Perspectives is pleased to announce the winners and finalists of this year’s photo contest. Our team received nearly 140 photo submissions from members of the SAIS community around the world. This year, we asked for photos centered around topics of development, climate, and sustainability, with a focus on our 2022 theme “Sustainable Development in Crisis.”

FIRST PLACE

**WEIGHTLIFTING CHAMPIONS, TIBET, CHINA**
*By Xiangxue Zheng*
Two kids carrying boxes of material for their family. In Tibet, children from poor families are expected to take on more household chores from an early age.

SECOND PLACE

**UNTITLED**
*By Luke Borman*
Two ships approach the glacier Breiðamerkurjökull, part of Vatnajökull, in Iceland. Vatnajökull is Europe's largest glacier, but it is shrinking rapidly due to climate change. The water in the picture is a lagoon that started forming only 60 years ago from the glacier's meltwater. The lagoon is growing very quickly as the glacier melts and is reportedly already the deepest lake in the country.

THIRD PLACE

**FARMERS AT THE END OF THE DAY**
*By Samantha Evelyn Bolte*
Khai Kalan, Pakistan- Farmers unwind differently depending on land ownership status of their families. The gentleman in the back in green sits on the floor due to his family’s lack of land ownership. The other men sit in chairs, an amenity that comes with landownership in the region.

FOURTH PLACE

**UNTITLED**
*By Peter Martin Sies*
The photos all come from Antananarivo and the outskirts of Antananarivo, the capital of Madagascar. The country is one of the poorest in the world. It's South has been and is facing famine for decades. Famine disasters are increasing in intensity due to climate change induced droughts, which jeopardize scarce resources. The harsh social reality in the country is felt everywhere, as the poverty rate is high across the country.
I was in Madagascar for an internship with a German development policy foundation, called Friedrich Ebert Stiftung. My time in Madagascar was very moving. Antananarivo is the most vivid city i have seen in my life. I have become very fond of the city, as I was lucky to meet many incredibly friendly and loving people. At the end of my stay almost all Malagasy people told me not to forget their country. The feeling of abandonment is very understandable. The country contributes zero to climate change, is among the first to be affected, and receives little help. There is a danger that in the midst of growing geopolitical tensions, the country, which already receives far too little attention from the international community, will be pushed further into the background.

FIFTH PLACE

**PEPPERCORNS**
*By Abigail Moses*
Kampot Province, Cambodia.
Outside of the global capitalist market, these peppercorns are ethically grown and sold fairly within the Kampot community. They bring 'spice' to the local cuisine, literally!

FINALISTS

2022 Photo contest winners

LOCATIONS

EDITORS