Photo story: 1 of 2
Special mention, Individual awards
Astronaut Edwin 'Buzz' Aldrin poses by the U.S. flag on the moon's Sea of Tranquility.
Astronaut Edwin 'Buzz' Aldrin places the lunar seismometer on the moon's surface near the Sea of Tranquility.
Others,2nd prize
Neil Armstrong
NASA
21 July, 1969
Read the full biography
1969 Photo Contest
Pascal G.
Tony Vaccaro
Georg Böhlje
Ruud Hoff
Alexey Perevoshchikov
Henning Christoph
Stanislaw Jakubowski
Frank Attard
Horst Faas
Toshio Aoi
Hanns-Jörg Anders
Rudi Herzog
Leif Engberg
Antanas Alishauskas
Through our education programs, the World Press Photo Foundation encourages diverse accounts of the world that present stories with different perspectives.
Go to Education
Our exhibitions showcase stories that make people stop, feel, think and act to a worldwide audience.
Go to Exhibitions
Our annual contest recognizes and rewards the best in photojournalism and documentary photography.
Go to Contest
We use cookies to analyse the use of our website, identify individual preferences after obtaining your explicit consent, and enhance your user experience.
By agreeing, you are giving us consent to set cookies and accept our Cookie Policy.
