The last smile for Ukrainian dad

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Photographer

Daniel Ceng
Prize

2nd Place / Editorial / Press/Contemporary issues
Jury Top 5 Selection

Patricia Lanza A very personal moment in War
Company/Studios

ZUMA Press
Socials
Website

https://www.danielceng.com/

14 year old Alexandria (Front-right), accompanied by her mother, smiles as she touches her father, who was a Ukrainian soldier who fought on Kharkiv’s frontline and was killed during a fight against Russian soldiers, for the last time, during his funeral service in Dnipro, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Father of Alexandria was found dead on 8 May, a day before the Russian Victory Day. But Alexandria says smile may conquer the pain of losing her loved one as she is a brave Ukrainian. Many Ukrainian families are to continue on their life, with no dad, husbands or brothers.

Biography

Daniel Ceng is an award-winning photojournalist with Anadolu Agency, with a focus on East Asia and Southeast Asia. He has covered everything from geopolitical tensions in the Taiwan Strait and South China Sea, Korea martial law crisis, to disasters in Philippines and Thailand and armed conflict in Cambodia. Daniel has received numerous awards and titles, including Best of Portfolio (BOP) in Taiwan Press Photo Contest and 1st, 2nd, 3rd prizes in IPA Awards. He has lived and worked in multiracial, multicultural places such as Singapore, Philippines, Taipei and Hong Kong over the years.