Shirko Mam-Agha’s Stellar Achievement: From Palangan to Children’s Dreams and Kurdish Lifestyle Throughout 4 Globally Acclaimed Images

August 30, 2026; “Shirko Mam-Agha,” a photographer from Boukan, gained 4 honors on the 2026 International Photography Awards (IPA) within the United States, together with a third Place World Award for his {photograph} “The Tambourine-Playing Ceremony of the People of Palangan Village” and three Honorable Mentions within the “Fine Art,” “People – Children,” and “People – Lifestyle” classes.

In this version of the competitors, 14,000 photographs submitted by photographers from 139 international locations have been evaluated. Mam-Agha submitted 20 works, six of which reached the finals, with 4 finally securing a third-place international award and three Honorable Mentions:

• third Place in “Events, Traditions, and Cultures“: The Tambourine-Playing Ceremony of the People of Palangan Village, documenting the tambourine ceremony in Palangan.
• Honorable Mention in “Fine Art Portraiture“: Smoke of History in a Beam of Silence.
• Honorable Mention in “People – Children“: The Flight of Dreams of Nomadic Children within the Mountains.
• Honorable Mention in “People – Lifestyle“: Friends of Nature, depicting way of life and humanity’s reference to nature.

Born in 1982 within the village of “Rahim Khan” within the Simmineh district of Boukan, “Shirko Mam-Agha” has beforehand earned awards, silver medals, and Honorable Mentions in worldwide competitions throughout France, the United States, Canada, China, Turkey, and Kyrgyzstan, with over 60 chosen works to his credit score.

The International Photography Awards (IPA) is a globally acknowledged competitors held since 2003, that includes photographers worldwide. Winning works are featured in publications and worldwide exhibitions. The success of documentary images in such venues supplies a chance to introduce the tradition, id, traditions, and way of life of the area to a worldwide viewers.