Hungarian photographer Balazs Gardi has been named Photographer of the Year in the Px3 Prix de la Photographie, Paris 2008 and Human Condition Competition. Mr. Gardi took first place in the categories of Professional Photojournalism and General News for his image The Valley in which an Afghan man holds a wounded young boy in front of a house on 20 October 2007 in Yaka China village, Kunar province, East Afghanistan. According to the caption, the boy received several shrapnel wounds from a rocket as a U.S. airstrike targeted a suspected insurgent position in a nearby house the previous night. The air strike also killed five other civilians and injured at least seven villagers including children. This year's prize is worth 3.000 Euros.