdi, who is currently live in the US, has appeared online and in print around the world, including Google, Harper\u2019s, National Geographic Magazine, WIRED, Newsweek and The New York Times.<\/p>\n

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\u00a9Bal\u00e1zs G\u00e1rdi \u2013\u00a0<\/em>Chapandazes, or horseback riders, fight for the calf carcass during a buzkashi match in Dawlatabad, Afghanistan.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

G\u00e1rdi devoted over a decade to capturing the landscape of the war in Afghanistan, as well as the far-reaching consequences of the global water crisis. His dispatches from the Afghan front-line earned him the Bayeux-Calvados Award for War Correspondents, while his stories from the \u201cwater front\u201d also received numerous honors, such as the Global Vision Award from Pictures of the Year International.<\/p>\n

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\u00a9Bal\u00e1zs G\u00e1rdi \u2013\u00a0<\/em>A chapandaz, or horseback rider, sits on the ground after falling from his horse during a buzkashi match on the day of Nawroz, or Persian New Year, in Mazar-e Sharif, Afghanistan.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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You can see the photos of the other category winners\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In the video below, you can see\u00a0how they play\u00a0<\/strong>Buzkashi in Afghanistan:<\/p>\n

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