Photo: Lukáš Kaboň, Deník / Czech Press Photo
An image capturing a miner at work has won the main prize at this year’s Czech Press Photo competition. Photographer Lukáš Kaboň was awarded for documenting life underground as the country’s last operating hard coal mine approaches closure. The lifetime achievement award went to veteran documentary photographer Viktor Kolář.
The winning photograph of Czech Press Photo 2025 shows a miner in the ČSM-Sever mine in Stonava, in the Moravia-Silesia region, which is due to cease operations at the end of this month.
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Author: Ruth Fraňková