Kevin Frayer, a Canadian photojournalist currently based in China, has won the 2015 Getty Images and Chris Hondros Fund Award.
The award was set up by Hondros's fiancée to honour the photojournalist who was killed on 20 April 2011 in a mortar attack in Misrata, Libya.
Frayer will receive a $20,000 (£13,400) grant to help him continue his work. He told Time Magazine: "My goal would be to take every cent and to put it towards something that I hope Chris Hondros would be proud of."
We have long been big fans of Frayer's work here at IBTimes UK, and his work has featured in many of our most popular galleries. We compile a selection of our favourite photos here.
Hundreds of Tibetan Buddhist monks take part in a special prayer during MonlamKevin Frayer/Getty ImagesSnow falls as Buddhist monks take part in a procession at the monasteryKevin Frayer/Getty ImagesTibetan Buddhist monks of the Gelug, or Yellow Hat order, carry a large thangka of BuddhaKevin Frayer/Getty ImagesA huge thangka showing Buddha is unveiled during Monlam or the Great Prayer rituals at the Labrang MonasteryKevin Frayer/Getty ImagesPerformers wearing traditional costumes prepare to appear in a Spring Festival celebration at a Temple Fair in BeijingKevin Frayer/Getty ImagesA performer wearing traditional clothing waits to appear in a Spring Festival celebrationKevin Frayer/Getty ImagesA woman holds incense while praying with others at the Yonghegong Lama TempleKevin Frayer/Getty ImagesA Chinese man reacts as firecrackers he lit explode during celebrations of the Lunar New Year in BeijingKevin Frayer/Getty ImagesA boy runs with sparklers during celebrations of the Lunar New Year in BeijingKevin Frayer/Getty ImagesA Chinese man holds his son as they wait at a railway station in Beijing, before travelling in the Spring Festival holiday periodKevin Frayer/Getty ImagesChinese police officers march past travellers heading home for the Spring Festival holiday from a railway station in BeijingKevin Frayer/Getty ImagesA police officer watches over a crowd of travellers heading home for the Spring Festival from a railway station in BeijingKevin Frayer/Getty ImagesKazakh hunters ride with their eagles during a local competition in the mountains of Qinghe County, Xinjiang, north-western ChinaKevin Frayer/Getty ImagesA Kazakh horseman watches the eagle hunting competitionKevin Frayer/Getty ImagesSpectators watch the action in the mountains of Qinghe County, Xinjiang, north-western ChinaKevin Frayer/Getty ImagesA drag queen who goes by the name Shancun has a drink with customers after performing at the Chunai 98 club in Nanning, Guangxi Province, southern ChinaKevin Frayer/Getty ImagesA drag queen who goes by the stage name of Caomei gets ready backstage before performing at the Chunai 98 club in NanningKevin Frayer/Getty ImagesDrag queens perform at the Chunai 98 club in Nanning, Guangxi Province, southern ChinaKevin Frayer/Getty ImagesMourners light candles in the shape of a heart at a makeshift memorial at the site of a stampede on the Bund in ShanghaiKevin Frayer/Getty ImagesA cashier waits for customers at a grocery store in BeijingKevin Frayer/Getty ImagesA Christian convert sits in a small tub of water as he is baptised by a pastor at an underground independent Protestant church in BeijingKevin Frayer/Getty ImagesA woman sorts plastic items into cratesKevin Frayer/Getty ImagesA man wheels collected goods through Dong Xiao Kou villageKevin Frayer/Getty ImagesA Chinese woman wears a facekini as she swims in the Yellow Sea in Qingdao, China. The locally designed mask is worn by many local women to protect them from jellyfish stings, algae and the sun's ultraviolet raysKevin Frayer/Getty ImagesA woman swims in Qingdao while wearing a facekini as protection against jellyfish stings, algae and the sun's raysKevin Frayer/Getty ImagesUighur children play with balloons on the Eid holiday in an alleyway in old Kashgar, XinjiangKevin Frayer/Getty ImagesPeople wait at a bus stop in old KashgarKevin Frayer/Getty ImagesUighur women laugh as they take care of their children at home before the Eid holiday in Old KashgarKevin Frayer/Getty ImagesA groom is carried on the shoulders of a friend as he dances with others at his wedding celebrationKevin Frayer/Getty ImagesA bride talks with a friend at her weddingKevin Frayer/Getty Images
