awards

February 2002 -World Press Photo Award, Portrait Category:
2nd Prize Single with a picture of a street child in Kabul
October 2004 -Antonio Russo Award For War Reportage for his coverage of the war in Iraq
October 2005 -Editor & Publisher Photo of the Year Award
with a picture depicting two Palestinian children looking at fellow Palestinians destroying a synagogue after the pull out of the Israeli army from the Gaza Strip
November 2005 -Gran Premio Nazionale di Fotografia, Benevento in Italy
February 2007 -DAYS JAPAN International Photojournalism Award,
Special Prize by jury with “The War in Lebanon”
March 2007 -PDN’s (Photo District News) Photography Annual Photo
Journalism category Award with “War In Lebanon”
April 2007 -The China International Press Photo Contest,
Picture of the Year Award with “War in Lebanon”
April 2007 -The China International Press Photo Contest,
Gold Medal Award in the category of War & Disaster News Stories with “War in Lebanon”
April 2007 -The China International Press Photo Contest,
Honorable Mention in the category of War & Disaster News Stories with “Chad Refugees”
April 2007 -Communication Arts Award of Excellence with “Chad refugees”
August 2007 -IPA, International Photography Award,
1st place Editorial/Feature story with “Chad Refugees”
August 2007 -IPA, International Photography Award,
Honorable Mention, Editorial/Feature story with “War in Lebanon”
February 2008 -PX3, Prix de la Photographie Paris,
3rd place in the Human Condition Award with “Chad Refugees”
May 2008 -PX3, Prix de la Photographie Paris,
Honorable Mention in the photojournalism/Feature Story category
with “Kosovo Divided Soul”
May 2008 -PX3, Prix de la Photographie Paris,
Honorable Mention in the Photojournalism/General News category
with “British Troops in Afghanistan”
May 2008 -PX3, Prix de la Photographie Paris,
Honorable Mention in the Photojournalism/Feature story category
with “Chad Refugees”
May 2008 -The First International Biennial of Photography in The Islamic World in Tehran
“Collection Photo, Superior Photographers Award”
with “The consequences of the wars in Afghanistan, Iraq and Lebanon”
August 2008 -IPA, International Photography Award,
Honorable Mention, Editorial/Feature story with “Casualties of the Nameless”
August 2008 -IPA, International Photography Award,
Honorable Mention, Deeper Prospective with “Casualties of the Nameless”
August 2008 -IPA, International Photography Award,
2nd place Editorial/War conflict with “Casualties of the Nameless”
August 2008 -IPA, International Photography Award,3rd place
Editorial/War conflict with “British Troops in Afghanistan”
March 2009 -PDN’s (Photo District News) Photography Annual
Photo Journalism category Award with “British Troops in Afghanistan”
April 2009 -American Photography 25 Anniversary Annual with “British Troops in Afghanistan”
May 2009 -PX3, Prix de la Photographie Paris, 3rd Prize
in the photojournalism/People/Personality category with “Angelina Jolie in Afghanistan”
August 2009 -FIOF Professional Photography Awards Orvieto
2009, Bronze Award, reportage category with “Casualties of the Nameless”
August 2009 -FIOF Professional Photography Awards Orvieto
2009, Bronze Award, portrait category with “The Good Will Ambassador Angelina Jolie”
March 2010 -PDN’s (Photo District News) Photography Annual
Photo Journalism category Award with “MERT in Afghanistan”
April 2010 -American Photography 25 Anniversary Annual with “MERT in Afghanistan”
May 2010 -PX3, Prix de la Photographie Paris, 2nd Prize
in the Photojournalism/General News category with “Korengal Valley”
August 2010 -IPA, International Photography Award,
Editorial/2nd Place with “MERT” in Afghanistan.
February 2011 -World Press Photo Award, Contemporary Issues:
1st Prize singles with a picture of “Niger Food Crisis”
March 2011 -PDN’s (Photo District News) Photography Annual
web site category Award with his web site www.marcodilauro.com
April 2011 -Communication Arts Award of Excellence with “Niger Food Crisis”
June 2011 -PX3, Prix de la Photographie Paris, 1st Prize in the Press/Feature Story category
with “Niger Food Crisis”
June 2011 -PX3, Prix de la Photographie Paris, 2nd Prize in the Press/General News category
with “Haiti earthquake”
June 2011 -PX3, Prix de la Photographie Paris, Honorable Mention in the Press/Feature Story category
with “Kenya, Pumwani Maternity Ward”
November 2011 -5th Annual Photography Masters Cup, 2nd Place – Merit of Excellence
in Photojournalism with “Mert”
November 2011 -International Loupe Awards, Bronze Award
in the Photojournalism Category with “Niger Food Crisis”
November 2011 -Exhibit A Photography Award 2010-2011, Emerging Photographer of the Year
and 1st Place Winner of the Photojournalism Category with “Niger Food Crisis”
April 2012 -Communication Arts Award of Excellence with “Afghanistan for Der Spiegel”
April 2012 -Communication Arts Award of Excellence with “Yemen, Sand Storm for Outside Magazine”
April 2012 -American Photography 28 Anniversary Annual with “Yemen, Sand Storm for Outside Magazine”
June 2012 -PX3, Prix de la Photographie Paris, 3rd Prize
in the Press/Travel and Tourism category with “Yemen, Sand Storm for Outside Magazine”