The One Shot Photo Contest by Exposure One Awards celebrates remarkable single images in monochrome

One Shot Photo Contest

1st Place

Childhood unfolds by a contaminated river near Muslyumovo, Chelyabinsk region, Russia, where the legacy of industrial and nuclear pollution endures.

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Muslyumovo: Life by a Toxic Shore

Ahmet Sel

Türkiye

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Gold

Silver

A bloodied toy unicorn soon after the killing of three children and a 21-year-old, injuring 10 when masked gunmen opened fire at a 2-year-old birthday party, Sunday, Nov. 30, 2025 in Stockton, Calif. Within another month another subject was shot and killed.

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Birthday party massacre

Paul Kuroda

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After severe flooding in Guangfu, Hualien, a car is left suspended against a concrete pillar, carried and abandoned by the force of the water. What once belonged to daily life becomes a marker of the flood’s impact.

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Displaced

Yi Ting Cheng

Taiwan

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Bronze

Nelson Mandela said "Education is the most powerful weapon you can use to change the world." In a school in Zanzibar, without desks or materials, students only have a notebook, pen and memory. A teacher transmits knowledge. In every person there is the possibility of transforming the world.

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THE RIGHT TO KNOW

Roberta Vagliani

Italy

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Herat Afghanistan Father & Daughter

Kenneth Wyner

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People’s Vote Award

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Save the Sharks One Hook at a Time

Romona Robbins Reynolds

United States of America

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