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© Фото : Corentin Fohlen
The Life of Refugees in CAR
Refugees from the Central African Republic, who have lived on the Congolese bank of the border river, the Ubangi, for several months.
Refugees from the Central African Republic, who have lived on the Congolese bank of the border river, the Ubangi, for several months.
Корентен Фолен
Corentin Fohlen
France
Fohlen was born in 1981 in France. He currently works as a freelance photographer for a number of major publications and news agencies, including the New York Times, Le Monde, Paris Match, Libération, Stern, the International Herald Tribune, Le Figaro, Le Point, Le Nouvel Observateur, L’Express, Die Zeit, and other outlets. Fohlen concentrates on political and social photography. His interest in photography emerged during his art studies in Belgium. He started his career working for a small private photo-agency, and moved on to collaborate with other media publications.
A life of refugees
The Life of Refugees in CAR
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© Фото : Сергей Орлов
Beach
A small lake with lotuses near the District Power Plant. The recreational area is popular with the residents of the city of Artyom.
A small lake with lotuses near the District Power Plant. The recreational area is popular with the residents of the city of Artyom.
Сергей Орлов
Sergey Orlov
Russia
Born in 1988 in Russia. Studied at the Far East State Technical University majoring in machine building, but at a certain point decided to become a photojournalist. Sergey works for various regional print and online media outlets, contributes with Rossiyskaya gazeta and Rossiya Segodnya. He focuses on news reporting, and often goes hiking in order to shoot wilderness landscapes. He has won awards at a number of high-profile contests, including The Andrei Stenin International Press Photo Contest in Current issues nomination and The Best of Russia.
Пляж
Beach
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© Фото : David Martin Huamani Bedoya
When Water Comes
Roy Pinedo stretches his hand out from a window of his house after a powerful flood swept through the city of Puerto Maldonado, the capital of the Madre de Dios Region. Since 1962, the Madre de Dios and the Tambopata rivers have spilled over their banks and flooded dozens of nearby cities. Thousands of people and their houses were damaged by the flood in 2014. Roy Pinedo sneaked back to his house to retrieve valuables. But he was able to save very little.
Roy Pinedo stretches his hand out from a window of his house after a powerful flood swept through the city of Puerto Maldonado, the capital of the Madre de Dios Region. Since 1962, the Madre de Dios and the Tambopata rivers have spilled over their banks and flooded dozens of nearby cities. Thousands of people and their houses were damaged by the flood in 2014. Roy Pinedo sneaked back to his house to retrieve valuables. But he was able to save very little.
Давид Мартин Хуамани Бедойя
David Martin Huamani Bedoya
Peru
When the river sound
When Water Comes
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© Фото : Мария Плотникова
The Library of the Institute for Scientific Information on the Social Sciences (INION RAN) after a Fire
A fire broke out in the library of the Institute for Scientific Information on the Social Sciences of the Russian Academy of Sciences on January 30, 2015. According to tentative estimates the fire destroyed over five million documents and books, many of which were not digitized.
A fire broke out in the library of the Institute for Scientific Information on the Social Sciences of the Russian Academy of Sciences on January 30, 2015. According to tentative estimates the fire destroyed over five million documents and books, many of which were not digitized.
Maria Plotnikova
Russia
Библиотека ИНИОН РАН после пожара
The Library of the Institute for Scientific Information on the Social Sciences (INION RAN) after a Fire
Jury Honorable Mention
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© Фото : Кристина Бражникова
We Need All Kinds of Moms
Svetlana Trubnikova is forty-seven years old. Four years ago, both her legs were amputated below knee and then she lost almost all of her vision. At first, her elder daughter took Svetlana home. Later, however, she decided to return to her own home because the living conditions at her daughter’s were so poor.
Christina Brazhnikova
Сhristina Brazhnikova
Russia
Born in 1988. Based in Voronezh. Graduated from Voronezh State Technological University. Began as a photojournalist at Komsomolskaya Pravda in Voronezh in 2012. Working since 2016 as a freelancer with local and federal media, and on her own projects.
Мамы разные нужны, Серия, Кристина Бражникова, Россия
© Фото : Кристина Бражникова
We Need All Kinds of Moms
Her son Igor became the head of the family. He was only eleven at the time. They are helped by relatives and neighbors. With time, social services and the local authorities also began to help them, but the now fifteen-year-old boy still bears the brunt of the household burden.
Christina Brazhnikova
Сhristina Brazhnikova
Russia
Born in 1988. Based in Voronezh. Graduated from Voronezh State Technological University. Began as a photojournalist at Komsomolskaya Pravda in Voronezh in 2012. Working since 2016 as a freelancer with local and federal media, and on her own projects.
Мамы разные нужны, Серия, Кристина Бражникова, Россия
© Фото : Кристина Бражникова
We Need All Kinds of Moms
Igor and Svetlana share a single room in an old collective farm dormitory in the district center of Vorobyevka in the Voronezh region.
Christina Brazhnikova
Сhristina Brazhnikova
Russia
Born in 1988. Based in Voronezh. Graduated from Voronezh State Technological University. Began as a photojournalist at Komsomolskaya Pravda in Voronezh in 2012. Working since 2016 as a freelancer with local and federal media, and on her own projects.
Мамы разные нужны, Серия, Кристина Бражникова, Россия
© Фото : Кристина Бражникова
We Need All Kinds of Moms
Sometimes Igor complains about pain in his back and his mom gives him a massage.
Christina Brazhnikova
Сhristina Brazhnikova
Russia
Born in 1988. Based in Voronezh. Graduated from Voronezh State Technological University. Began as a photojournalist at Komsomolskaya Pravda in Voronezh in 2012. Working since 2016 as a freelancer with local and federal media, and on her own projects.
Мамы разные нужны, Серия, Кристина Бражникова, Россия
© Фото : Кристина Бражникова
We Need All Kinds of Moms
Igor likes to spend his free time with friends at the school sporting grounds. He prefers to do tricks and chin- ups in order to grow stronger.
Christina Brazhnikova
Сhristina Brazhnikova
Russia
Born in 1988. Based in Voronezh. Graduated from Voronezh State Technological University. Began as a photojournalist at Komsomolskaya Pravda in Voronezh in 2012. Working since 2016 as a freelancer with local and federal media, and on her own projects.
Мамы разные нужны, Серия, Кристина Бражникова, Россия
© Фото : Кристина Бражникова
We Need All Kinds of Moms
Igor is finishing the ninth grade, but school is always a struggle for him.
Christina Brazhnikova
Сhristina Brazhnikova
Russia
Born in 1988. Based in Voronezh. Graduated from Voronezh State Technological University. Began as a photojournalist at Komsomolskaya Pravda in Voronezh in 2012. Working since 2016 as a freelancer with local and federal media, and on her own projects.
Мамы разные нужны, Серия, Кристина Бражникова, Россия
© Фото : Кристина Бражникова
We Need All Kinds of Moms
Despite everything, Svetlana and Igor are positive about their life and like to goof around.
Christina Brazhnikova
Сhristina Brazhnikova
Russia
Born in 1988. Based in Voronezh. Graduated from Voronezh State Technological University. Began as a photojournalist at Komsomolskaya Pravda in Voronezh in 2012. Working since 2016 as a freelancer with local and federal media, and on her own projects.
Мамы разные нужны, Серия, Кристина Бражникова, Россия
© Фото : Кристина Бражникова
We Need All Kinds of Moms
The Trubnikovs were provided with gas and water lines a couple of years ago, but before that Igor had to get water from a well, chop wood, and build a fire in the stove.
Christina Brazhnikova
Сhristina Brazhnikova
Russia
Born in 1988. Based in Voronezh. Graduated from Voronezh State Technological University. Began as a photojournalist at Komsomolskaya Pravda in Voronezh in 2012. Working since 2016 as a freelancer with local and federal media, and on her own projects.
Мамы разные нужны, Серия, Кристина Бражникова, Россия
© Фото : Кристина Бражникова
We Need All Kinds of Moms
Igor does not like to go to bed early, so sometimes Svetlana has to wait for him to calm wind down.
Christina Brazhnikova
Сhristina Brazhnikova
Russia
Born in 1988. Based in Voronezh. Graduated from Voronezh State Technological University. Began as a photojournalist at Komsomolskaya Pravda in Voronezh in 2012. Working since 2016 as a freelancer with local and federal media, and on her own projects.
Мамы разные нужны, Серия, Кристина Бражникова, Россия
© Фото : Кристина Бражникова
We Need All Kinds of Moms
When the Trubnikovs’ case reached the media, their life started to change for the better. The Yelena Rostropovich Charity Foundation began to help them. In the summer, Svetlana and Igor went to a German clinic where she received temporary prostheses. Now she can walk at home on her own.
Christina Brazhnikova
Сhristina Brazhnikova
Russia
Born in 1988. Based in Voronezh. Graduated from Voronezh State Technological University. Began as a photojournalist at Komsomolskaya Pravda in Voronezh in 2012. Working since 2016 as a freelancer with local and federal media, and on her own projects.
Мамы разные нужны, Серия, Кристина Бражникова, Россия
© Фото : Кристина Бражникова
We Need All Kinds of Moms
Svetlana takes off her prostheses only before going to bed. Doctors tried to find prostheses for her in Russia, but they were too heavy for walking.
Christina Brazhnikova
Сhristina Brazhnikova
Russia
Born in 1988. Based in Voronezh. Graduated from Voronezh State Technological University. Began as a photojournalist at Komsomolskaya Pravda in Voronezh in 2012. Working since 2016 as a freelancer with local and federal media, and on her own projects.
Мамы разные нужны, Серия, Кристина Бражникова, Россия
© Фото : Кристина Бражникова
We Need All Kinds of Moms
A representative of the local administration and a journalist visit the Trubnikovs in order to find out how to help the family.
Christina Brazhnikova
Сhristina Brazhnikova
Russia
Born in 1988. Based in Voronezh. Graduated from Voronezh State Technological University. Began as a photojournalist at Komsomolskaya Pravda in Voronezh in 2012. Working since 2016 as a freelancer with local and federal media, and on her own projects.
Мамы разные нужны, Серия, Кристина Бражникова, Россия
© Фото : Кристина, Бражникова
We Need All Kinds of Moms
Svetlana’s legs were amputated because of vascular problems. Her poor vision prevented her from noticing that she had developed gangrene.
Christina Brazhnikova
Сhristina Brazhnikova
Russia
Born in 1988. Based in Voronezh. Graduated from Voronezh State Technological University. Began as a photojournalist at Komsomolskaya Pravda in Voronezh in 2012. Working since 2016 as a freelancer with local and federal media, and on her own projects.
Мамы разные нужны, Серия, Кристина Бражникова, Россия
© Фото : Кристина Бражникова
We Need All Kinds of Moms
Now Svetlana can go out on her own, but she still uses a wheelchair for distances.
Christina Brazhnikova
Сhristina Brazhnikova
Russia
Born in 1988. Based in Voronezh. Graduated from Voronezh State Technological University. Began as a photojournalist at Komsomolskaya Pravda in Voronezh in 2012. Working since 2016 as a freelancer with local and federal media, and on her own projects.
Мамы разные нужны, Серия, Кристина Бражникова, Россия
© Фото : Кристина Бражникова
We Need All Kinds of Moms
The Trubnikovs take a taxi to visit the local church or their relatives. Sometimes their acquaintances give them a lift.
Christina Brazhnikova
Сhristina Brazhnikova
Russia
Born in 1988. Based in Voronezh. Graduated from Voronezh State Technological University. Began as a photojournalist at Komsomolskaya Pravda in Voronezh in 2012. Working since 2016 as a freelancer with local and federal media, and on her own projects.
Мамы разные нужны, Серия, Кристина Бражникова, Россия
© Фото : Кристина Бражникова
We Need All Kinds of Moms
Svetlana tries to go to church on all the major holidays.
Christina Brazhnikova
Сhristina Brazhnikova
Russia
Born in 1988. Based in Voronezh. Graduated from Voronezh State Technological University. Began as a photojournalist at Komsomolskaya Pravda in Voronezh in 2012. Working since 2016 as a freelancer with local and federal media, and on her own projects.
Мамы разные нужны, Серия, Кристина Бражникова, Россия
© Фото : Кристина Бражникова
We Need All Kinds of Moms
In Germany, the Trubnikovs met a woman who gave Igor money so that he might fulfill his dream of buying a motorcycle.
Christina Brazhnikova
Сhristina Brazhnikova
Russia
Born in 1988. Based in Voronezh. Graduated from Voronezh State Technological University. Began as a photojournalist at Komsomolskaya Pravda in Voronezh in 2012. Working since 2016 as a freelancer with local and federal media, and on her own projects.
Мамы разные нужны, Серия, Кристина Бражникова, Россия
© Фото : Кристина Бражникова
We Need All Kinds of Moms
Svetlana will have to make one more trip to the clinic to get permanent prostheses. She was also promised an operation that may partially restore her eyesight.
Christina Brazhnikova
Сhristina Brazhnikova
Russia
Born in 1988. Based in Voronezh. Graduated from Voronezh State Technological University. Began as a photojournalist at Komsomolskaya Pravda in Voronezh in 2012. Working since 2016 as a freelancer with local and federal media, and on her own projects.
Мамы разные нужны, Серия, Кристина Бражникова, Россия
© Фото : Кристина Бражникова
We Need All Kinds of Moms
An anonymous benefactor bought a new apartment for Igor and Svetlana to replace of their room in the shabby dormitory. They will be able to move to their new place in a neighboring town when the building is put into service and elevators switched on.
Christina Brazhnikova
Сhristina Brazhnikova
Russia
Born in 1988. Based in Voronezh. Graduated from Voronezh State Technological University. Began as a photojournalist at Komsomolskaya Pravda in Voronezh in 2012. Working since 2016 as a freelancer with local and federal media, and on her own projects.
Мамы разные нужны, Серия, Кристина Бражникова, Россия
© Фото : Кристина Бражникова
We Need All Kinds of Moms
Igor is now dreaming about a Rottweiler puppy, but his mom is against it; there will not be enough space in the new apartment.
Christina Brazhnikova
Сhristina Brazhnikova
Russia
Born in 1988. Based in Voronezh. Graduated from Voronezh State Technological University. Began as a photojournalist at Komsomolskaya Pravda in Voronezh in 2012. Working since 2016 as a freelancer with local and federal media, and on her own projects.
Мамы разные нужны, Серия, Кристина Бражникова, Россия
We Need All Kinds of Moms
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© Christian Werner
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Iraq, Sharya. Yazidi refugees live in unfinished buildings, tents, or in the street. Each of them has had relatives murdered or abducted by ISIS militants. Their living conditions are simply horrid. Winter is approaching, but they have neither blankets nor warm clothes.
Кристиан Вернер
Christian Werner
Germany
Christian Werner is a freelance multimedia/photojournalist based in Boitzum, Germany. As a teenager he developed an interest in photography while traveling to foreign countries. In 2014 he completed the photojournalism & documentary photography course at the University of Applied Sciences in Hannover. His main interests are social diversity and global political issues, as well as the Arab world and culture.
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Iraq, Rabia. The city of Rabia is located near the Iraqi-Syrian border. It was seized by ISIS terrorists. The photo was made several days after the Kurdish Peshmerga and Yazidi forces recaptured the city. ISIS militants took shelter in the local hospital. Peshmerga units ousted the terrorists from Rabia.
Кристиан Вернер
Christian Werner
Germany
Christian Werner is a freelance multimedia/photojournalist based in Boitzum, Germany. As a teenager he developed an interest in photography while traveling to foreign countries. In 2014 he completed the photojournalism & documentary photography course at the University of Applied Sciences in Hannover. His main interests are social diversity and global political issues, as well as the Arab world and culture.
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Iraq, Rabia. The city of Rabia is located near the Iraqi-Syrian border. It was seized by ISIS terrorists. The photo was made several days after the Kurdish Peshmerga and Yazidi forces recaptured the city. ISIS militants took shelter in the local hospital. Peshmerga units ousted the terrorists from Rabia.
Кристиан Вернер
Christian Werner
Germany
Christian Werner is a freelance multimedia/photojournalist based in Boitzum, Germany. As a teenager he developed an interest in photography while traveling to foreign countries. In 2014 he completed the photojournalism & documentary photography course at the University of Applied Sciences in Hannover. His main interests are social diversity and global political issues, as well as the Arab world and culture.
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Iraq, Rabia. The city of Rabia is located near the Iraqi-Syrian border. It was seized by ISIS terrorists. The photo was made several days after the Kurdish Peshmerga and Yazidi forces recaptured the city. ISIS militants took shelter in the local hospital. Peshmerga units ousted the terrorists from Rabia.
Кристиан Вернер
Christian Werner
Germany
Christian Werner is a freelance multimedia/photojournalist based in Boitzum, Germany. As a teenager he developed an interest in photography while traveling to foreign countries. In 2014 he completed the photojournalism & documentary photography course at the University of Applied Sciences in Hannover. His main interests are social diversity and global political issues, as well as the Arab world and culture.
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Iraq, Yazidi refuges from Sherfedin took shelter from armed conflicts in the Sinjar Mountains for many centuries but they have never been in such a dangerous situation. They have been encircled by ISIS for four months and have practically no access to humanitarian relief.
Кристиан Вернер
Christian Werner
Germany
Christian Werner is a freelance multimedia/photojournalist based in Boitzum, Germany. As a teenager he developed an interest in photography while traveling to foreign countries. In 2014 he completed the photojournalism & documentary photography course at the University of Applied Sciences in Hannover. His main interests are social diversity and global political issues, as well as the Arab world and culture.
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Iraq — Sharya. Yazidi refugees live in unfinished buildings, tents, or in the street. Each of them has had relatives murdered or abducted by ISIS militants. Their living conditions are simply horrid. Winter is approaching, but they have neither blankets nor warm clothes.
Кристиан Вернер
Christian Werner
Germany
Christian Werner is a freelance multimedia/photojournalist based in Boitzum, Germany. As a teenager he developed an interest in photography while traveling to foreign countries. In 2014 he completed the photojournalism & documentary photography course at the University of Applied Sciences in Hannover. His main interests are social diversity and global political issues, as well as the Arab world and culture.
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Iraq, Sinjar Mountains. Weather permitting, the Iraqi army sends helicopters with humanitarian relief to the Sinjar Mountains, which were encircled by ISIS militants for four months. Kurds and ISIS fought heavily every day.
Кристиан Вернер
Christian Werner
Germany
Christian Werner is a freelance multimedia/photojournalist based in Boitzum, Germany. As a teenager he developed an interest in photography while traveling to foreign countries. In 2014 he completed the photojournalism & documentary photography course at the University of Applied Sciences in Hannover. His main interests are social diversity and global political issues, as well as the Arab world and culture.
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Iraq, Sherfedin. Yazidi refugees who fled to the Sinjar Mountains on the Iraqi-Syrian border.
Кристиан Вернер
Christian Werner
Germany
Christian Werner is a freelance multimedia/photojournalist based in Boitzum, Germany. As a teenager he developed an interest in photography while traveling to foreign countries. In 2014 he completed the photojournalism & documentary photography course at the University of Applied Sciences in Hannover. His main interests are social diversity and global political issues, as well as the Arab world and culture.
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Iraq, Sherfedin. ISIS militants occupy positions behind the house in the foreground. Heavy fighting is conducted in this area every day because the only road to Sinjar passes through Sherfedin. It is defended by only 200 poorly armed Yazidi fighters.
Кристиан Вернер
Christian Werner
Germany
Christian Werner is a freelance multimedia/photojournalist based in Boitzum, Germany. As a teenager he developed an interest in photography while traveling to foreign countries. In 2014 he completed the photojournalism & documentary photography course at the University of Applied Sciences in Hannover. His main interests are social diversity and global political issues, as well as the Arab world and culture.
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Iraq, Sherfedin. ISIS militants occupy positions behind the house in the foreground. Heavy fighting is conducted in this area every day because the only road to Sinjar passes through Sherfedin. It is defended by only 200 poorly armed Yazidi fighters.
Кристиан Вернер
Christian Werner
Germany
Christian Werner is a freelance multimedia/photojournalist based in Boitzum, Germany. As a teenager he developed an interest in photography while traveling to foreign countries. In 2014 he completed the photojournalism & documentary photography course at the University of Applied Sciences in Hannover. His main interests are social diversity and global political issues, as well as the Arab world and culture.
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Iraq, Zakho. Yazidi refugees live everywhere in Zakho, in unfinished buildings, in camps, and right in the street. They have practically no food, winter clothes, or medicines. Women bake traditional flatbread.
Кристиан Вернер
Christian Werner
Germany
Christian Werner is a freelance multimedia/photojournalist based in Boitzum, Germany. As a teenager he developed an interest in photography while traveling to foreign countries. In 2014 he completed the photojournalism & documentary photography course at the University of Applied Sciences in Hannover. His main interests are social diversity and global political issues, as well as the Arab world and culture.
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Iraq, Zakho. Yazidi refugees live everywhere in Zakho, in unfinished buildings, in camps, and right in the street. They have practically no food, winter clothes, or medicines. Women bake traditional flatbread.
Кристиан Вернер
Christian Werner
Germany
Christian Werner is a freelance multimedia/photojournalist based in Boitzum, Germany. As a teenager he developed an interest in photography while traveling to foreign countries. In 2014 he completed the photojournalism & documentary photography course at the University of Applied Sciences in Hannover. His main interests are social diversity and global political issues, as well as the Arab world and culture.
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Many Yazidi refugees have lost all their belongings. In this photo a child sleeps on a matrass next to his dad’s rifle. “This is for protection,” his father explained.
Кристиан Вернер
Christian Werner
Germany
Christian Werner is a freelance multimedia/photojournalist based in Boitzum, Germany. As a teenager he developed an interest in photography while traveling to foreign countries. In 2014 he completed the photojournalism & documentary photography course at the University of Applied Sciences in Hannover. His main interests are social diversity and global political issues, as well as the Arab world and culture.
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Iraq, Korsi, Sinjar Mountains. The ideological education of female fighters and Kurdish units.
Кристиан Вернер
Christian Werner
Germany
Christian Werner is a freelance multimedia/photojournalist based in Boitzum, Germany. As a teenager he developed an interest in photography while traveling to foreign countries. In 2014 he completed the photojournalism & documentary photography course at the University of Applied Sciences in Hannover. His main interests are social diversity and global political issues, as well as the Arab world and culture.
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Iraq, Zacho. The majority of Yazidi refugees who live in Zakho fled from the Shingal Region, which was often attacked by ISIS. About 8,000 Yazidi refuges live in semi-destroyed buildings and unfinished high-rises with nothing to eat or drink.
Кристиан Вернер
Christian Werner
Germany
Christian Werner is a freelance multimedia/photojournalist based in Boitzum, Germany. As a teenager he developed an interest in photography while traveling to foreign countries. In 2014 he completed the photojournalism & documentary photography course at the University of Applied Sciences in Hannover. His main interests are social diversity and global political issues, as well as the Arab world and culture.
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Iraq, Zakho. Yazidi refugees live everywhere in Zakho, in unfinished buildings, in camps, and right in the street. They have practically no food, winter clothes, or medicines.
Кристиан Вернер
Christian Werner
Germany
Christian Werner is a freelance multimedia/photojournalist based in Boitzum, Germany. As a teenager he developed an interest in photography while traveling to foreign countries. In 2014 he completed the photojournalism & documentary photography course at the University of Applied Sciences in Hannover. His main interests are social diversity and global political issues, as well as the Arab world and culture.
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Iraq, Sinjar Mountains. Kurdish soldiers wait for a helicopter. The besieged refugees cannot leave the region.
Кристиан Вернер
Christian Werner
Germany
Christian Werner is a freelance multimedia/photojournalist based in Boitzum, Germany. As a teenager he developed an interest in photography while traveling to foreign countries. In 2014 he completed the photojournalism & documentary photography course at the University of Applied Sciences in Hannover. His main interests are social diversity and global political issues, as well as the Arab world and culture.
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Children suffer from hunger, disease, and belly worms. They live in tents made of sackcloth and stones. None of them smiles, because they have no strength left. In the last few months, they have experienced too much suffering.
Кристиан Вернер
Christian Werner
Germany
Christian Werner is a freelance multimedia/photojournalist based in Boitzum, Germany. As a teenager he developed an interest in photography while traveling to foreign countries. In 2014 he completed the photojournalism & documentary photography course at the University of Applied Sciences in Hannover. His main interests are social diversity and global political issues, as well as the Arab world and culture.
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Iraq, Sharya. Yazidi refugees live in unfinished buildings, tents, or in the street. Each of them has had relatives murdered or abducted by ISIS militants. Their living conditions are simply horrid. Winter is approaching, but they have neither blankets nor warm clothes.
Кристиан Вернер
Christian Werner
Germany
Christian Werner is a freelance multimedia/photojournalist based in Boitzum, Germany. As a teenager he developed an interest in photography while traveling to foreign countries. In 2014 he completed the photojournalism & documentary photography course at the University of Applied Sciences in Hannover. His main interests are social diversity and global political issues, as well as the Arab world and culture.
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Iraq, Sherfedin. On Wednesday evenings Sheikh Ismail conducts a fire ritual in a holy place. Yazidis make a wish, tie a knot, and kiss the altar. The faith is the only thing that gives them the strength to live.
Кристиан Вернер
Christian Werner
Germany
Christian Werner is a freelance multimedia/photojournalist based in Boitzum, Germany. As a teenager he developed an interest in photography while traveling to foreign countries. In 2014 he completed the photojournalism & documentary photography course at the University of Applied Sciences in Hannover. His main interests are social diversity and global political issues, as well as the Arab world and culture.
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© Alina Inozemtseva
Vova. A Child with Autism
For a whole year, Vova has spent twenty minutes every evening in an infrared sauna that helps clear his body of toxins. The toxins are excreted through the pores of his skin rather than his liver or kidneys.
Алина Иноземцева
Alina Inozemtseva
Russia
Аут. Вова.
© Alina Inozemtseva
Vova. A Child with Autism
Vova did not get enough sleep. His mom must carry him to the bathroom. Otherwise he will miss his morning routine.
Алина Иноземцева
Alina Inozemtseva
Russia
Аут. Вова.
© Alina Inozemtseva
Vova. A Child with Autism
Vova sleeps naked out of an old habit. A year and a half ago his skin was oversensitive and any fabric felt too scratchy.
Алина Иноземцева
Alina Inozemtseva
Russia
Аут. Вова.
© Alina Inozemtseva
Vova. A Child with Autism
Vova’s mom prepares him for school. He got interested in a book in the morning and paid no attention to anyone or anything else.
Алина Иноземцева
Alina Inozemtseva
Russia
Аут. Вова.
© Alina Inozemtseva
Vova. A Child with Autism
For a whole year, Vova has spent twenty minutes every evening in an infrared sauna that helps clear his body of toxins. The toxins are excreted through the pores of his skin rather than his liver or kidneys.
Алина Иноземцева
Alina Inozemtseva
Russia
Аут. Вова.
© Alina Inozemtseva
Vova. A Child with Autism
Vova sings songs with his granny.
Алина Иноземцева
Alina Inozemtseva
Russia
Аут. Вова.
© Alina Inozemtseva
Vova. A Child with Autism
Vova’s father helps him clean his teeth. Vova does not know how to do it himself. Usually he simply eats the toothpaste, because he likes its taste very much.
Алина Иноземцева
Alina Inozemtseva
Russia
Аут. Вова.
© Alina Inozemtseva
Vova. A Child with Autism
Evening bath routine.
Алина Иноземцева
Alina Inozemtseva
Russia
Аут. Вова.
© Alina Inozemtseva
Vova. A Child with Autism
Out for a walk with his nanny’s family, including her husband and son.
Алина Иноземцева
Alina Inozemtseva
Russia
Аут. Вова.
© Alina Inozemtseva
Vova. A Child with Autism
Visiting his granny.
Алина Иноземцева
Alina Inozemtseva
Russia
Аут. Вова.
© Alina Inozemtseva
Vova. A Child with Autism
Only Vova knows what he thinks when he stares at glasses of juice. It is difficult to guess another person’s thoughts, and next to impossible to guess those of someone with autism.
Алина Иноземцева
Alina Inozemtseva
Russia
Аут. Вова.
© Alina Inozemtseva
Vova. A Child with Autism
Vova’s granny and sister visit. He jumps on the trampoline, which helps him feel his body.
Алина Иноземцева
Alina Inozemtseva
Russia
Аут. Вова.
© Alina Inozemtseva
Vova. A Child with Autism
Vova hugs Nastya, his nanny.
Алина Иноземцева
Alina Inozemtseva
Russia
Аут. Вова.
© Alina Inozemtseva
Vova. A Child with Autism
Exercising on a gym ball.
Алина Иноземцева
Alina Inozemtseva
Russia
Аут. Вова.
© Alina Inozemtseva
Vova. A Child with Autism
To help Vova better control his body, his parents introduced perceptual integration into his rehabilitation program. His movements are still awkward and clumsy, but less so than before.
Алина Иноземцева
Alina Inozemtseva
Russia
Аут. Вова.
© Alina Inozemtseva
Vova. A Child with Autism
At school. Vova goes to the canteen, holding his teacher’s hand.
Алина Иноземцева
Alina Inozemtseva
Russia
Аут. Вова.
© Alina Inozemtseva
Vova. A Child with Autism
Vova feels confident at school. He can make it from the entrance to the cloakroom and then to his class, but if,for example, the hangers are replaced without notice, he will become hysterical.
Алина Иноземцева
Alina Inozemtseva
Russia
Аут. Вова.
© Alina Inozemtseva
Vova. A Child with Autism
Physical fitness class. Vova’s dad does not leave the boy for a moment; he won’t make it without help.
Алина Иноземцева
Alina Inozemtseva
Russia
Аут. Вова.
© Alina Inozemtseva
Vova. A Child with Autism
At school, Vova looks into the mirror before class.
Алина Иноземцева
Alina Inozemtseva
Russia
Аут. Вова.
© Alina Inozemtseva
Vova. A Child with Autism
On a walk with mom and granny. As expected, they remain outside the focus of his attention.
Алина Иноземцева
Alina Inozemtseva
Russia
Аут. Вова.
Vova. A Child with Autism
III Place
© Fyodor Telkov
From the project “36 Views”
A drawing on the pedestal of the monument to the miner near the mine administration building.
Федор Телков
Fyodor Telkov
Russia
Born in Nizhny Tagil, Russia in 1986, Fyodor Telkov is a photographer, a project supervisor and since 2008, a member of the Russian Union of Photo Artists. He graduated from the Artistic Graphics Department of the Nizhny Tagil State Social and Pedagogical Academy. He is currently based in Yekaterinburg.
Из проекта «36 видов».
© Fyodor Telkov
From the project “36 Views”
Kapitalnaya-1 mine waste dump.
Федор Телков
Fyodor Telkov
Russia
Born in Nizhny Tagil, Russia in 1986, Fyodor Telkov is a photographer, a project supervisor and since 2008, a member of the Russian Union of Photo Artists. He graduated from the Artistic Graphics Department of the Nizhny Tagil State Social and Pedagogical Academy. He is currently based in Yekaterinburg.
Из проекта «36 видов».
© Fyodor Telkov
From the project “36 Views”
A view of the city from the Kapitalnaya-2 mine waste dump.
Федор Телков
Fyodor Telkov
Russia
Born in Nizhny Tagil, Russia in 1986, Fyodor Telkov is a photographer, a project supervisor and since 2008, a member of the Russian Union of Photo Artists. He graduated from the Artistic Graphics Department of the Nizhny Tagil State Social and Pedagogical Academy. He is currently based in Yekaterinburg.
Из проекта «36 видов».
© Fyodor Telkov
From the project “36 Views”
Sheds at the bottom of the Kapitalnaya-2 mine waste dump.
Федор Телков
Fyodor Telkov
Russia
Born in Nizhny Tagil, Russia in 1986, Fyodor Telkov is a photographer, a project supervisor and since 2008, a member of the Russian Union of Photo Artists. He graduated from the Artistic Graphics Department of the Nizhny Tagil State Social and Pedagogical Academy. He is currently based in Yekaterinburg.
Из проекта «36 видов».
© Fyodor Telkov
From the project “36 Views”
A bus terminal near the former Kapitalnaya-2 mine. This bus is bound for Yekaterinburg.
Федор Телков
Fyodor Telkov
Russia
Born in Nizhny Tagil, Russia in 1986, Fyodor Telkov is a photographer, a project supervisor and since 2008, a member of the Russian Union of Photo Artists. He graduated from the Artistic Graphics Department of the Nizhny Tagil State Social and Pedagogical Academy. He is currently based in Yekaterinburg.
Из проекта «36 видов».
© Fyodor Telkov
From the project “36 Views”
A reflection of the Kapitalnaya-1 mine waste dump in a small cesspool.
Федор Телков
Fyodor Telkov
Russia
Born in Nizhny Tagil, Russia in 1986, Fyodor Telkov is a photographer, a project supervisor and since 2008, a member of the Russian Union of Photo Artists. He graduated from the Artistic Graphics Department of the Nizhny Tagil State Social and Pedagogical Academy. He is currently based in Yekaterinburg.
Из проекта «36 видов».
© Fyodor Telkov
From the project “36 Views”
The Hydro-Copper Shop caught copper from the water in the stream. Once clean of silt, the acidic water went through a series of wooden troughs filled with iron cuttings.
Федор Телков
Fyodor Telkov
Russia
Born in Nizhny Tagil, Russia in 1986, Fyodor Telkov is a photographer, a project supervisor and since 2008, a member of the Russian Union of Photo Artists. He graduated from the Artistic Graphics Department of the Nizhny Tagil State Social and Pedagogical Academy. He is currently based in Yekaterinburg.
Из проекта «36 видов».
© Fyodor Telkov
From the project “36 Views”
Watching the parade on Paratroopers’ Day. View from the Kapitalnaya-1 mine.
Федор Телков
Fyodor Telkov
Russia
Born in Nizhny Tagil, Russia in 1986, Fyodor Telkov is a photographer, a project supervisor and since 2008, a member of the Russian Union of Photo Artists. He graduated from the Artistic Graphics Department of the Nizhny Tagil State Social and Pedagogical Academy. He is currently based in Yekaterinburg.
Из проекта «36 видов».
© Fyodor Telkov
From the project “36 Views”
Victory Day. Kapitalnaya-2 mine.
Федор Телков
Fyodor Telkov
Russia
Born in Nizhny Tagil, Russia in 1986, Fyodor Telkov is a photographer, a project supervisor and since 2008, a member of the Russian Union of Photo Artists. He graduated from the Artistic Graphics Department of the Nizhny Tagil State Social and Pedagogical Academy. He is currently based in Yekaterinburg.
Из проекта «36 видов».
© Fyodor Telkov
From the project “36 Views”
City Day. A view of the Kapitalnaya-2 mine from Kulbaza Mountain.
Федор Телков
Fyodor Telkov
Russia
Born in Nizhny Tagil, Russia in 1986, Fyodor Telkov is a photographer, a project supervisor and since 2008, a member of the Russian Union of Photo Artists. He graduated from the Artistic Graphics Department of the Nizhny Tagil State Social and Pedagogical Academy. He is currently based in Yekaterinburg.
Из проекта «36 видов».
© Fyodor Telkov
From the project “36 Views”
A view of the Kapitalnaya-1 mine waste dump from the railway tracks.
Федор Телков
Fyodor Telkov
Russia
Born in Nizhny Tagil, Russia in 1986, Fyodor Telkov is a photographer, a project supervisor and since 2008, a member of the Russian Union of Photo Artists. He graduated from the Artistic Graphics Department of the Nizhny Tagil State Social and Pedagogical Academy. He is currently based in Yekaterinburg.
Из проекта «36 видов».
© Fyodor Telkov
From the project “36 Views”
A mosaic portrait of Lenin, with the House of Culture building and a reflection of the Kapitalnaya-2mine waste dump in the mirror.
Федор Телков
Fyodor Telkov
Russia
Born in Nizhny Tagil, Russia in 1986, Fyodor Telkov is a photographer, a project supervisor and since 2008, a member of the Russian Union of Photo Artists. He graduated from the Artistic Graphics Department of the Nizhny Tagil State Social and Pedagogical Academy. He is currently based in Yekaterinburg.
Из проекта «36 видов».
© Fyodor Telkov
From the project “36 Views”
A view of the Kapitalnaya-2 mine waste dump.
Федор Телков
Fyodor Telkov
Russia
Born in Nizhny Tagil, Russia in 1986, Fyodor Telkov is a photographer, a project supervisor and since 2008, a member of the Russian Union of Photo Artists. He graduated from the Artistic Graphics Department of the Nizhny Tagil State Social and Pedagogical Academy. He is currently based in Yekaterinburg.
Из проекта «36 видов».
© Fyodor Telkov
From the project “36 Views”
A view of the Kapitalnaya-1 mine waste dump from the Gornyak Stadium.
Федор Телков
Fyodor Telkov
Russia
Born in Nizhny Tagil, Russia in 1986, Fyodor Telkov is a photographer, a project supervisor and since 2008, a member of the Russian Union of Photo Artists. He graduated from the Artistic Graphics Department of the Nizhny Tagil State Social and Pedagogical Academy. He is currently based in Yekaterinburg.
Из проекта «36 видов».
© Fyodor Telkov
From the project “36 Views”
A view of the Kapitalnaya-2 mine waste dump from the nursery of a kindergarten.
Федор Телков
Fyodor Telkov
Russia
Born in Nizhny Tagil, Russia in 1986, Fyodor Telkov is a photographer, a project supervisor and since 2008, a member of the Russian Union of Photo Artists. He graduated from the Artistic Graphics Department of the Nizhny Tagil State Social and Pedagogical Academy. He is currently based in Yekaterinburg.
Из проекта «36 видов».
© Fyodor Telkov
From the project “36 Views”
A family walks by the Kapitalnaya-2 mine waste dump. A fragment of the mine administration building is seen on the left.
Федор Телков
Fyodor Telkov
Russia
Born in Nizhny Tagil, Russia in 1986, Fyodor Telkov is a photographer, a project supervisor and since 2008, a member of the Russian Union of Photo Artists. He graduated from the Artistic Graphics Department of the Nizhny Tagil State Social and Pedagogical Academy. He is currently based in Yekaterinburg.
Из проекта «36 видов».
© Fyodor Telkov
From the project “36 Views”
The road to the House of Culture downtown. A view of the Kapitalnaya-2 mine waste dump.
Федор Телков
Fyodor Telkov
Russia
Born in Nizhny Tagil, Russia in 1986, Fyodor Telkov is a photographer, a project supervisor and since 2008, a member of the Russian Union of Photo Artists. He graduated from the Artistic Graphics Department of the Nizhny Tagil State Social and Pedagogical Academy. He is currently based in Yekaterinburg.
Из проекта «36 видов».
© Fyodor Telkov
From the project “36 Views”
A view of the Kapitalnaya-2 mine from sheds.
Федор Телков
Fyodor Telkov
Russia
Born in Nizhny Tagil, Russia in 1986, Fyodor Telkov is a photographer, a project supervisor and since 2008, a member of the Russian Union of Photo Artists. He graduated from the Artistic Graphics Department of the Nizhny Tagil State Social and Pedagogical Academy. He is currently based in Yekaterinburg.
Из проекта «36 видов».
© Fyodor Telkov
From the project “36 Views”
A view of the Kapitalnaya-2 mine from the Kapitalnaya-1 mine.
Федор Телков
Fyodor Telkov
Russia
Born in Nizhny Tagil, Russia in 1986, Fyodor Telkov is a photographer, a project supervisor and since 2008, a member of the Russian Union of Photo Artists. He graduated from the Artistic Graphics Department of the Nizhny Tagil State Social and Pedagogical Academy. He is currently based in Yekaterinburg.
Из проекта «36 видов».
© Fyodor Telkov
From the project “36 Views”
A view of private houses and the Kapitalnaya-2 mine waste dump from the Kulbaza Mountain.
Федор Телков
Fyodor Telkov
Russia
Born in Nizhny Tagil, Russia in 1986, Fyodor Telkov is a photographer, a project supervisor and since 2008, a member of the Russian Union of Photo Artists. He graduated from the Artistic Graphics Department of the Nizhny Tagil State Social and Pedagogical Academy. He is currently based in Yekaterinburg.
Из проекта «36 видов».
From the project “36 Views”
Jury Honorable Mention
© Sergei Kolyaskin
Zoo
Portrait of the chimpanzee Bonnie.
Сергей Коляскин
Sergei Kolyaskin
Russia
Зоопарк.
© Sergei Kolyaskin
Zoo
A playful chimpanzee cub.
Сергей Коляскин
Sergei Kolyaskin
Russia
Зоопарк.
© Sergei Kolyaskin
Zoo
Vet Olga Kazakova talks with the chimpanzee Bonnie.
Сергей Коляскин
Sergei Kolyaskin
Russia
Зоопарк.
© Sergei Kolyaskin
Zoo
Vet Olga Kazakova is talking with chimpanzee Bonnie.
Сергей Коляскин
Sergei Kolyaskin
Russia
Зоопарк.
© Sergei Kolyaskin
Zoo
Zoologist Galina Laktionova kisses a lama named Chizhik. The courage and dedication of the zoo’s employees are amazing.
Сергей Коляскин
Sergei Kolyaskin
Russia
Зоопарк.
© Sergei Kolyaskin
Zoo
Zoologist Galina Laktionova examines the elk Gorynya while talking to him.
Сергей Коляскин
Sergei Kolyaskin
Russia
Зоопарк.
© Sergei Kolyaskin
Zoo
A leopard rests on a log in his cage. The photo was made through the bars.
Сергей Коляскин
Sergei Kolyaskin
Russia
Зоопарк.
© Sergei Kolyaskin
Zoo
A fox in his house.
Сергей Коляскин
Sergei Kolyaskin
Russia
Зоопарк.
© Sergei Kolyaskin
Zoo
The head of the vet department is examining a young squirrel while playing with it.
Сергей Коляскин
Sergei Kolyaskin
Russia
Зоопарк.
© Sergei Kolyaskin
Zoo
Umka the reindeer takes a walk.
Сергей Коляскин
Sergei Kolyaskin
Russia
Зоопарк.
© Sergei Kolyaskin
Zoo
Umka the reindeer takes a walk.
Сергей Коляскин
Sergei Kolyaskin
Russia
Зоопарк.
© Sergei Kolyaskin
Zoo
A zoologist persuades Richard the lion to go into a transit cage so that he can clean his permanent home.
Сергей Коляскин
Sergei Kolyaskin
Russia
Зоопарк.
© Sergei Kolyaskin
Zoo
Feeding roe deer. Zoo employees have to dump tons of manure and carry heavy bath- tubs in heavy rains and –30° C frost.
Сергей Коляскин
Sergei Kolyaskin
Russia
Зоопарк.
© Фото : Сергей Коляскин
Zoo
Vet Olga Kazakova bandages a newborn meerkat that was bitten and abandoned by his mother. Wonderful people work in the zoo, including zoologists, animal care workers, and vets.
Сергей Коляскин
Sergei Kolyaskin
Russia
Зоопарк
© Sergei Kolyaskin
Zoo
Nick the spotted deer.
Сергей Коляскин
Sergei Kolyaskin
Russia
Зоопарк.
© Sergei Kolyaskin
Zoo
For zoologists these animals are part of the family. They are the first to see them when they are born. They also bid them farewell when they are gone. A newborn spotted deer.
Сергей Коляскин
Sergei Kolyaskin
Russia
Зоопарк.
© Sergei Kolyaskin
Zoo
Marina the female elk flirts with us.
Сергей Коляскин
Sergei Kolyaskin
Russia
Зоопарк.
© Sergei Kolyaskin
Zoo
Reindeer at lunch.
Сергей Коляскин
Sergei Kolyaskin
Russia
Зоопарк.
© Sergei Kolyaskin
Zoo
Gek the Roe deer recovers from anesthesia after dehorning.
Сергей Коляскин
Sergei Kolyaskin
Russia
Зоопарк.
© Sergei Kolyaskin
Zoo
Gek the Roe deer recovers from anesthesia after dehorning.
Сергей Коляскин
Sergei Kolyaskin
Russia
Зоопарк.
Zoo
Jury Honorable Mention
Single
© Фото : Алексей Лощилов
An Excursion to a Museum
Naval Academy cadets on an excursion to the Central Naval Museum.
Naval Academy cadets on an excursion to the Central Naval Museum.
Алексей Лощилов
Alexei Loshchilov
Russia
Экскурсия в музей
An Excursion to a Museum
I Place
© Фото : Hosam Katan
Street Swimming Pool
Children swimming in a dirty pool. The Syrian Air Force dropped an incendiary bomb here. In the summer, neighborhood children use the crater as a swimming pool.
Children swimming in a dirty pool. The Syrian Air Force dropped an incendiary bomb here. In the summer, neighborhood children use the crater as a swimming pool.
Катан Осам
Katan Hosam
Syria
Katan was born in 1994 in Syria. He works for the Aleppo Media center (AMC) and Reuters, focusing on documentary photography and the everyday life of the people around him. The civil war in Syria has recently been his main subject. Katan believes that every photographer must have a distinctive point of view and style, and should be able to photograph people during significant moments.
Pool in street, Hosam Katan, Syria
Street Swimming Pool
II Place
© Фото : Ashraf Amra
Muslim Pilgrimage to Mecca
Muslim pilgrims meet on Mt. Arafat near Mecca, where they take part in a Hajj ritual. The photo was made during the Hajj.
Muslim pilgrims meet on Mt. Arafat near Mecca, where they take part in a Hajj ritual. The photo was made during the Hajj.
Ashraf Amra
Ashraf Amra
Palestine
Born in 1986, a Palestinian citizen. Started his career as a radio journalist, then worked as an operator for a French TV network. Eventually took up documentary photography; cooperated with Associated Press, AFP, APAimages, and the Al Ittihad and Al-bayan newspapers. The central theme of his work is events in the Gaza Strip in the Middle East.
THE ANNUAL MUSLIMS HAJJ, Ashraf Amra, Israel
Muslim Pilgrimage to Mecca
III Place
Series
© Elena Anosova
Section
Yekaterina, 29. Sentenced to eight years. A colony for first time offenders.
Елена Аносова
Elena Anosova
Russia
Yelena was born in 1983 in Russia. She holds a master’s degree in world economics. Before becoming a photographer Yelena worked as a graphic designer. She is a student at the documentary photography workshop of Alexander Radchenko Moscow Photography and Multimedia School. Yelena has won awards in a number of prestigious photography contests. She concentrates on news reporting and documentary photography. She explores human relations in her work, the relationship between humans and nature, and the interconnection of various cultures.
Section
© Elena Anosova
Section
Olga, 27. Sentenced to six years. A colony for first time offenders.
Елена Аносова
Elena Anosova
Russia
Yelena was born in 1983 in Russia. She holds a master’s degree in world economics. Before becoming a photographer Yelena worked as a graphic designer. She is a student at the documentary photography workshop of Alexander Radchenko Moscow Photography and Multimedia School. Yelena has won awards in a number of prestigious photography contests. She concentrates on news reporting and documentary photography. She explores human relations in her work, the relationship between humans and nature, and the interconnection of various cultures.
Section
© Elena Anosova
Section
A dormitory for new arrivals at the colony. Dormitories are designed to accommodate about fifty people.
Елена Аносова
Elena Anosova
Russia
Yelena was born in 1983 in Russia. She holds a master’s degree in world economics. Before becoming a photographer Yelena worked as a graphic designer. She is a student at the documentary photography workshop of Alexander Radchenko Moscow Photography and Multimedia School. Yelena has won awards in a number of prestigious photography contests. She concentrates on news reporting and documentary photography. She explores human relations in her work, the relationship between humans and nature, and the interconnection of various cultures.
Section
© Elena Anosova
Section
In the enclosed space of a prison, a woman is always under surveillance, without any semblance of privacy.
Елена Аносова
Elena Anosova
Russia
Yelena was born in 1983 in Russia. She holds a master’s degree in world economics. Before becoming a photographer Yelena worked as a graphic designer. She is a student at the documentary photography workshop of Alexander Radchenko Moscow Photography and Multimedia School. Yelena has won awards in a number of prestigious photography contests. She concentrates on news reporting and documentary photography. She explores human relations in her work, the relationship between humans and nature, and the interconnection of various cultures.
Section
© Elena Anosova
Section
In Russia, there exists, in almost equal parts an enthusiastic romanticization of prison life with all of its underworld sentimentality, and a disdainful rejection of the convicts’ way of life.
Елена Аносова
Elena Anosova
Russia
Yelena was born in 1983 in Russia. She holds a master’s degree in world economics. Before becoming a photographer Yelena worked as a graphic designer. She is a student at the documentary photography workshop of Alexander Radchenko Moscow Photography and Multimedia School. Yelena has won awards in a number of prestigious photography contests. She concentrates on news reporting and documentary photography. She explores human relations in her work, the relationship between humans and nature, and the interconnection of various cultures.
Section
© Elena Anosova
Section
Khavva, 30. Sentenced to six and a half years. A colony for first time offenders.
Елена Аносова
Elena Anosova
Russia
Yelena was born in 1983 in Russia. She holds a master’s degree in world economics. Before becoming a photographer Yelena worked as a graphic designer. She is a student at the documentary photography workshop of Alexander Radchenko Moscow Photography and Multimedia School. Yelena has won awards in a number of prestigious photography contests. She concentrates on news reporting and documentary photography. She explores human relations in her work, the relationship between humans and nature, and the interconnection of various cultures.
Section
© Elena Anosova
Section
The prison community follows the main lines of tension in modern society, but perhaps in a more vivid and explicit way.
Елена Аносова
Elena Anosova
Russia
Yelena was born in 1983 in Russia. She holds a master’s degree in world economics. Before becoming a photographer Yelena worked as a graphic designer. She is a student at the documentary photography workshop of Alexander Radchenko Moscow Photography and Multimedia School. Yelena has won awards in a number of prestigious photography contests. She concentrates on news reporting and documentary photography. She explores human relations in her work, the relationship between humans and nature, and the interconnection of various cultures.
Section
© Elena Anosova
Section
Oksana, 43. Sentenced to six and a half years. She has two daughters, 22 and 11. A colony for first time offenders.
Елена Аносова
Elena Anosova
Russia
Yelena was born in 1983 in Russia. She holds a master’s degree in world economics. Before becoming a photographer Yelena worked as a graphic designer. She is a student at the documentary photography workshop of Alexander Radchenko Moscow Photography and Multimedia School. Yelena has won awards in a number of prestigious photography contests. She concentrates on news reporting and documentary photography. She explores human relations in her work, the relationship between humans and nature, and the interconnection of various cultures.
Section
© Elena Anosova
Section
Years of complete “nakedness” and the loss of intimate space deform the personality of a person placed in a community that is as cruel as it is dangerous.
Елена Аносова
Elena Anosova
Russia
Yelena was born in 1983 in Russia. She holds a master’s degree in world economics. Before becoming a photographer Yelena worked as a graphic designer. She is a student at the documentary photography workshop of Alexander Radchenko Moscow Photography and Multimedia School. Yelena has won awards in a number of prestigious photography contests. She concentrates on news reporting and documentary photography. She explores human relations in her work, the relationship between humans and nature, and the interconnection of various cultures.
Section
© Elena Anosova
Section
Anastasia, sentenced to eight years, and Maria, sentenced to two years. They have been together for only a little while. A colony for repeat offenders.
Елена Аносова
Elena Anosova
Russia
Yelena was born in 1983 in Russia. She holds a master’s degree in world economics. Before becoming a photographer Yelena worked as a graphic designer. She is a student at the documentary photography workshop of Alexander Radchenko Moscow Photography and Multimedia School. Yelena has won awards in a number of prestigious photography contests. She concentrates on news reporting and documentary photography. She explores human relations in her work, the relationship between humans and nature, and the interconnection of various cultures.
Section
© Elena Anosova
Section
Irina, 38. Sentenced to twenty years. A colony for repeat offenders.
Елена Аносова
Elena Anosova
Russia
Yelena was born in 1983 in Russia. She holds a master’s degree in world economics. Before becoming a photographer Yelena worked as a graphic designer. She is a student at the documentary photography workshop of Alexander Radchenko Moscow Photography and Multimedia School. Yelena has won awards in a number of prestigious photography contests. She concentrates on news reporting and documentary photography. She explores human relations in her work, the relationship between humans and nature, and the interconnection of various cultures.
Section
© Elena Anosova
Section
Ellada, 52. Sentenced to five years. She has an adult daughter. Her son has been killed. She has fourgrandchildren. A colony for repeat offenders.
Елена Аносова
Elena Anosova
Russia
Yelena was born in 1983 in Russia. She holds a master’s degree in world economics. Before becoming a photographer Yelena worked as a graphic designer. She is a student at the documentary photography workshop of Alexander Radchenko Moscow Photography and Multimedia School. Yelena has won awards in a number of prestigious photography contests. She concentrates on news reporting and documentary photography. She explores human relations in her work, the relationship between humans and nature, and the interconnection of various cultures.
Section
© Elena Anosova
Section
Oksana, 30. Sentenced to five years. She just learned that she has been denied parole. Oksana has a nine-year old daughter. A colony for first time offenders.
Елена Аносова
Elena Anosova
Russia
Yelena was born in 1983 in Russia. She holds a master’s degree in world economics. Before becoming a photographer Yelena worked as a graphic designer. She is a student at the documentary photography workshop of Alexander Radchenko Moscow Photography and Multimedia School. Yelena has won awards in a number of prestigious photography contests. She concentrates on news reporting and documentary photography. She explores human relations in her work, the relationship between humans and nature, and the interconnection of various cultures.
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© Elena Anosova
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Nadezhda, 29, and Anna, 25. Sentenced to sixteen years and three years and nine months, respectively. They have been together for about a year and a half. A colony for first time offenders.
Елена Аносова
Elena Anosova
Russia
Yelena was born in 1983 in Russia. She holds a master’s degree in world economics. Before becoming a photographer Yelena worked as a graphic designer. She is a student at the documentary photography workshop of Alexander Radchenko Moscow Photography and Multimedia School. Yelena has won awards in a number of prestigious photography contests. She concentrates on news reporting and documentary photography. She explores human relations in her work, the relationship between humans and nature, and the interconnection of various cultures.
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© Elena Anosova
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The provision of psychological and medical care is a major problem.
Елена Аносова
Elena Anosova
Russia
Yelena was born in 1983 in Russia. She holds a master’s degree in world economics. Before becoming a photographer Yelena worked as a graphic designer. She is a student at the documentary photography workshop of Alexander Radchenko Moscow Photography and Multimedia School. Yelena has won awards in a number of prestigious photography contests. She concentrates on news reporting and documentary photography. She explores human relations in her work, the relationship between humans and nature, and the interconnection of various cultures.
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© Elena Anosova
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Nobody is protected against anything. On the macro-social level, control is enforced through laws, regulations and the orders of prison authorities, and on the micro-social level, through a complex system of unwritten rules and tacit covenants.
Елена Аносова
Elena Anosova
Russia
Yelena was born in 1983 in Russia. She holds a master’s degree in world economics. Before becoming a photographer Yelena worked as a graphic designer. She is a student at the documentary photography workshop of Alexander Radchenko Moscow Photography and Multimedia School. Yelena has won awards in a number of prestigious photography contests. She concentrates on news reporting and documentary photography. She explores human relations in her work, the relationship between humans and nature, and the interconnection of various cultures.
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© Elena Anosova
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All things personal and intimate are subject to public observation and judgment. All prison underwear is of the one-size-fits- all variety.
Елена Аносова
Elena Anosova
Russia
Yelena was born in 1983 in Russia. She holds a master’s degree in world economics. Before becoming a photographer Yelena worked as a graphic designer. She is a student at the documentary photography workshop of Alexander Radchenko Moscow Photography and Multimedia School. Yelena has won awards in a number of prestigious photography contests. She concentrates on news reporting and documentary photography. She explores human relations in her work, the relationship between humans and nature, and the interconnection of various cultures.
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© Elena Anosova
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Yelena, 40, sentenced to two years. A colony for repeat offenders.
Елена Аносова
Elena Anosova
Russia
Yelena was born in 1983 in Russia. She holds a master’s degree in world economics. Before becoming a photographer Yelena worked as a graphic designer. She is a student at the documentary photography workshop of Alexander Radchenko Moscow Photography and Multimedia School. Yelena has won awards in a number of prestigious photography contests. She concentrates on news reporting and documentary photography. She explores human relations in her work, the relationship between humans and nature, and the interconnection of various cultures.
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© Elena Anosova
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Larisa, 47. Sentenced to five years. The complex system of rules and regulations includes an array of punitive tools of different degrees of cruelty. A colony for repeat offenders.
Елена Аносова
Elena Anosova
Russia
Yelena was born in 1983 in Russia. She holds a master’s degree in world economics. Before becoming a photographer Yelena worked as a graphic designer. She is a student at the documentary photography workshop of Alexander Radchenko Moscow Photography and Multimedia School. Yelena has won awards in a number of prestigious photography contests. She concentrates on news reporting and documentary photography. She explores human relations in her work, the relationship between humans and nature, and the interconnection of various cultures.
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© Elena Anosova
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Irina, 37, sentenced to two and a half years, and Natalya, 38, sentenced to ten years. A colony for repeat offenders.
Елена Аносова
Elena Anosova
Russia
Yelena was born in 1983 in Russia. She holds a master’s degree in world economics. Before becoming a photographer Yelena worked as a graphic designer. She is a student at the documentary photography workshop of Alexander Radchenko Moscow Photography and Multimedia School. Yelena has won awards in a number of prestigious photography contests. She concentrates on news reporting and documentary photography. She explores human relations in her work, the relationship between humans and nature, and the interconnection of various cultures.
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I Place, Grand Prix
© Фото : Антон Карлинер
Old Believer
Russian Old Believers are a very interesting and distinctive religious and social group. Old Believers resulted from a religious schism in the mid-17th century, when a large group of people disagreed with religious reforms. An Old Believer named Valera in front of his house.
Антон Карлинер
Anton Karliner
Russia
Валера - старовер из деревни Мульта, Горный Алтай. Серия. Антон Карлинер, Россия
© Anton Karliner
Old Believer
Fleeing reprisals, many Old Believers settled down in places remote from civilization. This trend remains alive today. Valera lives in the village of Multa in the Altai mountains, about 500 km away from the nearest city. Valera with a tablet computer, which he uses to compose music.
Антон Карлинер
Anton Karliner
Russia
Валера.
© Anton Karliner
Old Believer
Valery Petrushenko, or Valera Hip, is an Old Believer from the village of Multa in the Altai mountains. He was born in Irkutsk and moved to Altai 20 years ago after traveling with music groups across the country. When he saw this place he decided to stay. In Multa, Valera was baptized and became an Old Believer. Valera after service at Old Believers’ Church in Multa.
Антон Карлинер
Anton Karliner
Russia
Валера.
© Anton Karliner
Old Believer
Multa, which was founded by Old Believers, still has a large religious community. Although representatives of many faiths live there, Old Believers are still active and play an important role in its life. Lunch after a religious service in Multa’s Old Believers community.
Антон Карлинер
Anton Karliner
Russia
Валера.
© Anton Karliner
Old Believer
Valery relaxes with his neighbors after a day of work.
Антон Карлинер
Anton Karliner
Russia
Валера.
© Anton Karliner
Old Believer
Valera’s music is original and unusual; he uses authentic instruments, which he makes himself, as well as the sounds of nature, singing and the speech of other people.
Антон Карлинер
Anton Karliner
Russia
Валера.
© Anton Karliner
Old Believer
Most villagers still live off of the land, producing a significant share of the produce that they consume. This is typical of Old Believers, who have always sought to be as independent as possible from the outside world. Old Believer women pour milk into jars.
Антон Карлинер
Anton Karliner
Russia
Валера.
© Anton Karliner
Old Believer
Valera lives on the edge of the village and leads a rather reclusive life. By his own admission, at one time he did not go anywhere outside the village for several years, as he felt there was no need for it.
Антон Карлинер
Anton Karliner
Russia
Валера.
© Anton Karliner
Old Believer
Valera lives on the edge of the village and leads a rather reclusive life. By his own admission, at one time he did not go anywhere outside the village for several years, as he felt there was no need for it.
Антон Карлинер
Anton Karliner
Russia
Валера.
© Anton Karliner
Old Believer
Valera plays the flute in the yard. Two years ago, an album of Valera’s music was released in Moscow. He recorded all the tracks himself, using home-made pipes and Russian harps, as well as a sitar that his friends had given him, and some basic recording equipment.
Антон Карлинер
Anton Karliner
Russia
Валера.
© Anton Karliner
Old Believer
Valera's lifestyle stands apart from the lifestyle of his fellow villagers; many treat him ironically, but with affection. Valera during a picnic on the bank of the Katun River.
Антон Карлинер
Anton Karliner
Russia
Валера.
© Anton Karliner
Old Believer
Honey is another source of income for Valera. Valera’s honey is considered to be among the best in the village, and he gets orders for honey from Moscow and other cities.
Антон Карлинер
Anton Karliner
Russia
Валера.
© Anton Karliner
Old Believer
Valera’s chickens and goats. He sells milk and eggs.
Антон Карлинер
Anton Karliner
Russia
Валера.
© Anton Karliner
Old Believer
Valera walks along the village street.
Антон Карлинер
Anton Karliner
Russia
Валера.
© Anton Karliner
Old Believer
Valera carries firewood from the nearby forest. He believes in environmentally friendly forms of energy like solar panels, and generally takes a highly sensitive approach toward nature. Nevertheless, Valera actively uses modern technical equipment, oftentimes quite sophisticated, that his friends from all over Russia bring him.
Антон Карлинер
Anton Karliner
Russia
Валера.
© Anton Karliner
Old Believer
Religion holds an important place in Valera’s life, although he does not look like an ordinary believer. He reads a lot and loves talking about religious subjects, often interpreting them quite freely and independently.
Антон Карлинер
Anton Karliner
Russia
Валера.
© Anton Karliner
Old Believer
Multa is located in Gorny Altai, bordering Kazakhstan and Mongolia. Altai means “gold mountains” in Turkic languages.
Антон Карлинер
Anton Karliner
Russia
Валера.
Old Believer
II Place
© Alex Masi
Poonam’s Tale of Hope in Bhopal
Poonam, 6, plays around under the monsoon rain in Oriya Basti, one of the settlements where the water was polluted with waste from Union Carbide’s (now DOW Chemical) abandoned chemical plant in Bhopal, Central India. Every year during the monsoon rain season, the water washes out waste burial sites and contaminates the groundwater.
Алессандро Мази
Alex Masi
Italy
Born in 1981, an Italian citizen. He studied photojournalism at the London College of Communication; he prefers documentary photography. A regular contributor to various Western media outlets, winner of numerous awards, including Getty Grants, Days Japan Awards, and UNICEF POY among others. In his photographs, he seeks to get the viewers to empathize with people in difficult circumstances. In his works, he tries to reflect his own, personal perception of the event or object captured on camera
Рассказ о надежде семьи Пунам из Бхопала.
© Alex Masi
Poonam’s Tale of Hope in Bhopal
Poonam, 9, stands inside the old house where she lived until June 2011. The photo was submitted to the Photographers Giving BackAwards contest in Sweden and won a $5,000 cash prize. He spent the money on improving the girl’s living conditions and her education.
Алессандро Мази
Alex Masi
Italy
Born in 1981, an Italian citizen. He studied photojournalism at the London College of Communication; he prefers documentary photography. A regular contributor to various Western media outlets, winner of numerous awards, including Getty Grants, Days Japan Awards, and UNICEF POY among others. In his photographs, he seeks to get the viewers to empathize with people in difficult circumstances. In his works, he tries to reflect his own, personal perception of the event or object captured on camera
Рассказ о надежде семьи Пунам из Бхопала.
© Alex Masi
Poonam’s Tale of Hope in Bhopal
Poonam, 10 (third from left), and her classmates celebrate India's Independence Day on the streets of Oriya Basti, near Union Carbide’s (now DOW Chemical) abandoned chemical plant in Central India.
Алессандро Мази
Alex Masi
Italy
Born in 1981, an Italian citizen. He studied photojournalism at the London College of Communication; he prefers documentary photography. A regular contributor to various Western media outlets, winner of numerous awards, including Getty Grants, Days Japan Awards, and UNICEF POY among others. In his photographs, he seeks to get the viewers to empathize with people in difficult circumstances. In his works, he tries to reflect his own, personal perception of the event or object captured on camera
Рассказ о надежде семьи Пунам из Бхопала.
© Alex Masi
Poonam’s Tale of Hope in Bhopal
Poonam, 9, (left) her sister Jyoti, 10, (centre) and their brother Ravi, 11, (right) are about to start their very first day in a small private school located by their newly built home, in Oriya Basti, one of the water-contaminated colonies in Bhopal, central India.
Алессандро Мази
Alex Masi
Italy
Born in 1981, an Italian citizen. He studied photojournalism at the London College of Communication; he prefers documentary photography. A regular contributor to various Western media outlets, winner of numerous awards, including Getty Grants, Days Japan Awards, and UNICEF POY among others. In his photographs, he seeks to get the viewers to empathize with people in difficult circumstances. In his works, he tries to reflect his own, personal perception of the event or object captured on camera
Рассказ о надежде семьи Пунам из Бхопала.
© Alex Masi
Poonam’s Tale of Hope in Bhopal
Twelve-year-old Poonam (left) and her 13-year old sister Jioti (right) sit on the floor during classes in a private school.
Алессандро Мази
Alex Masi
Italy
Born in 1981, an Italian citizen. He studied photojournalism at the London College of Communication; he prefers documentary photography. A regular contributor to various Western media outlets, winner of numerous awards, including Getty Grants, Days Japan Awards, and UNICEF POY among others. In his photographs, he seeks to get the viewers to empathize with people in difficult circumstances. In his works, he tries to reflect his own, personal perception of the event or object captured on camera
Рассказ о надежде семьи Пунам из Бхопала.
© Alex Masi
Poonam’s Tale of Hope in Bhopal
Poonam, 11 (center), her older sister Artie (left) and their four-year-old friend Dipshika (right) apply a bindi to their foreheads in their new home in Oriya Basti, near Union Carbide’s (now DOW Chemical) abandoned chemical plant.
Алессандро Мази
Alex Masi
Italy
Born in 1981, an Italian citizen. He studied photojournalism at the London College of Communication; he prefers documentary photography. A regular contributor to various Western media outlets, winner of numerous awards, including Getty Grants, Days Japan Awards, and UNICEF POY among others. In his photographs, he seeks to get the viewers to empathize with people in difficult circumstances. In his works, he tries to reflect his own, personal perception of the event or object captured on camera
Рассказ о надежде семьи Пунам из Бхопала.
© Alex Masi
Poonam’s Tale of Hope in Bhopal
Early in the morning, twelve- year-old Poonam (left) and her thirteen-year-old sister Jioti prepare to go to the small private school they have been attending since 2011.
Алессандро Мази
Alex Masi
Italy
Born in 1981, an Italian citizen. He studied photojournalism at the London College of Communication; he prefers documentary photography. A regular contributor to various Western media outlets, winner of numerous awards, including Getty Grants, Days Japan Awards, and UNICEF POY among others. In his photographs, he seeks to get the viewers to empathize with people in difficult circumstances. In his works, he tries to reflect his own, personal perception of the event or object captured on camera
Рассказ о надежде семьи Пунам из Бхопала.
© Alex Masi
Poonam’s Tale of Hope in Bhopal
Poonam, 12 (right), and her older sister Artie, 18 (left), celebrate Diwali, the Indian festival of lights, in the courtyard of their new house in Oriya Basti.
Алессандро Мази
Alex Masi
Italy
Born in 1981, an Italian citizen. He studied photojournalism at the London College of Communication; he prefers documentary photography. A regular contributor to various Western media outlets, winner of numerous awards, including Getty Grants, Days Japan Awards, and UNICEF POY among others. In his photographs, he seeks to get the viewers to empathize with people in difficult circumstances. In his works, he tries to reflect his own, personal perception of the event or object captured on camera
Рассказ о надежде семьи Пунам из Бхопала.
© Alex Masi
Poonam’s Tale of Hope in Bhopal
Poonam and her family live in Oriya Basti; its groundwater was polluted by waste from Union Carbide’s (now DOW Chemical) abandoned chemical plant in Bhopal, Central India.
Алессандро Мази
Alex Masi
Italy
Born in 1981, an Italian citizen. He studied photojournalism at the London College of Communication; he prefers documentary photography. A regular contributor to various Western media outlets, winner of numerous awards, including Getty Grants, Days Japan Awards, and UNICEF POY among others. In his photographs, he seeks to get the viewers to empathize with people in difficult circumstances. In his works, he tries to reflect his own, personal perception of the event or object captured on camera
Рассказ о надежде семьи Пунам из Бхопала.
© Alex Masi
Poonam’s Tale of Hope in Bhopal
Suresh Jatav, 43, gives a coin to his daughter Poonam, 10; sitting next to her is her brother Ravi. Sangeeta Jatev, Poonam’s mother, cooks vegetables for dinner.
Алессандро Мази
Alex Masi
Italy
Born in 1981, an Italian citizen. He studied photojournalism at the London College of Communication; he prefers documentary photography. A regular contributor to various Western media outlets, winner of numerous awards, including Getty Grants, Days Japan Awards, and UNICEF POY among others. In his photographs, he seeks to get the viewers to empathize with people in difficult circumstances. In his works, he tries to reflect his own, personal perception of the event or object captured on camera
Рассказ о надежде семьи Пунам из Бхопала.
© Alex Masi
Poonam’s Tale of Hope in Bhopal
(Left to right): Jioti, 10, Poonam, 9, and their paralyzed older brother Sachin, 17, in a wheelchair, play in the streets of Oriya Basti.
Алессандро Мази
Alex Masi
Italy
Born in 1981, an Italian citizen. He studied photojournalism at the London College of Communication; he prefers documentary photography. A regular contributor to various Western media outlets, winner of numerous awards, including Getty Grants, Days Japan Awards, and UNICEF POY among others. In his photographs, he seeks to get the viewers to empathize with people in difficult circumstances. In his works, he tries to reflect his own, personal perception of the event or object captured on camera
Рассказ о надежде семьи Пунам из Бхопала.
© Alex Masi
Poonam’s Tale of Hope in Bhopal
Nine-year-old Poonam (center) plays with her sister Jioti (left) on the streets of Oriya Basti.
Алессандро Мази
Alex Masi
Italy
Born in 1981, an Italian citizen. He studied photojournalism at the London College of Communication; he prefers documentary photography. A regular contributor to various Western media outlets, winner of numerous awards, including Getty Grants, Days Japan Awards, and UNICEF POY among others. In his photographs, he seeks to get the viewers to empathize with people in difficult circumstances. In his works, he tries to reflect his own, personal perception of the event or object captured on camera
Рассказ о надежде семьи Пунам из Бхопала.
© Alex Masi
Poonam’s Tale of Hope in Bhopal
Jioti, 10 (left), hugs her older sister Artie, 15, as nine-year-old Poonam (right) plays nearby.
Алессандро Мази
Alex Masi
Italy
Born in 1981, an Italian citizen. He studied photojournalism at the London College of Communication; he prefers documentary photography. A regular contributor to various Western media outlets, winner of numerous awards, including Getty Grants, Days Japan Awards, and UNICEF POY among others. In his photographs, he seeks to get the viewers to empathize with people in difficult circumstances. In his works, he tries to reflect his own, personal perception of the event or object captured on camera
Рассказ о надежде семьи Пунам из Бхопала.
© Alex Masi
Poonam’s Tale of Hope in Bhopal
Ten-year old Poonam (centre) is bitten by a stray puppy, picked up on the streets of Oriya Basti; Sachin (right), the girl’s paraplegic brother,plays a game on his cellphone. Poonam’s sister Jioti (left) and her mother, Sangeeta Gatev, sit in the yard of their new house.
Алессандро Мази
Alex Masi
Italy
Born in 1981, an Italian citizen. He studied photojournalism at the London College of Communication; he prefers documentary photography. A regular contributor to various Western media outlets, winner of numerous awards, including Getty Grants, Days Japan Awards, and UNICEF POY among others. In his photographs, he seeks to get the viewers to empathize with people in difficult circumstances. In his works, he tries to reflect his own, personal perception of the event or object captured on camera
Рассказ о надежде семьи Пунам из Бхопала.
© Alex Masi
Poonam’s Tale of Hope in Bhopal
Jioti (right) touches her younger sister Poonam’s arm.
Алессандро Мази
Alex Masi
Italy
Born in 1981, an Italian citizen. He studied photojournalism at the London College of Communication; he prefers documentary photography. A regular contributor to various Western media outlets, winner of numerous awards, including Getty Grants, Days Japan Awards, and UNICEF POY among others. In his photographs, he seeks to get the viewers to empathize with people in difficult circumstances. In his works, he tries to reflect his own, personal perception of the event or object captured on camera
Рассказ о надежде семьи Пунам из Бхопала.
© Alex Masi
Poonam’s Tale of Hope in Bhopal
Twelve-year-old Poonam (left) combs her hair and watches her thirteen-year- old sister Jioti (center) and Artie, 18, as they dance to music playing from a TV set.
Алессандро Мази
Alex Masi
Italy
Born in 1981, an Italian citizen. He studied photojournalism at the London College of Communication; he prefers documentary photography. A regular contributor to various Western media outlets, winner of numerous awards, including Getty Grants, Days Japan Awards, and UNICEF POY among others. In his photographs, he seeks to get the viewers to empathize with people in difficult circumstances. In his works, he tries to reflect his own, personal perception of the event or object captured on camera
Рассказ о надежде семьи Пунам из Бхопала.
© Alex Masi
Poonam’s Tale of Hope in Bhopal
On Children's Day, November 14, 2014, Poonam’s sister Jioti, 13, argues with a classmate over a piece of chalk.
Алессандро Мази
Alex Masi
Italy
Born in 1981, an Italian citizen. He studied photojournalism at the London College of Communication; he prefers documentary photography. A regular contributor to various Western media outlets, winner of numerous awards, including Getty Grants, Days Japan Awards, and UNICEF POY among others. In his photographs, he seeks to get the viewers to empathize with people in difficult circumstances. In his works, he tries to reflect his own, personal perception of the event or object captured on camera
Рассказ о надежде семьи Пунам из Бхопала.
© Alex Masi
Poonam’s Tale of Hope in Bhopal
Eleven-year-old Poonam (center) sits on the floor in the classroom.
Алессандро Мази
Alex Masi
Italy
Born in 1981, an Italian citizen. He studied photojournalism at the London College of Communication; he prefers documentary photography. A regular contributor to various Western media outlets, winner of numerous awards, including Getty Grants, Days Japan Awards, and UNICEF POY among others. In his photographs, he seeks to get the viewers to empathize with people in difficult circumstances. In his works, he tries to reflect his own, personal perception of the event or object captured on camera
Рассказ о надежде семьи Пунам из Бхопала.
© Alex Masi
Poonam’s Tale of Hope in Bhopal
Thirteen-year-old Jioti (center) and her twelve-year-old sister Poonam (right) laugh as they finish their homework. Their older sister Artie, 18, paints her nails.
Алессандро Мази
Alex Masi
Italy
Born in 1981, an Italian citizen. He studied photojournalism at the London College of Communication; he prefers documentary photography. A regular contributor to various Western media outlets, winner of numerous awards, including Getty Grants, Days Japan Awards, and UNICEF POY among others. In his photographs, he seeks to get the viewers to empathize with people in difficult circumstances. In his works, he tries to reflect his own, personal perception of the event or object captured on camera
Рассказ о надежде семьи Пунам из Бхопала.
© Alex Masi
Poonam’s Tale of Hope in Bhopal
Twelve-year-old Poonam (center) and her thirteen-year-old sister Jioti (behind her) pray before classes in a small private school.
Алессандро Мази
Alex Masi
Italy
Born in 1981, an Italian citizen. He studied photojournalism at the London College of Communication; he prefers documentary photography. A regular contributor to various Western media outlets, winner of numerous awards, including Getty Grants, Days Japan Awards, and UNICEF POY among others. In his photographs, he seeks to get the viewers to empathize with people in difficult circumstances. In his works, he tries to reflect his own, personal perception of the event or object captured on camera
Рассказ о надежде семьи Пунам из Бхопала.
Poonam’s Tale of Hope in Bhopal
III Place
© Мария Алексеева
Witnesses to War
The number of witnesses and veterans of the Great Patriotic War is declining. I want to capture their faces and preserve their life stories. These are the portraits of people who have lived through the tragedy of war, both soldiers and those who spent their childhood in occupied territories.
Vladimir Yanin.
Мария Алексеева
Мaria Alexeyeva
Rissia
Maria was born in 1984 in Russia. She graduated from Lomonosov Moscow State University as well as the Visual Arts School, where she attended a course called “Photo Journalism. Photography. History in photos”. She dedicates much of her efforts to social photography. Her graduation project was called “A photo essay as an incentive to compassion” and consisted of a photo report on a veteran from Ratnitskoye village. It was published by RIA Novosti, which prompted local authorities to allocated funds so that the veteran could buy a new apartment. Maria is employed by Rossiya Segodnya news agency, and various charities and non-profit organizations
Свидетели войны.
© Мария Алексеева
Witnesses to War
The number of witnesses and veterans of the Great Patriotic War is declining. I want to capture their faces and preserve their life stories. These are the portraits of people who have lived through the tragedy of war, both soldiers and those who spent their childhood in occupied territories.
Georgy Drutskoi.
Мария Алексеева
Мaria Alexeyeva
Rissia
Maria was born in 1984 in Russia. She graduated from Lomonosov Moscow State University as well as the Visual Arts School, where she attended a course called “Photo Journalism. Photography. History in photos”. She dedicates much of her efforts to social photography. Her graduation project was called “A photo essay as an incentive to compassion” and consisted of a photo report on a veteran from Ratnitskoye village. It was published by RIA Novosti, which prompted local authorities to allocated funds so that the veteran could buy a new apartment. Maria is employed by Rossiya Segodnya news agency, and various charities and non-profit organizations
Свидетели войны.
© Мария Алексеева
Witnesses to War
The number of witnesses and veterans of the Great Patriotic War is declining. I want to capture their faces and preserve their life stories. These are the portraits of people who have lived through the tragedy of war, both soldiers and those who spent their childhood in occupied territories.
Taisia Ladygina.
Мария Алексеева
Мaria Alexeyeva
Rissia
Maria was born in 1984 in Russia. She graduated from Lomonosov Moscow State University as well as the Visual Arts School, where she attended a course called “Photo Journalism. Photography. History in photos”. She dedicates much of her efforts to social photography. Her graduation project was called “A photo essay as an incentive to compassion” and consisted of a photo report on a veteran from Ratnitskoye village. It was published by RIA Novosti, which prompted local authorities to allocated funds so that the veteran could buy a new apartment. Maria is employed by Rossiya Segodnya news agency, and various charities and non-profit organizations
Свидетели войны.
© Мария Алексеева
Witnesses to War
The number of witnesses and veterans of the Great Patriotic War is declining. I want to capture their faces and preserve their life stories. These are the portraits of people who have lived through the tragedy of war, both soldiers and those who spent their childhood in occupied territories.
Gennady Solntsev.
Мария Алексеева
Мaria Alexeyeva
Rissia
Maria was born in 1984 in Russia. She graduated from Lomonosov Moscow State University as well as the Visual Arts School, where she attended a course called “Photo Journalism. Photography. History in photos”. She dedicates much of her efforts to social photography. Her graduation project was called “A photo essay as an incentive to compassion” and consisted of a photo report on a veteran from Ratnitskoye village. It was published by RIA Novosti, which prompted local authorities to allocated funds so that the veteran could buy a new apartment. Maria is employed by Rossiya Segodnya news agency, and various charities and non-profit organizations
Свидетели войны.
© Мария Алексеева
Witnesses to War
The number of witnesses and veterans of the Great Patriotic War is declining. I want to capture their faces and preserve their life stories. These are the portraits of people who have lived through the tragedy of war, both soldiers and those who spent their childhood in occupied territories.
Pyotr Konchev.
Мария Алексеева
Мaria Alexeyeva
Rissia
Maria was born in 1984 in Russia. She graduated from Lomonosov Moscow State University as well as the Visual Arts School, where she attended a course called “Photo Journalism. Photography. History in photos”. She dedicates much of her efforts to social photography. Her graduation project was called “A photo essay as an incentive to compassion” and consisted of a photo report on a veteran from Ratnitskoye village. It was published by RIA Novosti, which prompted local authorities to allocated funds so that the veteran could buy a new apartment. Maria is employed by Rossiya Segodnya news agency, and various charities and non-profit organizations
Свидетели войны.
© Мария Алексеева
Witnesses to War
The number of witnesses and veterans of the Great Patriotic War is declining. I want to capture their faces and preserve their life stories. These are the portraits of people who have lived through the tragedy of war, both soldiers and those who spent their childhood in occupied territories.
Zoya Minayeva.
Мария Алексеева
Мaria Alexeyeva
Rissia
Maria was born in 1984 in Russia. She graduated from Lomonosov Moscow State University as well as the Visual Arts School, where she attended a course called “Photo Journalism. Photography. History in photos”. She dedicates much of her efforts to social photography. Her graduation project was called “A photo essay as an incentive to compassion” and consisted of a photo report on a veteran from Ratnitskoye village. It was published by RIA Novosti, which prompted local authorities to allocated funds so that the veteran could buy a new apartment. Maria is employed by Rossiya Segodnya news agency, and various charities and non-profit organizations
Свидетели войны.
© Мария Алексеева
Witnesses to War
The number of witnesses and veterans of the Great Patriotic War is declining. I want to capture their faces and preserve their life stories. These are the portraits of people who have lived through the tragedy of war, both soldiers and those who spent their childhood in occupied territories.
Nikolai Yeremin.
Мария Алексеева
Мaria Alexeyeva
Rissia
Maria was born in 1984 in Russia. She graduated from Lomonosov Moscow State University as well as the Visual Arts School, where she attended a course called “Photo Journalism. Photography. History in photos”. She dedicates much of her efforts to social photography. Her graduation project was called “A photo essay as an incentive to compassion” and consisted of a photo report on a veteran from Ratnitskoye village. It was published by RIA Novosti, which prompted local authorities to allocated funds so that the veteran could buy a new apartment. Maria is employed by Rossiya Segodnya news agency, and various charities and non-profit organizations
Свидетели войны.
© Мария Алексеева
Witnesses to War
The number of witnesses and veterans of the Great Patriotic War is declining. I want to capture their faces and preserve their life stories. These are the portraits of people who have lived through the tragedy of war, both soldiers and those who spent their childhood in occupied territories.
Olga Puryzhinskaya.
Мария Алексеева
Мaria Alexeyeva
Rissia
Maria was born in 1984 in Russia. She graduated from Lomonosov Moscow State University as well as the Visual Arts School, where she attended a course called “Photo Journalism. Photography. History in photos”. She dedicates much of her efforts to social photography. Her graduation project was called “A photo essay as an incentive to compassion” and consisted of a photo report on a veteran from Ratnitskoye village. It was published by RIA Novosti, which prompted local authorities to allocated funds so that the veteran could buy a new apartment. Maria is employed by Rossiya Segodnya news agency, and various charities and non-profit organizations
Свидетели войны.
© Мария Алексеева
Witnesses to War
The number of witnesses and veterans of the Great Patriotic War is declining. I want to capture their faces and preserve their life stories. These are the portraits of people who have lived through the tragedy of war, both soldiers and those who spent their childhood in occupied territories.
Anatoly Demidenko.
Мария Алексеева
Мaria Alexeyeva
Rissia
Maria was born in 1984 in Russia. She graduated from Lomonosov Moscow State University as well as the Visual Arts School, where she attended a course called “Photo Journalism. Photography. History in photos”. She dedicates much of her efforts to social photography. Her graduation project was called “A photo essay as an incentive to compassion” and consisted of a photo report on a veteran from Ratnitskoye village. It was published by RIA Novosti, which prompted local authorities to allocated funds so that the veteran could buy a new apartment. Maria is employed by Rossiya Segodnya news agency, and various charities and non-profit organizations
Свидетели войны.
© Мария Алексеева
Witnesses to War
The number of witnesses and veterans of the Great Patriotic War is declining. I want to capture their faces and preserve their life stories. These are the portraits of people who have lived through the tragedy of war, both soldiers and those who spent their childhood in occupied territories.
Nina Listopad.
Мария Алексеева
Мaria Alexeyeva
Rissia
Maria was born in 1984 in Russia. She graduated from Lomonosov Moscow State University as well as the Visual Arts School, where she attended a course called “Photo Journalism. Photography. History in photos”. She dedicates much of her efforts to social photography. Her graduation project was called “A photo essay as an incentive to compassion” and consisted of a photo report on a veteran from Ratnitskoye village. It was published by RIA Novosti, which prompted local authorities to allocated funds so that the veteran could buy a new apartment. Maria is employed by Rossiya Segodnya news agency, and various charities and non-profit organizations
Свидетели войны.
© Мария Алексеева
Witnesses to War
The number of witnesses and veterans of the Great Patriotic War is declining. I want to capture their faces and preserve their life stories. These are the portraits of people who have lived through the tragedy of war, both soldiers and those who spent their childhood in occupied territories.
Nikolay Frolov.
Мария Алексеева
Мaria Alexeyeva
Rissia
Maria was born in 1984 in Russia. She graduated from Lomonosov Moscow State University as well as the Visual Arts School, where she attended a course called “Photo Journalism. Photography. History in photos”. She dedicates much of her efforts to social photography. Her graduation project was called “A photo essay as an incentive to compassion” and consisted of a photo report on a veteran from Ratnitskoye village. It was published by RIA Novosti, which prompted local authorities to allocated funds so that the veteran could buy a new apartment. Maria is employed by Rossiya Segodnya news agency, and various charities and non-profit organizations
Свидетели войны.
© Мария Алексеева
Witnesses to War
The number of witnesses and veterans of the Great Patriotic War is declining. I want to capture their faces and preserve their life stories. These are the portraits of people who have lived through the tragedy of war, both soldiers and those who spent their childhood in occupied territories.
Vasily Bezukh.
Мария Алексеева
Мaria Alexeyeva
Rissia
Maria was born in 1984 in Russia. She graduated from Lomonosov Moscow State University as well as the Visual Arts School, where she attended a course called “Photo Journalism. Photography. History in photos”. She dedicates much of her efforts to social photography. Her graduation project was called “A photo essay as an incentive to compassion” and consisted of a photo report on a veteran from Ratnitskoye village. It was published by RIA Novosti, which prompted local authorities to allocated funds so that the veteran could buy a new apartment. Maria is employed by Rossiya Segodnya news agency, and various charities and non-profit organizations
Свидетели войны.
© Мария Алексеева
Witnesses to War
The number of witnesses and veterans of the Great Patriotic War is declining. I want to capture their faces and preserve their life stories. These are the portraits of people who have lived through the tragedy of war, both soldiers and those who spent their childhood in occupied territories.
Свидетели войны.
Мария Алексеева
Мaria Alexeyeva
Rissia
Maria was born in 1984 in Russia. She graduated from Lomonosov Moscow State University as well as the Visual Arts School, where she attended a course called “Photo Journalism. Photography. History in photos”. She dedicates much of her efforts to social photography. Her graduation project was called “A photo essay as an incentive to compassion” and consisted of a photo report on a veteran from Ratnitskoye village. It was published by RIA Novosti, which prompted local authorities to allocated funds so that the veteran could buy a new apartment. Maria is employed by Rossiya Segodnya news agency, and various charities and non-profit organizations
Свидетели войны.
Witnesses to War
Jury Honorable Mention
© Sumon Yusuf
Life, Struggle & Water
Daybreak on the banks of the Padma River. Rajshahi, Bangladesh.
Сумон Юсуф
Sumon Yusuf
Bangladesh
Born in 1983, a citizen of Bangladesh. Works as a photojournalist for The Daily Prothom Alo. Graduated from the Department of Photojournalism at Ateneo de Manila University in the Philippines. The author of a number of photo reports from Afghanistan, Pakistan, Bangladesh and India, among others. Recipient of several international photojournalism awards. Specializes in documentary photography.
Жизнь, борьба и водное  пространство.
© Sumon Yusuf
Life, Struggle & Water
A peasant woman after bathing in the Padma River. Rajshahi, Bangladesh.
Сумон Юсуф
Sumon Yusuf
Bangladesh
Born in 1983, a citizen of Bangladesh. Works as a photojournalist for The Daily Prothom Alo. Graduated from the Department of Photojournalism at Ateneo de Manila University in the Philippines. The author of a number of photo reports from Afghanistan, Pakistan, Bangladesh and India, among others. Recipient of several international photojournalism awards. Specializes in documentary photography.
Жизнь, борьба и водное  пространство.
© Sumon Yusuf
Life, Struggle & Water
Wild birds rest on a bridge railing. Rajshahi, Bangladesh.
Сумон Юсуф
Sumon Yusuf
Bangladesh
Born in 1983, a citizen of Bangladesh. Works as a photojournalist for The Daily Prothom Alo. Graduated from the Department of Photojournalism at Ateneo de Manila University in the Philippines. The author of a number of photo reports from Afghanistan, Pakistan, Bangladesh and India, among others. Recipient of several international photojournalism awards. Specializes in documentary photography.
Жизнь, борьба и водное  пространство.
© Sumon Yusuf
Life, Struggle & Water
A man and a woman on the bank of the Padma River in Rajshahi. Rajshahi, Bangladesh.
Сумон Юсуф
Sumon Yusuf
Bangladesh
Born in 1983, a citizen of Bangladesh. Works as a photojournalist for The Daily Prothom Alo. Graduated from the Department of Photojournalism at Ateneo de Manila University in the Philippines. The author of a number of photo reports from Afghanistan, Pakistan, Bangladesh and India, among others. Recipient of several international photojournalism awards. Specializes in documentary photography.
Жизнь, борьба и водное  пространство.
© Sumon Yusuf
Life, Struggle & Water
Fishermen return from the Padma River after a hard day's work. Rajshahi, Bangladesh
Сумон Юсуф
Sumon Yusuf
Bangladesh
Born in 1983, a citizen of Bangladesh. Works as a photojournalist for The Daily Prothom Alo. Graduated from the Department of Photojournalism at Ateneo de Manila University in the Philippines. The author of a number of photo reports from Afghanistan, Pakistan, Bangladesh and India, among others. Recipient of several international photojournalism awards. Specializes in documentary photography.
Жизнь, борьба и водное  пространство.
© Sumon Yusuf
Life, Struggle & Water
Rahima Khatun, 49, who has been affected by flooding, lives in the village of Kanpur near Rajshahi. Her water well was flooded, so each day she has to go to a nearby village for fresh water. Kanpur, Rajshahi, Bangladesh.
Сумон Юсуф
Sumon Yusuf
Bangladesh
Born in 1983, a citizen of Bangladesh. Works as a photojournalist for The Daily Prothom Alo. Graduated from the Department of Photojournalism at Ateneo de Manila University in the Philippines. The author of a number of photo reports from Afghanistan, Pakistan, Bangladesh and India, among others. Recipient of several international photojournalism awards. Specializes in documentary photography.
Жизнь, борьба и водное  пространство.
© Sumon Yusuf
Life, Struggle & Water
The erosion of the Padma banks has left these people with only a small plot of land to live on. Rajshahi, Bangladesh.
Сумон Юсуф
Sumon Yusuf
Bangladesh
Born in 1983, a citizen of Bangladesh. Works as a photojournalist for The Daily Prothom Alo. Graduated from the Department of Photojournalism at Ateneo de Manila University in the Philippines. The author of a number of photo reports from Afghanistan, Pakistan, Bangladesh and India, among others. Recipient of several international photojournalism awards. Specializes in documentary photography.
Жизнь, борьба и водное  пространство.
© Sumon Yusuf
Life, Struggle & Water
In the fall, people weed cache (a kind of tall grass with soft white furry tassels) to grow rice in the valley of the Padma River. Middle Char, Rājshāhi, Bangladesh.
Сумон Юсуф
Sumon Yusuf
Bangladesh
Born in 1983, a citizen of Bangladesh. Works as a photojournalist for The Daily Prothom Alo. Graduated from the Department of Photojournalism at Ateneo de Manila University in the Philippines. The author of a number of photo reports from Afghanistan, Pakistan, Bangladesh and India, among others. Recipient of several international photojournalism awards. Specializes in documentary photography.
Жизнь, борьба и водное  пространство.
© Sumon Yusuf
Life, Struggle & Water
Cattle at a watering place on the Padma River. Rajshahi, Bangladesh.
Сумон Юсуф
Sumon Yusuf
Bangladesh
Born in 1983, a citizen of Bangladesh. Works as a photojournalist for The Daily Prothom Alo. Graduated from the Department of Photojournalism at Ateneo de Manila University in the Philippines. The author of a number of photo reports from Afghanistan, Pakistan, Bangladesh and India, among others. Recipient of several international photojournalism awards. Specializes in documentary photography.
Жизнь, борьба и водное  пространство.
© Sumon Yusuf
Life, Struggle & Water
Rahima Khatun, 49, who has been affected by flooding, lives in the village of Kanpur near Rajshahi. Her water well was flooded, so each day she has to go to a nearby village for fresh water. Kanpur, Rajshahi, Bangladesh.
Сумон Юсуф
Sumon Yusuf
Bangladesh
Born in 1983, a citizen of Bangladesh. Works as a photojournalist for The Daily Prothom Alo. Graduated from the Department of Photojournalism at Ateneo de Manila University in the Philippines. The author of a number of photo reports from Afghanistan, Pakistan, Bangladesh and India, among others. Recipient of several international photojournalism awards. Specializes in documentary photography.
Жизнь, борьба и водное  пространство.
© Sumon Yusuf
Life, Struggle & Water
The erosion of the Padma banks, which continued for 15 days, has destroyed the madrasah along with hundreds of villages, affecting thousands of people living in Dohar near Dhaka. Dohar, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Сумон Юсуф
Sumon Yusuf
Bangladesh
Born in 1983, a citizen of Bangladesh. Works as a photojournalist for The Daily Prothom Alo. Graduated from the Department of Photojournalism at Ateneo de Manila University in the Philippines. The author of a number of photo reports from Afghanistan, Pakistan, Bangladesh and India, among others. Recipient of several international photojournalism awards. Specializes in documentary photography.
Жизнь, борьба и водное  пространство.
© Sumon Yusuf
Life, Struggle & Water
Children play in winter on a sandbank of the Padma River. Rajshahi, Bangladesh.
Сумон Юсуф
Sumon Yusuf
Bangladesh
Born in 1983, a citizen of Bangladesh. Works as a photojournalist for The Daily Prothom Alo. Graduated from the Department of Photojournalism at Ateneo de Manila University in the Philippines. The author of a number of photo reports from Afghanistan, Pakistan, Bangladesh and India, among others. Recipient of several international photojournalism awards. Specializes in documentary photography.
Жизнь, борьба и водное  пространство.
Life, Struggle & Water
Jury Honorable Mention
Single
© Фото : Hosam Katan
Civil Defense Fighter Carrying a Dead Boy
A civil defense fighter carries a dead boy from a collapsed orphanage that was hit by a fire bomb launched by the Syrian Air Force.
A civil defense fighter carries a dead boy from a collapsed orphanage that was hit by a fire bomb launched by the Syrian Air Force.
Катан Осам
Katan Hosam
Syria
Katan was born in 1994 in Syria. He works for the Aleppo Media center (AMC) and Reuters, focusing on documentary photography and the everyday life of the people around him. The civil war in Syria has recently been his main subject. Katan believes that every photographer must have a distinctive point of view and style, and should be able to photograph people during significant moments.
Fighter of civil defence carriy dead boy, Hosam Katan, Syria
Civil Defense Fighter Carrying a Dead Boy
I Place
© Фото : Corentin Fohlen
Maidan
A civil defense fighter carries a dead boy from a collapsed orphanage that was hit by a fire bomb launched by the Syrian Air Force.
A civil defense fighter carries a dead boy from a collapsed orphanage that was hit by a fire bomb launched by the Syrian Air Force.
Корентен Фолен
Corentin Fohlen
France
Fohlen was born in 1981 in France. He currently works as a freelance photographer for a number of major publications and news agencies, including the New York Times, Le Monde, Paris Match, Libération, Stern, the International Herald Tribune, Le Figaro, Le Point, Le Nouvel Observateur, L’Express, Die Zeit, and other outlets. Fohlen concentrates on political and social photography. His interest in photography emerged during his art studies in Belgium. He started his career working for a small private photo-agency, and moved on to collaborate with other media publications.
MAIDAN, Corentin  Fohlen, France
Maidan
II Place
© Фото : Guanguan Liu
Earthquake in Ludian, Yunan province, China
Volunteers and rescue workers carry an injured eighty-year-old woman to an ambulance. A 6.5-magnitude earthquake hit Ludian on August 3, 2014, killing 617 people.
Volunteers and rescue workers carry an injured eighty-year-old woman to an ambulance. A 6.5-magnitude earthquake hit Ludian on August 3, 2014, killing 617 people.
Гуаньгуань Лю
Guanguan Liu
China
Yunan Ludian earthquack, Guanguan Liu, China
Earthquake in Ludian, Yunan province, China
III Place
© Фото : Miguel Candela
Peaceful Protester
A protester near a government building in Hong Kong, surrounded by police officers, holds a flower that symbolizes the peaceful nature of the demonstration. Hong Kong has witnessed an unprecedented protest movement as protesters pressure the government by bringing the city to a halt.
Peaceful protester, Miguel Candela, Spain
Miguel Candela
Miguel Candela
Spain
Miguel was born in 1985 in Spain. He is a documentary photographer specializing in long-term projects on humanitarian and social issues in the Southern Asia region. He focuses on issues that are sometimes ignored such as minorities discrimination, gender discrimination, human trafficking, and poverty. He also documents cultures and traditions from an anthropology perspective, and report on environment issues. Miguel has collaborated with numerous international and local NGOs, as well as The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). He has won awards in a number of prestigious photography contests. His work has been featured in Al Jazeera, The Wall Street Journal, El País, CNN, Asian Geographic, Spiegel, South China Morning Post (SCMP), Grupo Vocento, The Diplomat, Deutsche Welle (DW), among others.
Peaceful protester, Miguel Candela, Spain
Peaceful Protester
Jury Honorable Mention
Series
© Фото : Jonas Wresch
The Terrible Night: Indigenous Resistance in Colombia
Family and friends at a funeral for Manuel Tumiña, a member of the Indigenous Guard in Toribio, Cauce Department, who was killed along with his college Daniel Coicue by a FARC member on November 5, 2014.
Йонас Вреш
Jonas Wresch
Germany
The photographer was born in 1988 in Germany. He studied photojournalism at the university of Applied Sciences and Art in Hannover. As a freelance photographer, he works with a number of publications, including Stern, Cicero, GEO, Die Zeit Frankfurter, and Allgemeine Zeitung. As a specialist in documentary photography, he has recently been photographing developments in Latin America, especially Colombia. He believes that photojournalism allows him to explore the world around him.
The Terrible Night - Indigenous Resistance in Colombia, Series, Jonas Wresch, Germany
© Фото
The Terrible Night: Indigenous Resistance in Colombia
An improvised bazooka loaded with firecrackers is used against the police.
Йонас Вреш
Jonas Wresch
Germany
The photographer was born in 1988 in Germany. He studied photojournalism at the university of Applied Sciences and Art in Hannover. As a freelance photographer, he works with a number of publications, including Stern, Cicero, GEO, Die Zeit Frankfurter, and Allgemeine Zeitung. As a specialist in documentary photography, he has recently been photographing developments in Latin America, especially Colombia. He believes that photojournalism allows him to explore the world around him.
The Terrible Night - Indigenous Resistance in Colombia, Series, Jonas Wresch, Germany
© Фото : Jonas Wresch
The Terrible Night: Indigenous Resistance in Colombia
Members of the Indigenous Guard block the road with a huge stone, so that neither the police nor the military can pass. The indigenous people from the Nasa tribe hold 20,000 hectares of sugar cane fields.
Йонас Вреш
Jonas Wresch
Germany
The photographer was born in 1988 in Germany. He studied photojournalism at the university of Applied Sciences and Art in Hannover. As a freelance photographer, he works with a number of publications, including Stern, Cicero, GEO, Die Zeit Frankfurter, and Allgemeine Zeitung. As a specialist in documentary photography, he has recently been photographing developments in Latin America, especially Colombia. He believes that photojournalism allows him to explore the world around him.
The Terrible Night - Indigenous Resistance in Colombia, Series, Jonas Wresch, Germany
© Фото : Jonas Wresch
The Terrible Night: Indigenous Resistance in Colombia
A police officer with his finger on the trigger at the outer strongpoint in Toribio. For local residents, the presence of the army means shooting and bombs, which the locals have to disable.
Йонас Вреш
Jonas Wresch
Germany
The photographer was born in 1988 in Germany. He studied photojournalism at the university of Applied Sciences and Art in Hannover. As a freelance photographer, he works with a number of publications, including Stern, Cicero, GEO, Die Zeit Frankfurter, and Allgemeine Zeitung. As a specialist in documentary photography, he has recently been photographing developments in Latin America, especially Colombia. He believes that photojournalism allows him to explore the world around him.
The Terrible Night - Indigenous Resistance in Colombia, Series, Jonas Wresch, Germany
© Фото : Jonas Wresch
The Terrible Night: Indigenous Resistance in Colombia
As a form of protection against rebel attacks, police convoys are escorted by armored vehicles.
Йонас Вреш
Jonas Wresch
Germany
The photographer was born in 1988 in Germany. He studied photojournalism at the university of Applied Sciences and Art in Hannover. As a freelance photographer, he works with a number of publications, including Stern, Cicero, GEO, Die Zeit Frankfurter, and Allgemeine Zeitung. As a specialist in documentary photography, he has recently been photographing developments in Latin America, especially Colombia. He believes that photojournalism allows him to explore the world around him.
The Terrible Night - Indigenous Resistance in Colombia, Series, Jonas Wresch, Germany
© Фото : Jonas Wresch
The Terrible Night: Indigenous Resistance in Colombia
The cultivation of marijuana thrives in Toribio and Tacueyo and sustains the conflict. The indigenous people work the land for low pay, and the owners of drug plantations, who are usually from other regions, come to promote marijuana production and trade.
Йонас Вреш
Jonas Wresch
Germany
The photographer was born in 1988 in Germany. He studied photojournalism at the university of Applied Sciences and Art in Hannover. As a freelance photographer, he works with a number of publications, including Stern, Cicero, GEO, Die Zeit Frankfurter, and Allgemeine Zeitung. As a specialist in documentary photography, he has recently been photographing developments in Latin America, especially Colombia. He believes that photojournalism allows him to explore the world around him.
The Terrible Night - Indigenous Resistance in Colombia, Series, Jonas Wresch, Germany
© Фото : Jonas Wresch
The Terrible Night: Indigenous Resistance in Colombia
Pelegrino, an Indigenous Guard leader, plays a flute made from a plastic tube.
Йонас Вреш
Jonas Wresch
Germany
The photographer was born in 1988 in Germany. He studied photojournalism at the university of Applied Sciences and Art in Hannover. As a freelance photographer, he works with a number of publications, including Stern, Cicero, GEO, Die Zeit Frankfurter, and Allgemeine Zeitung. As a specialist in documentary photography, he has recently been photographing developments in Latin America, especially Colombia. He believes that photojournalism allows him to explore the world around him.
The Terrible Night - Indigenous Resistance in Colombia, Series, Jonas Wresch, Germany
© Фото : Jonas Wresch
The Terrible Night: Indigenous Resistance in Colombia
Poppy fields in Tacueyo, Cauce. Green and red are the colors of the Indigenous Guard, and they symbolize earth and blood. The Guard brings to the fore questions about issues such as land use, mining, drug trafficking, and the ties between drug dealers and local officials in Colombia and across South America.
Йонас Вреш
Jonas Wresch
Germany
The photographer was born in 1988 in Germany. He studied photojournalism at the university of Applied Sciences and Art in Hannover. As a freelance photographer, he works with a number of publications, including Stern, Cicero, GEO, Die Zeit Frankfurter, and Allgemeine Zeitung. As a specialist in documentary photography, he has recently been photographing developments in Latin America, especially Colombia. He believes that photojournalism allows him to explore the world around him.
The Terrible Night - Indigenous Resistance in Colombia, Series, Jonas Wresch, Germany
© Фото : Jonas Wresch
The Terrible Night: Indigenous Resistance in Colombia
Mountains around Tacueyo lit up by the light from marijuana greenhouses. The Indigenous Council does not approve of the cultivation of marijuana, poppies, or coca but is also unable to stop it. The cultivation and sale of drugs has increased against the background of protracted war and dire poverty.
Йонас Вреш
Jonas Wresch
Germany
The photographer was born in 1988 in Germany. He studied photojournalism at the university of Applied Sciences and Art in Hannover. As a freelance photographer, he works with a number of publications, including Stern, Cicero, GEO, Die Zeit Frankfurter, and Allgemeine Zeitung. As a specialist in documentary photography, he has recently been photographing developments in Latin America, especially Colombia. He believes that photojournalism allows him to explore the world around him.
The Terrible Night - Indigenous Resistance in Colombia, Series, Jonas Wresch, Germany
© Фото : Jonas Wresch
The Terrible Night: Indigenous Resistance in Colombia
About 100 members of the Indigenous Guard have come together to force soldiers out of the village after a local woman was killed during hostilities between the army and the rebels. The army camp was located near the village and posed a threat to local residents.
Йонас Вреш
Jonas Wresch
Germany
The photographer was born in 1988 in Germany. He studied photojournalism at the university of Applied Sciences and Art in Hannover. As a freelance photographer, he works with a number of publications, including Stern, Cicero, GEO, Die Zeit Frankfurter, and Allgemeine Zeitung. As a specialist in documentary photography, he has recently been photographing developments in Latin America, especially Colombia. He believes that photojournalism allows him to explore the world around him.
The Terrible Night - Indigenous Resistance in Colombia, Series, Jonas Wresch, Germany
© Фото : Jonas Wresch
The Terrible Night: Indigenous Resistance in Colombia
Daniel Coicue’s body arrives at the cemetery, and Indigenous Guard members perform a silent guard drill, holding red and green flags. Wooden sticks rather than weapons symbolize the Guards’ authority.
Йонас Вреш
Jonas Wresch
Germany
The photographer was born in 1988 in Germany. He studied photojournalism at the university of Applied Sciences and Art in Hannover. As a freelance photographer, he works with a number of publications, including Stern, Cicero, GEO, Die Zeit Frankfurter, and Allgemeine Zeitung. As a specialist in documentary photography, he has recently been photographing developments in Latin America, especially Colombia. He believes that photojournalism allows him to explore the world around him.
The Terrible Night - Indigenous Resistance in Colombia, Series, Jonas Wresch, Germany
© Фото : Jonas Wresch
The Terrible Night: Indigenous Resistance in Colombia
Family and friends mourn at the house of Manuel Tumina, a member of the Indigenous Guard in Toribio, Cauca. Tumina was killed together with his college Daniel Coicue by a FARC member on Wednesday November 5th.
Йонас Вреш
Jonas Wresch
Germany
The photographer was born in 1988 in Germany. He studied photojournalism at the university of Applied Sciences and Art in Hannover. As a freelance photographer, he works with a number of publications, including Stern, Cicero, GEO, Die Zeit Frankfurter, and Allgemeine Zeitung. As a specialist in documentary photography, he has recently been photographing developments in Latin America, especially Colombia. He believes that photojournalism allows him to explore the world around him.
The Terrible Night - Indigenous Resistance in Colombia, Series, Jonas Wresch, Germany
© Фото : Jonas Wresch
The Terrible Night: Indigenous Resistance in Colombia
Body of Indigenous Guard member Manuel Tumiña in his Toribio house.
Йонас Вреш
Jonas Wresch
Germany
The photographer was born in 1988 in Germany. He studied photojournalism at the university of Applied Sciences and Art in Hannover. As a freelance photographer, he works with a number of publications, including Stern, Cicero, GEO, Die Zeit Frankfurter, and Allgemeine Zeitung. As a specialist in documentary photography, he has recently been photographing developments in Latin America, especially Colombia. He believes that photojournalism allows him to explore the world around him.
The Terrible Night - Indigenous Resistance in Colombia, Series, Jonas Wresch, Germany
© Фото : Jonas Wresch
The Terrible Night: Indigenous Resistance in Colombia
Family and friends at the funeral of Manuel Tumiña, who was killed on November 5, 2014, by a FARC member.
Йонас Вреш
Jonas Wresch
Germany
The photographer was born in 1988 in Germany. He studied photojournalism at the university of Applied Sciences and Art in Hannover. As a freelance photographer, he works with a number of publications, including Stern, Cicero, GEO, Die Zeit Frankfurter, and Allgemeine Zeitung. As a specialist in documentary photography, he has recently been photographing developments in Latin America, especially Colombia. He believes that photojournalism allows him to explore the world around him.
The Terrible Night - Indigenous Resistance in Colombia, Series, Jonas Wresch, Germany
© Фото : Jonas Wresch
The Terrible Night: Indigenous Resistance in Colombia
A young Guardsman keeps the night watch at a checkpoint at the city’s entrance. At night armed groups are not allowed into the city.
Йонас Вреш
Jonas Wresch
Germany
The photographer was born in 1988 in Germany. He studied photojournalism at the university of Applied Sciences and Art in Hannover. As a freelance photographer, he works with a number of publications, including Stern, Cicero, GEO, Die Zeit Frankfurter, and Allgemeine Zeitung. As a specialist in documentary photography, he has recently been photographing developments in Latin America, especially Colombia. He believes that photojournalism allows him to explore the world around him.
The Terrible Night - Indigenous Resistance in Colombia, Series, Jonas Wresch, Germany
© Фото : Jonas Wresch
The Terrible Night: Indigenous Resistance in Colombia
Olmedo Ramos, an Indigenous Guard leader, during a meeting in Toribio. The armed groups operating in the region threaten him with reprisals.
Йонас Вреш
Jonas Wresch
Germany
The photographer was born in 1988 in Germany. He studied photojournalism at the university of Applied Sciences and Art in Hannover. As a freelance photographer, he works with a number of publications, including Stern, Cicero, GEO, Die Zeit Frankfurter, and Allgemeine Zeitung. As a specialist in documentary photography, he has recently been photographing developments in Latin America, especially Colombia. He believes that photojournalism allows him to explore the world around him.
The Terrible Night - Indigenous Resistance in Colombia, Series, Jonas Wresch, Germany
© Фото : Jonas Wresch
The Terrible Night: Indigenous Resistance in Colombia
FARC member Carlos Ivan Silva, right, was handed a sixty-year prison term for killing Manuel Tumiña. The harsh penaltywas designed to set judicial precedent.
Йонас Вреш
Jonas Wresch
Germany
The photographer was born in 1988 in Germany. He studied photojournalism at the university of Applied Sciences and Art in Hannover. As a freelance photographer, he works with a number of publications, including Stern, Cicero, GEO, Die Zeit Frankfurter, and Allgemeine Zeitung. As a specialist in documentary photography, he has recently been photographing developments in Latin America, especially Colombia. He believes that photojournalism allows him to explore the world around him.
The Terrible Night - Indigenous Resistance in Colombia, Series, Jonas Wresch, Germany
© Фото : Jonas Wresch
The Terrible Night: Indigenous Resistance in Colombia
Arms and munitions confiscated during the capture of seven FARC fighters responsible for killing Indigenous Guard members. Unarmed Guards encircled the rebels and persuaded them to surrender.
Йонас Вреш
Jonas Wresch
Germany
The photographer was born in 1988 in Germany. He studied photojournalism at the university of Applied Sciences and Art in Hannover. As a freelance photographer, he works with a number of publications, including Stern, Cicero, GEO, Die Zeit Frankfurter, and Allgemeine Zeitung. As a specialist in documentary photography, he has recently been photographing developments in Latin America, especially Colombia. He believes that photojournalism allows him to explore the world around him.
The Terrible Night - Indigenous Resistance in Colombia, Series, Jonas Wresch, Germany
© Фото : Jonas Wresch
The Terrible Night: Indigenous Resistance in Colombia
The public destruction of weapons confiscated during the detention of seven FARC members by the Indigenous Guard. Local residents cheer and take pictures of this historic event, showing the resilience of the indigenous people in Colombia’s southeast.
Йонас Вреш
Jonas Wresch
Germany
The photographer was born in 1988 in Germany. He studied photojournalism at the university of Applied Sciences and Art in Hannover. As a freelance photographer, he works with a number of publications, including Stern, Cicero, GEO, Die Zeit Frankfurter, and Allgemeine Zeitung. As a specialist in documentary photography, he has recently been photographing developments in Latin America, especially Colombia. He believes that photojournalism allows him to explore the world around him.
The Terrible Night - Indigenous Resistance in Colombia, Series, Jonas Wresch, Germany
© Фото : Jonas Wresch
The Terrible Night: Indigenous Resistance in Colombia
The public burning of weapons confiscated during the detention of seven FARC members.
Йонас Вреш
Jonas Wresch
Germany
The photographer was born in 1988 in Germany. He studied photojournalism at the university of Applied Sciences and Art in Hannover. As a freelance photographer, he works with a number of publications, including Stern, Cicero, GEO, Die Zeit Frankfurter, and Allgemeine Zeitung. As a specialist in documentary photography, he has recently been photographing developments in Latin America, especially Colombia. He believes that photojournalism allows him to explore the world around him.
The Terrible Night - Indigenous Resistance in Colombia, Series, Jonas Wresch, Germany
The Terrible Night: Indigenous Resistance in Colombia
I Place
© Фото : Михаил Мордасов
Crimea: One Year after Reunification with Russia
A high school student standing guard near the Eternal Flame Monument. Every week, top high school students take turns standing guard.
Михаил Мордасов
Mikhail Mordasov
Russia
Крым - год после присоединения к России, Серия, Михаил Мордасов, Россия
© Mikhail Mordasov
Crimea: One Year after Reunification with Russia
Natalia breastfeeding her son Roman in a room she shares with several other families in a camp for Ukrainian refugees at an EMERCOM base in Opushki village. The refugees stay there for about a week before being sent to other Russian regions, where they are offered jobs. The refugees learn their exact destination on the eve of departure.
Михаил Мордасов
Mikhail Mordasov
Russia
Крым — год после воссоединения с Россией.
© Mikhail Mordasov
Crimea: One Year after Reunification with Russia
Teenagers training at a military patriot camp near Belogorsk. The camp was created by the Russian Military Historical Society. About 100 boys and girls stay in a rural area, where they participate in martial arts and train in self-defense techniques.
Михаил Мордасов
Mikhail Mordasov
Russia
Крым — год после воссоединения с Россией.
© Mikhail Mordasov
Crimea: One Year after Reunification with Russia
A girl enjoys solitude in the Black Sea.
Михаил Мордасов
Mikhail Mordasov
Russia
Крым — год после воссоединения с Россией.
© Mikhail Mordasov
Crimea: One Year after Reunification with Russia
Two boys try to catch a ship leaving the dock in Gurzuf village. No one stops them from having fun and running around as they please. Gurzuf resembles cities on Italy’s Mediterranean coast. In 2014, the number of tourists dropped by about 50%.
Михаил Мордасов
Mikhail Mordasov
Russia
Крым — год после воссоединения с Россией.
© Фото : Михаил Мордасов
Crimea: One Year after Reunification with Russia
The New World (Novy svet) resort village near the city of Sudak, which is famous for its sparkling wines. Nudists enjoy the sea at in isolated Black Sea bay.
Михаил Мордасов
Mikhail Mordasov
Russia
Крым - год после присоединения к России, Серия, Михаил Мордасов, Россия
© Фото : Михаил Мордасов
Crimea: One Year after Reunification with Russia
Teenagers rehearse a dance to be performed the same evening in the Morskoi camp at the Artek International Children’s Center.
Михаил Мордасов
Mikhail Mordasov
Russia
Крым - год после присоединения к России, Серия, Михаил Мордасов, Россия
© Mikhail Mordasov
Crimea: One Year after Reunification with Russia
The beach area that was abandoned by the largest club music festival in Eastern Europe. In 2014, the KaZantip Republic festival moved to Georgia. According to its founder, the decision was due to Crimea joining Russia.
Михаил Мордасов
Mikhail Mordasov
Russia
Крым — год после воссоединения с Россией.
© Фото : Михаил Мордасов
Crimea: One Year after Reunification with Russia
Putin supporters from the Military Officers’ Daughters organization.
Михаил Мордасов
Mikhail Mordasov
Russia
Крым - год после присоединения к России. Серия. Михаил Мордасов, Россия
© Mikhail Mordasov
Crimea: One Year after Reunification with Russia
The Russian flag flies above the parliament of the Republic of Crimea. The Crimeans celebrate the first anniversary of reunification with Russia.
Михаил Мордасов
Mikhail Mordasov
Russia
Крым — год после воссоединения с Россией.
© Mikhail Mordasov
Crimea: One Year after Reunification with Russia
A carpet portraying Mustafa Djamilev, a Crimean Tatar leader, and his wife is among the items displayed at the museum room in Djamilev’s house. Now, his wife Safinar is the only one still living in the house.
Михаил Мордасов
Mikhail Mordasov
Russia
Крым — год после воссоединения с Россией.
© Mikhail Mordasov
Crimea: One Year after Reunification with Russia
Forgotten World War II shells in the grass next to a dock used by Crimea’s last oyster farm. Before the Bolshevik Revolution, France used to import Black Sea oysters from Crimea by the million every year.
Михаил Мордасов
Mikhail Mordasov
Russia
Крым — год после воссоединения с Россией.
© Mikhail Mordasov
Crimea: One Year after Reunification with Russia
Veterans celebrating Victory Day in a park close to the central embankment.
Михаил Мордасов
Mikhail Mordasov
Russia
Крым — год после воссоединения с Россией.
Crimea: One Year after Reunification with Russia
II Place
© Фото : Matic Zorman
Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death
Mentally disturbed Sa'd Za'neen is chained in front of an improvised tent, which serves as his family’s temporary home near the Israeli border. This is the only way for his parents to ensure he won’t wander off. Beit Hanoun, Gaza.
Matic Zorman
Matic Zorman
Slovenia
Born in 1986 in Slovenia. A freelance photographer, working regularly with a number of Slovenian magazines and newspapers. Concentrates on documentary photo projects. Graduated from the Ljubljana Multimedia Academy, and has recently spent a lot of time working in the Gaza Strip. For him, photography is a powerful tool for showing and spreading the truth. In his work he pays special attention to the humanitarian dimension of armed conflicts.
Дайте мне свободу или дайте мне умереть. Сектор Газа. Серия. Матич Зорман, Словения
© Matic Zorman
Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death
Upon hearing the news that Yahya Abu Sabha, 31, was shot in a crossfire as an illegal immigrant crossing the border with Egypt, his wife stopped cooking and placed the cookware in the sink, where it was still lying untouched many days later. Khan Younis, Gaza.
Matic Zorman
Matic Zorman
Slovenia
Born in 1986 in Slovenia. A freelance photographer, working regularly with a number of Slovenian magazines and newspapers. Concentrates on documentary photo projects. Graduated from the Ljubljana Multimedia Academy, and has recently spent a lot of time working in the Gaza Strip. For him, photography is a powerful tool for showing and spreading the truth. In his work he pays special attention to the humanitarian dimension of armed conflicts.
Дайте мне свободу или пошлите мне смерть.
© Matic Zorman
Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death
The clothes of Yahya Abu Sabha, 31, who was shot by unknown attackers The clothes of Yahya Abu Sabha, 31, who was shot by unknown attackers in north Sinai in mid-September while returning from Egypt to Gaza. Khan Younis, Gaza.
Matic Zorman
Matic Zorman
Slovenia
Born in 1986 in Slovenia. A freelance photographer, working regularly with a number of Slovenian magazines and newspapers. Concentrates on documentary photo projects. Graduated from the Ljubljana Multimedia Academy, and has recently spent a lot of time working in the Gaza Strip. For him, photography is a powerful tool for showing and spreading the truth. In his work he pays special attention to the humanitarian dimension of armed conflicts.
Дайте мне свободу или пошлите мне смерть.
© Matic Zorman
Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death
An unidentified trafficker walks through an underground tunnel linking Egypt to Gaza. Tunnels serve as illegal passage to Egypt for many Palestinians seeking to flee Gaza. Rafah, Gaza.
Matic Zorman
Matic Zorman
Slovenia
Born in 1986 in Slovenia. A freelance photographer, working regularly with a number of Slovenian magazines and newspapers. Concentrates on documentary photo projects. Graduated from the Ljubljana Multimedia Academy, and has recently spent a lot of time working in the Gaza Strip. For him, photography is a powerful tool for showing and spreading the truth. In his work he pays special attention to the humanitarian dimension of armed conflicts.
Дайте мне свободу или пошлите мне смерть.
© Matic Zorman
Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death
The Sujaia neighborhood east of Gaza city was the target of a massive bombardment by Israeli military forces during Operation Protective Edge, which left dozens dead and thousands displaced. Those who managed to flee took refuge in UN schools that were already overcrowded. Sujaia, Gaza.
Matic Zorman
Matic Zorman
Slovenia
Born in 1986 in Slovenia. A freelance photographer, working regularly with a number of Slovenian magazines and newspapers. Concentrates on documentary photo projects. Graduated from the Ljubljana Multimedia Academy, and has recently spent a lot of time working in the Gaza Strip. For him, photography is a powerful tool for showing and spreading the truth. In his work he pays special attention to the humanitarian dimension of armed conflicts.
Дайте мне свободу или пошлите мне смерть.
© Фото : Matic Zorman
Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death
Fatima Asfour, amidst the ruins of her apartment in Khan Younis, holds photographs of her two lost sons, Ramez, 26, and Ahmed, 25, both of whom were feared dead after the sinking of a ship off the Malta coast. To date, she still has not received news of their fate.Khan Younis, Gaza.
Matic Zorman
Matic Zorman
Slovenia
Born in 1986 in Slovenia. A freelance photographer, working regularly with a number of Slovenian magazines and newspapers. Concentrates on documentary photo projects. Graduated from the Ljubljana Multimedia Academy, and has recently spent a lot of time working in the Gaza Strip. For him, photography is a powerful tool for showing and spreading the truth. In his work he pays special attention to the humanitarian dimension of armed conflicts.
Дайте мне свободу или дайте мне умереть. Сектор Газа. Серия. Матич Зорман, Словения
© Matic Zorman
Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death
The partially damaged house of the Najjar family is left abandoned due to allegations of civilian slaughter in the city of Khan Younis, from where most illegal immigrants flee. Khan Younis, Gaza.
Matic Zorman
Matic Zorman
Slovenia
Born in 1986 in Slovenia. A freelance photographer, working regularly with a number of Slovenian magazines and newspapers. Concentrates on documentary photo projects. Graduated from the Ljubljana Multimedia Academy, and has recently spent a lot of time working in the Gaza Strip. For him, photography is a powerful tool for showing and spreading the truth. In his work he pays special attention to the humanitarian dimension of armed conflicts.
Дайте мне свободу или пошлите мне смерть.
© Matic Zorman
Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death
The mother of Raad Asfour, 16, is one of many mothers waiting for any kind of official information about her child. Raad was on a ship that sank in the Mediterranean Sea on September 6. He fled Gaza illegally, seeking to join his father in Norway.Khan Younis, Gaza.
Matic Zorman
Matic Zorman
Slovenia
Born in 1986 in Slovenia. A freelance photographer, working regularly with a number of Slovenian magazines and newspapers. Concentrates on documentary photo projects. Graduated from the Ljubljana Multimedia Academy, and has recently spent a lot of time working in the Gaza Strip. For him, photography is a powerful tool for showing and spreading the truth. In his work he pays special attention to the humanitarian dimension of armed conflicts.
Дайте мне свободу или пошлите мне смерть.
© Фото : Matic Zorman
Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death
Amar Abu Assi, 22, in his temporary home in Khan Younis. He fled Gaza in a wheelchair, taking with him only his prostheses, a falsified passport, and the clothes he was wearing at the time. Amar was arrested in Libya and had to return to Gaza. Amar is contemplating another escape. Khan Younis, Gaza.
Matic Zorman
Matic Zorman
Slovenia
Born in 1986 in Slovenia. A freelance photographer, working regularly with a number of Slovenian magazines and newspapers. Concentrates on documentary photo projects. Graduated from the Ljubljana Multimedia Academy, and has recently spent a lot of time working in the Gaza Strip. For him, photography is a powerful tool for showing and spreading the truth. In his work he pays special attention to the humanitarian dimension of armed conflicts.
Дайте мне свободу или дайте мне умереть. Сектор Газа. Серия. Матич Зорман, Словения
© Matic Zorman
Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death
The metal frame of an improvised tent built by refugees. Beit Hanoun, Gaza.
Matic Zorman
Matic Zorman
Slovenia
Born in 1986 in Slovenia. A freelance photographer, working regularly with a number of Slovenian magazines and newspapers. Concentrates on documentary photo projects. Graduated from the Ljubljana Multimedia Academy, and has recently spent a lot of time working in the Gaza Strip. For him, photography is a powerful tool for showing and spreading the truth. In his work he pays special attention to the humanitarian dimension of armed conflicts.
Дайте мне свободу или пошлите мне смерть.
Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death
III Place
© Artur Lebedev
Olympic Ceremony Preparations in Sochi — 2014
Workers watching preparations for the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games at Fisht Stadium.
Артур Лебедев
Artur Lebedev
Russia
Подготовка к церемониям Олимпийских игр в Сочи — 2014.
© Artur LLebedev
Olympic Ceremony Preparations in Sochi — 2014
Volunteers deliver costumes for the Olympic Games opening ceremony.
Артур Лебедев
Artur Lebedev
Russia
Подготовка к церемониям Олимпийских игр в Сочи — 2014.
© Artur Lebedev
Olympic Ceremony Preparations in Sochi — 2014
Artists and choreographers during an Olympic Games opening ceremony rehearsal at Fisht Stadium.
Артур Лебедев
Artur Lebedev
Russia
Подготовка к церемониям Олимпийских игр в Сочи — 2014.
© Artur Lebedev
Olympic Ceremony Preparations in Sochi — 2014
The central control room at Fisht Stadium from where the Olympic Games opening ceremony was controlled.
Артур Лебедев
Artur Lebedev
Russia
Подготовка к церемониям Олимпийских игр в Сочи — 2014.
© Artur Lebedev
Olympic Ceremony Preparations in Sochi — 2014
Performers during a break from rehearsal for the ceremony at Fisht Stadium.
Артур Лебедев
Artur Lebedev
Russia
Подготовка к церемониям Олимпийских игр в Сочи — 2014.
© Artur Lebedev
Olympic Ceremony Preparations in Sochi — 2014
Moving decorative props for the opening ceremony to Fisht Stadium.
Артур Лебедев
Artur Lebedev
Russia
Подготовка к церемониям Олимпийских игр в Сочи — 2014.
© Artur Lebedev
Olympic Ceremony Preparations in Sochi — 2014
Rehearsal at Fisht Stadium. The extras form ranks at the stadium’s exit. The Olympic Flame is to be delivered to the stadium through this “human corridor”.
Артур Лебедев
Artur Lebedev
Russia
Подготовка к церемониям Олимпийских игр в Сочи — 2014.
© Artur Lebedev
Olympic Ceremony Preparations in Sochi — 2014
Removing the protective cover from the Olympic mascot.
Артур Лебедев
Artur Lebedev
Russia
Подготовка к церемониям Олимпийских игр в Сочи — 2014.
© Artur Lebedev
Olympic Ceremony Preparations in Sochi — 2014
Rehearsing the Olympic Games’ opening ceremony.
Артур Лебедев
Artur Lebedev
Russia
Подготовка к церемониям Олимпийских игр в Сочи — 2014.
© Artur Lebedev
Olympic Ceremony Preparations in Sochi — 2014
An engineer working on the Olympic mascot’s software.
Артур Лебедев
Artur Lebedev
Russia
Подготовка к церемониям Олимпийских игр в Сочи — 2014.
© Artur Lebedev
Olympic Ceremony Preparations in Sochi — 2014
During the rehearsal of the Olympic Games’ opening ceremony.
Артур Лебедев
Artur Lebedev
Russia
Подготовка к церемониям Олимпийских игр в Сочи — 2014.
© Artur Lebedev
Olympic Ceremony Preparations in Sochi — 2014
Testing the Olympic rings. One of these rings failed to open during the opening ceremony.
Артур Лебедев
Artur Lebedev
Russia
Подготовка к церемониям Олимпийских игр в Сочи — 2014.
© Artur Lebedev
Olympic Ceremony Preparations in Sochi — 2014
During a rehearsal at Fisht Stadium.
Артур Лебедев
Artur Lebedev
Russia
Подготовка к церемониям Олимпийских игр в Сочи — 2014.
© Artur Lebedev
Olympic Ceremony Preparations in Sochi — 2014
Performers below the stadium’s floor wait for their appearance during the final rehearsal of the Olympic Games’ opening ceremony.
Артур Лебедев
Artur Lebedev
Russia
Подготовка к церемониям Олимпийских игр в Сочи — 2014.
© Artur Lebedev
Olympic Ceremony Preparations in Sochi — 2014
Performers trying on costumes for the Olympic Games’ opening ceremony.
Артур Лебедев
Artur Lebedev
Russia
Подготовка к церемониям Олимпийских игр в Сочи — 2014.
© Artur Lebedev
Olympic Ceremony Preparations in Sochi — 2014
Performers below the stadium’s floor wait for their appearance during the final rehearsal of the Olympic Games’ opening ceremony.
Артур Лебедев
Artur Lebedev
Russia
Подготовка к церемониям Олимпийских игр в Сочи — 2014.
© Artur Lebedev
Olympic Ceremony Preparations in Sochi — 2014
A girl tries on a costume. She is to escort the national teams to the arena.
Артур Лебедев
Artur Lebedev
Russia
Подготовка к церемониям Олимпийских игр в Сочи — 2014.
© Artur Lebedev
Olympic Ceremony Preparations in Sochi — 2014
Performers below the stadium’s main floor wait for their appearance during the final rehearsal of the Olympic Games’ opening ceremony.
Артур Лебедев
Artur Lebedev
Russia
Подготовка к церемониям Олимпийских игр в Сочи — 2014.
© Artur Lebedev
Olympic Ceremony Preparations in Sochi — 2014
Figure skaters Yulia Lipnitskaya, Yekaterina Bobrova, and Yelena Ilyinykh prepare for their appearance during the Olympic Games’ opening ceremony.
Артур Лебедев
Artur Lebedev
Russia
Подготовка к церемониям Олимпийских игр в Сочи — 2014.
© Artur Lebedev
Olympic Ceremony Preparations in Sochi — 2014
Vladislav Tretyak and Irina Rodnina leave Fisht Stadium to light the Olympic Flame.
Артур Лебедев
Artur Lebedev
Russia
Подготовка к церемониям Олимпийских игр в Сочи — 2014.
Olympic Ceremony Preparations in Sochi — 2014
Jury Honorable Mention
© Микель Ойбар
Donbass Winter
A man smoking at the entrance of a bomb shelter. Hundreds of people have been living in the bomb shelter at the Trudovskaya Mine in Donetsk for months. Donetsk, Eastern Ukraine —Donetsk People’s Republic.
Микель Ойбар
Mikel Oibar
Spain
Зима на Донбассе.
© Фото : Mikel Olibar
Donbass Winter
A disabled woman waits inside a bomb shelter in Pervomaysk. Her house was destroyed in July by Ukrainian artillery. Pervomaysk, Lugansk Region. Eastern Ukraine — Lugansk People`s Republic.
Микель Ойбар
Mikel Oibar
Spain
Зима в Донбассе. Серия. Микель Ойбар, Испания
© Mikel Oibar
Donbass Winter
A child plays with a guinea pig in a Donetsk bomb shelter. Bomb shelter. Donetsk, Eastern Ukraine — Donetsk People’s Republic.
Микель Ойбар
Mikel Oibar
Spain
Зима на Донбассе.
© Mikel Oibar
Donbass Winter
A child plays in the Trudovskaya Mine bomb shelter. Donetsk, Eastern Ukraine — Donetsk People’s Republic.
Микель Ойбар
Mikel Oibar
Spain
Зима на Донбассе.
© Фото : Mikel Oibar
Donbass Winter
A woman carries a bucket outside a bomb shelter in Pervomaysk, where she moved when the shelling began in July 2014. Pervomaysk, Lugansk Region. Eastern Ukraine — Lugansk People`s Republic.
Микель Ойбар
Mikel Oibar
Spain
Зима в Донбассе. Серия. Микель Ойбар, Испания
© Mikel Oibar
Donbass Winter
A woman sneaks through the door of a store. Doors and windows are covered with sheet metal to protect them from shelling. Kievsky District. Donetsk. Eastern Ukraine — Donetsk People’s Republic.
Микель Ойбар
Mikel Oibar
Spain
Зима на Донбассе.
© Mikel Oibar
Donbass Winter
A sticker found on the door of a destroyed building in Donetsk that was presumably placed there by a pro-Ukrainian Azov Battalion supporter. Kievsky District. Donetsk. Eastern Ukraine — Donetsk People’s Republic.
Микель Ойбар
Mikel Oibar
Spain
Зима на Донбассе.
© Mikel Oibar
Donbass Winter
A retired miner smokes near a destroyed building in the Kievsky District of Donetsk. The Ukrainian Government has not paid his pension since last summer. Kievsky District. Donetsk. Eastern Ukraine — Donetsk People’s Republic.
Микель Ойбар
Mikel Oibar
Spain
Зима на Донбассе.
© Mikel Oibar
Donbass Winter
A Donetsk resident walks through what remains of his house, which was destroyed by artillery fire from the Ukrainian Army. Kievsky District. Donetsk. Eastern Ukraine — Donetsk People’s Republic.
Микель Ойбар
Mikel Oibar
Spain
Зима на Донбассе.
© Mikel Oibar
Donbass Winter
Kievsky District residents talk. This district suffered the most due to its proximity to the airport. Kievsky District. Donetsk. Eastern Ukraine — Donetsk People’s Republic.
Микель Ойбар
Mikel Oibar
Spain
Зима на Донбассе.
© Mikel Oibar
Donbass Winter
A Donetsk People’s Republic soldier enjoys a smoke near an entrance to Donetsk International Airport. Eastern Ukraine — Donetsk People’s Republic.
Микель Ойбар
Mikel Oibar
Spain
Зима на Донбассе.
© Mikel Oibar
Donbass Winter
An Uragan missile launched by the Ukrainian Army fell near Spartak village, which has suffered the most damage in the Donetsk Region. Spartak. Donetsk Region. Eastern Ukraine — Donetsk People’s Republic.
Микель Ойбар
Mikel Oibar
Spain
Зима на Донбассе.
© Mikel Oibar
Donbass Winter
Patients at Mental Health Clinic No. 2 in Donetsk. When the conflict erupted, the Ukrainian government cut off funding to hospitals in Eastern Ukraine, leading to a shortage of medicines and medical staff. Mental Health Clinic No. 2 in Donetsk, Donetsk Region, Eastern Ukraine — Donetsk People’s Republic.
Микель Ойбар
Mikel Oibar
Spain
Зима на Донбассе.
© Mikel Oibar
Donbass Winter
Fixing a roof damaged by artillery fire from the Ukrainian Army. Donetsk. Kievsky District. Eastern Ukraine — Donetsk People’s Republic.
Микель Ойбар
Mikel Oibar
Spain
Зима на Донбассе.
© Mikel Oibar
Donbass Winter
A Cossack walks in a trench near Pervomaysk. Pervomaysk. Lugansk Region. Eastern Ukraine — Lugansk People’s Republic.
Микель Ойбар
Mikel Oibar
Spain
Зима на Донбассе.
© Mikel Oibar
Donbass Winter
Ukrainian POWs at Donetsk International Airport before the start a search for the bodies of other Ukrainian soldiers killed at the airport. Donetsk International Airport. Eastern Ukraine — Donetsk People’s Republic Donetsk International Airport. Eastern Ukraine — Donetsk People’s Republic.
Микель Ойбар
Mikel Oibar
Spain
Зима на Донбассе.
© Mikel Oibar
Donbass Winter
A Sparta Battalion soldier smoking at Donetsk International Airport. Donetsk. Eastern Ukraine — Donetsk People’s Republic.
Микель Ойбар
Mikel Oibar
Spain
Зима на Донбассе.
© Mikel Oibar
Donbass Winter
A miner from the Chelyuskintsev Mine in Donetsk. Coal mining is vital to the Donbas economy. A number of mines have been destroyed since the conflict began in April 2014. Donetsk. Eastern Ukraine — Donetsk People’s Republic. Donetsk. Eastern Ukraine — Donetsk People’s Republic.
Микель Ойбар
Mikel Oibar
Spain
Зима на Донбассе.
© Mikel Oibar
Donbass Winter
Miners at the Trudovkaya Mine clear away rubble after shelling. Donetsk. Eastern Ukraine — Donetsk People’s Republic.
Микель Ойбар
Mikel Oibar
Spain
Зима на Донбассе.
© Mikel Oibar
Donbass Winter
A Donetsk People’s Republic soldier tries to stay warm by a dead fire. Kievsky District. Donetsk. Eastern Ukraine — Donetsk People’s Republic.
Микель Ойбар
Mikel Oibar
Spain
Зима на Донбассе.
Donbass Winter
Jury Honorable Mention
Single
© Фото : Кристина Бражникова
Training
Young athletes training in an outdoor pool.
Young athletes training in an outdoor pool.
Christina Brazhnikova
Сhristina Brazhnikova
Russia
Born in 1988. Based in Voronezh. Graduated from Voronezh State Technological University. Began as a photojournalist at Komsomolskaya Pravda in Voronezh in 2012. Working since 2016 as a freelancer with local and federal media, and on her own projects.
Тренировка, Кристина Бражникова, Россия
Training
I place
© Фото : Дарья Исаева
One Step Short
n Argentinian player during the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
An Argentinian player during the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
Daria Isaeva
Darya Isayeva
Russia
Darya was born in 1987 in Moscow. She graduated from the Faculty of Journalism, after which she defended her diploma in the course "Photojournalism" at Lomonosov Moscow State University. For more than ten years he has been working as a photojournalist in federal sports publications in Russia. Now she is a staff member of the Sport-Express newspaper. In photography, she appreciates an unconventional approach and irony.
Когда не хватило одного шага, Дарья Исаева, Россия
One Step Short
II place
© Фото : Константин Чалабов
Darya Shibarova’s Training Session
Darya Shibarova was awarded the title Master of Sport when she was thirteen, but she is modest about her title. Dasha dreams of winning a medal at the 2015 European championships and of eventually becoming one of the world’s top swimmers.
Darya Shibarova was awarded the title Master of Sport when she was thirteen, but she is modest about her title. Dasha dreams of winning a medal at the 2015 European championships and of eventually becoming one of the world’s top swimmers.
Константин Чалабов
Konstantin Chalabov
Russia
Konstantin was born in 1990 in Russia. He graduated from Novgorod State University. Konstantin took up photography at the age of 17. He has worked for RIA Novosti, ITAR-TASS, and Reuters. In 2011, he joined RIA Novosti as a photographer in Veliky Novgorod, and stayed with the news agency when it was transformed into Rossiya Segodnya. Konstantin concentrates on exhibition projects, since he believes the printed image is the final destination for a photographer. For him, a photo exhibit provides an opportunity to show a beautiful and complex story in images accompanied by various visual and audio effects.
Тренировка, Константин Чалабов, Россия
Darya Shibarova’s Training Session
III Place
© Фото : Алексей Филиппов
Keep Moving
Chinese athlete Haitao Du during the men’s 10 km cross-country race at the 11th Paralympic Winter Games in Sochi. Haitao Du had both arms amputated when he was four, but he didn’t give up. It was his second Paralympics. His motto is ‘Keep moving, don’t stop until the end’.
Chinese athlete Haitao Du during the men’s 10 km cross-country race at the 11th Paralympic Winter Games in Sochi. Haitao Du had both arms amputated when he was four, but he didn’t give up. It was his second Paralympics. His motto is ‘Keep moving, don’t stop until the end’.
Alexei Filippov
Alexei Filippov
Russia
Alexei was born in 1985 in Baku. He graduated from Moscow State Technical University of Civil Aviation with a degree in engineering. Simultaneously, he studied photojournalism at Moscow State University. Alexei completed an internship at Kommersant Publishing House, collaborated with the Tribuna newspaper and worked for ITAR-TASS agency for several years. Since 2011, he has been a staff photojournalist at RIA Novosti.
Keep moving, Алексей Филиппов, Россия
Keep Moving
Jury Honorable Mention
Series
© Adel Pazyar
Like a Fish
Reza Pejman, age nine, was born with defective legs and a deformed right arm. However, after four months of dedicated training at a swimming pool, he managed to break breaststroke and backstroke records. Reza warms up before his daily training. Every day, he swims for two hours.
Адель Пазьяр
Adel Pazyar
Iran
Как рыба в воде.
© Adel Pazyar
Like a Fish
Reza prepares for a competition.
Адель Пазьяр
Adel Pazyar
Iran
Как рыба в воде.
© Adel Pazyar
Like a Fish
Reza prepares for a national competition at a small swimming pool in his hometown, Karaj.
Адель Пазьяр
Adel Pazyar
Iran
Как рыба в воде.
© Adel Pazyar
Like a Fish
Reza’s father helps him shower after training.
Адель Пазьяр
Adel Pazyar
Iran
Как рыба в воде.
© Как рыба в воде.
Like a Fish
Reza and his father after a training session.
Адель Пазьяр
Adel Pazyar
Iran
Adel Pazyar
© Adel Pazyar
Like a Fish
Reza is a diligent student and has beautiful handwriting.
Адель Пазьяр
Adel Pazyar
Iran
Как рыба в воде.
© Adel Pazyar
Like a Fish
Reza’s favorite football player is Cristiano Ronaldo, while his brother likes Lionel Messi. The boys wear their idols’ numbers to play football at home.
Адель Пазьяр
Adel Pazyar
Iran
Как рыба в воде.
© Adel Pazyar
Like a Fish
Reza plays Call of Duty. He likes playing video games in his free time.
Адель Пазьяр
Adel Pazyar
Iran
Как рыба в воде.
© Adel Pazyar
Like a Fish
Reza’s muscles are growing quickly and he must see a doctor twice a year to adjust or replace his prosthetic limbs.
Адель Пазьяр
Adel Pazyar
Iran
Как рыба в воде.
© Adel Pazyar
Like a Fish
Reza gives an interview to reporters and journalists after his victory at the national championships.
Адель Пазьяр
Adel Pazyar
Iran
Как рыба в воде.
© Adel Pazyar
Like a Fish
Reza’s classmates help him get to school.
Адель Пазьяр
Adel Pazyar
Iran
Как рыба в воде.
© Adel Pazyar
Like a Fish
Reza plays in a park with his parents.
Адель Пазьяр
Adel Pazyar
Iran
Как рыба в воде
Like a Fish
I Place
© Konstantin Chalabov
Light and Shade
A gymnast during a training session at the Manezh sports center in Veliky Novgorod.
Константин Чалабов
Konstantin Chalabov
Russia
Konstantin was born in 1990 in Russia. He graduated from Novgorod State University. Konstantin took up photography at the age of 17. He has worked for RIA Novosti, ITAR-TASS, and Reuters. In 2011, he joined RIA Novosti as a photographer in Veliky Novgorod, and stayed with the news agency when it was transformed into Rossiya Segodnya. Konstantin concentrates on exhibition projects, since he believes the printed image is the final destination for a photographer. For him, a photo exhibit provides an opportunity to show a beautiful and complex story in images accompanied by various visual and audio effects.
Свет и тень.
© Konstantin Chalabov
Light and Shade
A gymnast during a training session at the Manezh sports center in Veliky Novgorod.
Константин Чалабов
Konstantin Chalabov
Russia
Konstantin was born in 1990 in Russia. He graduated from Novgorod State University. Konstantin took up photography at the age of 17. He has worked for RIA Novosti, ITAR-TASS, and Reuters. In 2011, he joined RIA Novosti as a photographer in Veliky Novgorod, and stayed with the news agency when it was transformed into Rossiya Segodnya. Konstantin concentrates on exhibition projects, since he believes the printed image is the final destination for a photographer. For him, a photo exhibit provides an opportunity to show a beautiful and complex story in images accompanied by various visual and audio effects.
Свет и тень.
© Konstantin Chalabov
Light and Shade
An athlete during an acrobatics competition.
Константин Чалабов
Konstantin Chalabov
Russia
Konstantin was born in 1990 in Russia. He graduated from Novgorod State University. Konstantin took up photography at the age of 17. He has worked for RIA Novosti, ITAR-TASS, and Reuters. In 2011, he joined RIA Novosti as a photographer in Veliky Novgorod, and stayed with the news agency when it was transformed into Rossiya Segodnya. Konstantin concentrates on exhibition projects, since he believes the printed image is the final destination for a photographer. For him, a photo exhibit provides an opportunity to show a beautiful and complex story in images accompanied by various visual and audio effects.
Свет и тень.
© Konstantin Chalabov
Light and Shade
A gymnast during a training session at the Manezh sports center in Veliky Novgorod.
Константин Чалабов
Konstantin Chalabov
Russia
Konstantin was born in 1990 in Russia. He graduated from Novgorod State University. Konstantin took up photography at the age of 17. He has worked for RIA Novosti, ITAR-TASS, and Reuters. In 2011, he joined RIA Novosti as a photographer in Veliky Novgorod, and stayed with the news agency when it was transformed into Rossiya Segodnya. Konstantin concentrates on exhibition projects, since he believes the printed image is the final destination for a photographer. For him, a photo exhibit provides an opportunity to show a beautiful and complex story in images accompanied by various visual and audio effects.
Свет и тень.
© Konstantin Chalabov
Light and Shade
Athletes during an acrobatics competition.
Константин Чалабов
Konstantin Chalabov
Russia
Konstantin was born in 1990 in Russia. He graduated from Novgorod State University. Konstantin took up photography at the age of 17. He has worked for RIA Novosti, ITAR-TASS, and Reuters. In 2011, he joined RIA Novosti as a photographer in Veliky Novgorod, and stayed with the news agency when it was transformed into Rossiya Segodnya. Konstantin concentrates on exhibition projects, since he believes the printed image is the final destination for a photographer. For him, a photo exhibit provides an opportunity to show a beautiful and complex story in images accompanied by various visual and audio effects.
Свет и тень.
© Konstantin Chalabov
Light and Shade
Athletes during an acrobatics competition.
Константин Чалабов
Konstantin Chalabov
Russia
Konstantin was born in 1990 in Russia. He graduated from Novgorod State University. Konstantin took up photography at the age of 17. He has worked for RIA Novosti, ITAR-TASS, and Reuters. In 2011, he joined RIA Novosti as a photographer in Veliky Novgorod, and stayed with the news agency when it was transformed into Rossiya Segodnya. Konstantin concentrates on exhibition projects, since he believes the printed image is the final destination for a photographer. For him, a photo exhibit provides an opportunity to show a beautiful and complex story in images accompanied by various visual and audio effects.
Свет и тень.
© Konstantin Chalabov
Light and Shade
An athlete during an acrobatics competition.
Константин Чалабов
Konstantin Chalabov
Russia
Konstantin was born in 1990 in Russia. He graduated from Novgorod State University. Konstantin took up photography at the age of 17. He has worked for RIA Novosti, ITAR-TASS, and Reuters. In 2011, he joined RIA Novosti as a photographer in Veliky Novgorod, and stayed with the news agency when it was transformed into Rossiya Segodnya. Konstantin concentrates on exhibition projects, since he believes the printed image is the final destination for a photographer. For him, a photo exhibit provides an opportunity to show a beautiful and complex story in images accompanied by various visual and audio effects.
Свет и тень.
© Konstantin Chalabov
Light and Shade
A young athlete during a training session at the Manezh sports center in Veliky Novgorod.
Константин Чалабов
Konstantin Chalabov
Russia
Konstantin was born in 1990 in Russia. He graduated from Novgorod State University. Konstantin took up photography at the age of 17. He has worked for RIA Novosti, ITAR-TASS, and Reuters. In 2011, he joined RIA Novosti as a photographer in Veliky Novgorod, and stayed with the news agency when it was transformed into Rossiya Segodnya. Konstantin concentrates on exhibition projects, since he believes the printed image is the final destination for a photographer. For him, a photo exhibit provides an opportunity to show a beautiful and complex story in images accompanied by various visual and audio effects.
Свет и тень.
© Konstantin Chalabov
Light and Shade
Athletes during an acrobatics competition.
Константин Чалабов
Konstantin Chalabov
Russia
Konstantin was born in 1990 in Russia. He graduated from Novgorod State University. Konstantin took up photography at the age of 17. He has worked for RIA Novosti, ITAR-TASS, and Reuters. In 2011, he joined RIA Novosti as a photographer in Veliky Novgorod, and stayed with the news agency when it was transformed into Rossiya Segodnya. Konstantin concentrates on exhibition projects, since he believes the printed image is the final destination for a photographer. For him, a photo exhibit provides an opportunity to show a beautiful and complex story in images accompanied by various visual and audio effects.
Свет и тень.
© Konstantin Chalabov
Light and Shade
Athletes during an acrobatics competition.
Константин Чалабов
Konstantin Chalabov
Russia
Konstantin was born in 1990 in Russia. He graduated from Novgorod State University. Konstantin took up photography at the age of 17. He has worked for RIA Novosti, ITAR-TASS, and Reuters. In 2011, he joined RIA Novosti as a photographer in Veliky Novgorod, and stayed with the news agency when it was transformed into Rossiya Segodnya. Konstantin concentrates on exhibition projects, since he believes the printed image is the final destination for a photographer. For him, a photo exhibit provides an opportunity to show a beautiful and complex story in images accompanied by various visual and audio effects.
Свет и тень.
© Konstantin Chalabov
Light and Shade
A gymnast during a training session at the Manezh sports center in Veliky Novgorod.
Константин Чалабов
Konstantin Chalabov
Russia
Konstantin was born in 1990 in Russia. He graduated from Novgorod State University. Konstantin took up photography at the age of 17. He has worked for RIA Novosti, ITAR-TASS, and Reuters. In 2011, he joined RIA Novosti as a photographer in Veliky Novgorod, and stayed with the news agency when it was transformed into Rossiya Segodnya. Konstantin concentrates on exhibition projects, since he believes the printed image is the final destination for a photographer. For him, a photo exhibit provides an opportunity to show a beautiful and complex story in images accompanied by various visual and audio effects.
Свет и тень.
© Konstantin Chalabov
Light and Shade
A gymnast during a training session at the Manezh sports center in Veliky Novgorod.
Константин Чалабов
Konstantin Chalabov
Russia
Konstantin was born in 1990 in Russia. He graduated from Novgorod State University. Konstantin took up photography at the age of 17. He has worked for RIA Novosti, ITAR-TASS, and Reuters. In 2011, he joined RIA Novosti as a photographer in Veliky Novgorod, and stayed with the news agency when it was transformed into Rossiya Segodnya. Konstantin concentrates on exhibition projects, since he believes the printed image is the final destination for a photographer. For him, a photo exhibit provides an opportunity to show a beautiful and complex story in images accompanied by various visual and audio effects.
Свет и тень.
© Konstantin Chalabov
Light and Shade
A gymnast during a training session at the Manezh sports center in Veliky Novgorod.
Константин Чалабов
Konstantin Chalabov
Russia
Konstantin was born in 1990 in Russia. He graduated from Novgorod State University. Konstantin took up photography at the age of 17. He has worked for RIA Novosti, ITAR-TASS, and Reuters. In 2011, he joined RIA Novosti as a photographer in Veliky Novgorod, and stayed with the news agency when it was transformed into Rossiya Segodnya. Konstantin concentrates on exhibition projects, since he believes the printed image is the final destination for a photographer. For him, a photo exhibit provides an opportunity to show a beautiful and complex story in images accompanied by various visual and audio effects.
Свет и тень.
© Konstantin Chalabov
Light and Shade
Gymnasts during a training session at the Manezh sports center in Veliky Novgorod.
Константин Чалабов
Konstantin Chalabov
Russia
Konstantin was born in 1990 in Russia. He graduated from Novgorod State University. Konstantin took up photography at the age of 17. He has worked for RIA Novosti, ITAR-TASS, and Reuters. In 2011, he joined RIA Novosti as a photographer in Veliky Novgorod, and stayed with the news agency when it was transformed into Rossiya Segodnya. Konstantin concentrates on exhibition projects, since he believes the printed image is the final destination for a photographer. For him, a photo exhibit provides an opportunity to show a beautiful and complex story in images accompanied by various visual and audio effects.
Свет и тень.
Light and Shade
II Place
© Daniel Rodrigues
The Spirit of Football is Really above All
A football match in the San Carlos slums, Rio de Janeiro.
Даниэль Родригес
Daniel Rodrigues
Brazil
Дух футбола — превыше всего.
© Daniel Rodrigues
The Spirit of Football is Really above All
Players pray before a training session. Iranduba, Manaus.
Даниэль Родригес
Daniel Rodrigues
Brazil
Дух футбола — превыше всего.
© Daniel Rodrigues
The Spirit of Football is Really above All
A football game among the ruins of Paricatuba, Manaus.
Даниэль Родригес
Daniel Rodrigues
Brazil
Дух футбола — превыше всего.
© Daniel Rodrigues
The Spirit of Football is Really above All
A boy leans against a goal post in Paricatuba, Manaus.
Даниэль Родригес
Daniel Rodrigues
Brazil
Дух футбола — превыше всего.
© Daniel Rodrigues
The Spirit of Football is Really above All
A football match in the San Carlos slums, Rio de Janeiro.
Даниэль Родригес
Daniel Rodrigues
Brazil
Дух футбола — превыше всего.
© Daniel Rodrigues
The Spirit of Football is Really above All
Old sneakers on a football field in Manaus.
Даниэль Родригес
Daniel Rodrigues
Brazil
Дух футбола — превыше всего.
© Daniel Rodrigues
The Spirit of Football is Really above All
A boy plays football in the Mineira slum of Rio de Janeiro.
Даниэль Родригес
Daniel Rodrigues
Brazil
Дух футбола — превыше всего.
© Daniel Rodrigues
The Spirit of Football is Really above All
A ball game during sunset at Ipanema beach in Rio de Janeiro.
Даниэль Родригес
Daniel Rodrigues
Brazil
Дух футбола — превыше всего.
© Daniel Rodrigues
The Spirit of Football is Really above All
A football match in the Pavão-Pavãozinho slums, Rio de Janeiro.
Даниэль Родригес
Daniel Rodrigues
Brazil
Дух футбола — превыше всего.
© Daniel Rodrigues
The Spirit of Football is Really above All
A football match in the Mineira slums, Rio de Janeiro.
Даниэль Родригес
Daniel Rodrigues
Brazil
Дух футбола — превыше всего.
© Daniel Rodrigues
The Spirit of Football is Really above All
A football pops during a match.
Даниэль Родригес
Daniel Rodrigues
Brazil
Дух футбола — превыше всего.
© Daniel Rodrigues
The Spirit of Football is Really above All
A boy among the ruins in Paricatuba, Manaus.
Даниэль Родригес
Daniel Rodrigues
Brazil
Дух футбола — превыше всего.
© Daniel Rodrigues
The Spirit of Football is Really above All
A football game in the Pavão-Pavãozinho slums.
Даниэль Родригес
Daniel Rodrigues
Brazil
Дух футбола — превыше всего.
© Daniel Rodrigues
The Spirit of Football is Really above All
Boys play football in Iranduba, Manaus.
Даниэль Родригес
Daniel Rodrigues
Brazil
Дух футбола — превыше всего.
© Daniel Rodrigues
The Spirit of Football is Really above All
A football match in Maraba, Pará.
Даниэль Родригес
Daniel Rodrigues
Brazil
Дух футбола — превыше всего.
© Daniel Rodrigues
The Spirit of Football is Really above All
A football match in Paricatuba, Manaus.
Даниэль Родригес
Daniel Rodrigues
Brazil
Дух футбола — превыше всего.
© Daniel Rodrigues
The Spirit of Football is Really above All
A football match at Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro.
Даниэль Родригес
Daniel Rodrigues
Brazil
Дух футбола — превыше всего.
© Daniel Rodrigues
The Spirit of Football is Really above All
An old football hangs on a goal in Iranduba, Manaus.
Даниэль Родригес
Daniel Rodrigues
Brazil
Дух футбола — превыше всего.
© Daniel Rodrigues
The Spirit of Football is Really above All
A football match in Villa Nova, Manaus.
Даниэль Родригес
Daniel Rodrigues
Brazil
Дух футбола — превыше всего.
© Daniel Rodrigues
The Spirit of Football is Really above All
Boys play football in the village of Cacau, Iranduba, Manaus.
Даниэль Родригес
Daniel Rodrigues
Brazil
Дух футбола — превыше всего.
The Spirit of Football is Really above All
III Place
© Guanguan Liu
Poor Kids’ Baseball Team
Young players warm up before the Beijing youth baseball championships.
Гуаньгуань Лю
Guanguan Liu
China
Бейсбольная команда детей из малообеспеченных семей.
© Guanguan Liu
Poor Kids’ Baseball Team
Chen Yanming, age thirteen, left, who is from Jiangsu province, goes against a twelve-year-old Hebei boy, Feng Hao, in combat training. The coach hopes the children will become more aggressive and competitive through confrontation drills.
Гуаньгуань Лю
Guanguan Liu
China
Бейсбольная команда детей из малообеспеченных семей.
© Guanguan Liu
Poor Kids’ Baseball Team
Wang Yang, age fifteen, during a Beijing Baseball Championships game for youth.
Гуаньгуань Лю
Guanguan Liu
China
Бейсбольная команда детей из малообеспеченных семей.
© Guanguan Liu
Poor Kids’ Baseball Team
Wang Bin, age thirteen, slides towards the base in a Beijing Baseball Championships game for youth.
Гуаньгуань Лю
Guanguan Liu
China
Бейсбольная команда детей из малообеспеченных семей.
© Guanguan Liu
Poor Kids’ Baseball Team
Zhang Yibo, age eight, cries after being hit by a ball. The coach tries to console him.
Гуаньгуань Лю
Guanguan Liu
China
Бейсбольная команда детей из малообеспеченных семей.
© Guanguan Liu
Poor Kids’ Baseball Team
Li Wangjie from Xian, left, explains to thirteen-year-old Chen Yanming from Jiangsu how to train to catch up with his team members.
Гуаньгуань Лю
Guanguan Liu
China
Бейсбольная команда детей из малообеспеченных семей.
© Guanguan Liu
Poor Kids’ Baseball Team
Jing Pengwei, age fourteen, from Henan province, has lunch at his dorm.
Гуаньгуань Лю
Guanguan Liu
China
Бейсбольная команда детей из малообеспеченных семей.
© Guanguan Liu
Poor Kids’ Baseball Team
Jing Pengwei, age fourteen, from Henan province, has lunch at his dorm.
Гуаньгуань Лю
Guanguan Liu
China
Бейсбольная команда детей из малообеспеченных семей.
© Guanguan Liu
Poor Kids’ Baseball Team
Young players rest before the Beijing Baseball Championships for youth.
Гуаньгуань Лю
Guanguan Liu
China
Бейсбольная команда детей из малообеспеченных семей.
© Guanguan Liu
Poor Kids’ Baseball Team
Wang Jie, age fifteen, and his teammates work out.
Гуаньгуань Лю
Guanguan Liu
China
Бейсбольная команда детей из малообеспеченных семей.
© Guanguan Liu
Poor Kids’ Baseball Team
A player warms up before the Beijing Baseball Championships for youth.
Гуаньгуань Лю
Guanguan Liu
China
Бейсбольная команда детей из малообеспеченных семей.
© Guanguan Liu
Poor Kids’ Baseball Team
Zhang Hao, age eleven, from Sichuan, lifts a bar while Hai Junyuan, an eleven-year-old Daur boy (an ethnic minority in China) from Inner Mongolia, works on a pitch.
Гуаньгуань Лю
Guanguan Liu
China
Бейсбольная команда детей из малообеспеченных семей.
© Guanguan Liu
Poor Kids’ Baseball Team
Li Yuyang, age thirteen, from Sichuan, top, and Yi Shuai, age thirteen, rest after a training session.
Гуаньгуань Лю
Guanguan Liu
China
Бейсбольная команда детей из малообеспеченных семей.
© Guanguan Liu
Poor Kids’ Baseball Team
Li Fulong, an orphan from Inner Mongolia, rides to the Beijing Baseball Championships for youth.
Гуаньгуань Лю
Guanguan Liu
China
Бейсбольная команда детей из малообеспеченных семей.
© Guanguan Liu
Poor Kids’ Baseball Team
Li Yuyang, age thirteen, from Sichuan, during a night training session.
Гуаньгуань Лю
Guanguan Liu
China
Бейсбольная команда детей из малообеспеченных семей.
© Guanguan Liu
Poor Kids’ Baseball Team
Li Yuyang, age thirteen, from Sichuan, during a night training session.
Гуаньгуань Лю
Guanguan Liu
China
Бейсбольная команда детей из малообеспеченных семей.
© Guanguan Liu
Poor Kids’ Baseball Team
Young players train at night.
Гуаньгуань Лю
Guanguan Liu
China
Бейсбольная команда детей из малообеспеченных семей.
© Guanguan Liu
Poor Kids’ Baseball Team
Young baseball players train at night on an empty school parking lot.
Гуаньгуань Лю
Guanguan Liu
China
Бейсбольная команда детей из малообеспеченных семей.
© Guanguan Liu
Poor Kids’ Baseball Team
Coach Li Wei encourages the young players during the Beijing Baseball Championships for youth.
Гуаньгуань Лю
Guanguan Liu
China
Бейсбольная команда детей из малообеспеченных семей.
© Guanguan Liu
Poor Kids’ Baseball Team
Young baseball players train at night.
Гуаньгуань Лю
Guanguan Liu
China
Бейсбольная команда детей из малообеспеченных семей.
Poor Kids’ Baseball Team
Jury Honorable Mention
© Mikhail Domozhilov
Ali Baba
Ali Baba is a semi-professional, mixed fight star. He entered the ring for the first time when he was over forty. He fought over 100 fights in dozens of cities. Ali Baba is a homeless Moscow resident and sleeps almost anywhere he can.
Михаил Доможилов
Michail Domozhilov
Russia
Mikhail Domozhilov was born in 1982 in Russia. He works in documentary, sports and portrait photography. His work has appeared in various media outlets in Russia and abroad. Mikhail has taken part in a number of exhibitions, including in The Netherlands, Canada, Malaysia, Georgia, Poland, and China. He has won awards in a number of professional competitions. The key subjects of his work are nationalism and nationalists, soccer, unconventional sports, the Ukraine conflict, and heroes. Mikhail also teaches a documentary photography class.
Али-Баба
© Фото : Mikhail Domozhilov
Ali Baba
He is a mentor for many young fighters. Many ask his advice.
Михаил Доможилов
Michail Domozhilov
Russia
Mikhail Domozhilov was born in 1982 in Russia. He works in documentary, sports and portrait photography. His work has appeared in various media outlets in Russia and abroad. Mikhail has taken part in a number of exhibitions, including in The Netherlands, Canada, Malaysia, Georgia, Poland, and China. He has won awards in a number of professional competitions. The key subjects of his work are nationalism and nationalists, soccer, unconventional sports, the Ukraine conflict, and heroes. Mikhail also teaches a documentary photography class.
Али-Баба
© Mikhail Domozhilov
Ali Baba
Warming up.
Михаил Доможилов
Michail Domozhilov
Russia
Mikhail Domozhilov was born in 1982 in Russia. He works in documentary, sports and portrait photography. His work has appeared in various media outlets in Russia and abroad. Mikhail has taken part in a number of exhibitions, including in The Netherlands, Canada, Malaysia, Georgia, Poland, and China. He has won awards in a number of professional competitions. The key subjects of his work are nationalism and nationalists, soccer, unconventional sports, the Ukraine conflict, and heroes. Mikhail also teaches a documentary photography class.
Али-Баба
© Mikhail Domozhilov
Ali Baba
Ali Baba and his friend.
Михаил Доможилов
Michail Domozhilov
Russia
Mikhail Domozhilov was born in 1982 in Russia. He works in documentary, sports and portrait photography. His work has appeared in various media outlets in Russia and abroad. Mikhail has taken part in a number of exhibitions, including in The Netherlands, Canada, Malaysia, Georgia, Poland, and China. He has won awards in a number of professional competitions. The key subjects of his work are nationalism and nationalists, soccer, unconventional sports, the Ukraine conflict, and heroes. Mikhail also teaches a documentary photography class.
Али-Баба
© Mikhail Domozhilov
Ali Baba
Preparing for a fight. Ali Baba regularly beats much younger opponents.
Михаил Доможилов
Michail Domozhilov
Russia
Mikhail Domozhilov was born in 1982 in Russia. He works in documentary, sports and portrait photography. His work has appeared in various media outlets in Russia and abroad. Mikhail has taken part in a number of exhibitions, including in The Netherlands, Canada, Malaysia, Georgia, Poland, and China. He has won awards in a number of professional competitions. The key subjects of his work are nationalism and nationalists, soccer, unconventional sports, the Ukraine conflict, and heroes. Mikhail also teaches a documentary photography class.
Али-Баба
© Mikhail Domozhilov
Ali Baba
Ali Baba waiting for a fight to begin.
Михаил Доможилов
Michail Domozhilov
Russia
Mikhail Domozhilov was born in 1982 in Russia. He works in documentary, sports and portrait photography. His work has appeared in various media outlets in Russia and abroad. Mikhail has taken part in a number of exhibitions, including in The Netherlands, Canada, Malaysia, Georgia, Poland, and China. He has won awards in a number of professional competitions. The key subjects of his work are nationalism and nationalists, soccer, unconventional sports, the Ukraine conflict, and heroes. Mikhail also teaches a documentary photography class.
Али-Баба
© Mikhail Domozhilov
Ali Baba
Ali Baba fights Stas Baretsky.
Михаил Доможилов
Michail Domozhilov
Russia
Mikhail Domozhilov was born in 1982 in Russia. He works in documentary, sports and portrait photography. His work has appeared in various media outlets in Russia and abroad. Mikhail has taken part in a number of exhibitions, including in The Netherlands, Canada, Malaysia, Georgia, Poland, and China. He has won awards in a number of professional competitions. The key subjects of his work are nationalism and nationalists, soccer, unconventional sports, the Ukraine conflict, and heroes. Mikhail also teaches a documentary photography class.
Али-Баба
© Mikhail Domozhilov
Ali Baba
Training Session. Submission lock.
Михаил Доможилов
Michail Domozhilov
Russia
Mikhail Domozhilov was born in 1982 in Russia. He works in documentary, sports and portrait photography. His work has appeared in various media outlets in Russia and abroad. Mikhail has taken part in a number of exhibitions, including in The Netherlands, Canada, Malaysia, Georgia, Poland, and China. He has won awards in a number of professional competitions. The key subjects of his work are nationalism and nationalists, soccer, unconventional sports, the Ukraine conflict, and heroes. Mikhail also teaches a documentary photography class.
Али-Баба
© Mikhail Domozhilov
Ali Baba
Ali Baba after a painful defeat. Kursk Region.
Михаил Доможилов
Michail Domozhilov
Russia
Mikhail Domozhilov was born in 1982 in Russia. He works in documentary, sports and portrait photography. His work has appeared in various media outlets in Russia and abroad. Mikhail has taken part in a number of exhibitions, including in The Netherlands, Canada, Malaysia, Georgia, Poland, and China. He has won awards in a number of professional competitions. The key subjects of his work are nationalism and nationalists, soccer, unconventional sports, the Ukraine conflict, and heroes. Mikhail also teaches a documentary photography class.
Али-Баба
© Mikhail Domozhilov
Ali Baba
Ali Baba showers after a defeat.
Михаил Доможилов
Michail Domozhilov
Russia
Mikhail Domozhilov was born in 1982 in Russia. He works in documentary, sports and portrait photography. His work has appeared in various media outlets in Russia and abroad. Mikhail has taken part in a number of exhibitions, including in The Netherlands, Canada, Malaysia, Georgia, Poland, and China. He has won awards in a number of professional competitions. The key subjects of his work are nationalism and nationalists, soccer, unconventional sports, the Ukraine conflict, and heroes. Mikhail also teaches a documentary photography class.
Али-Баба
© Mikhail Domozhilov
Ali Baba
Ali Baba in a car in Voronezh at night.
Михаил Доможилов
Michail Domozhilov
Russia
Mikhail Domozhilov was born in 1982 in Russia. He works in documentary, sports and portrait photography. His work has appeared in various media outlets in Russia and abroad. Mikhail has taken part in a number of exhibitions, including in The Netherlands, Canada, Malaysia, Georgia, Poland, and China. He has won awards in a number of professional competitions. The key subjects of his work are nationalism and nationalists, soccer, unconventional sports, the Ukraine conflict, and heroes. Mikhail also teaches a documentary photography class.
Али-Баба
© Mikhail Domozhilov
Ali Baba
Ali Baba after a White Rex fight, Moscow.
Михаил Доможилов
Michail Domozhilov
Russia
Mikhail Domozhilov was born in 1982 in Russia. He works in documentary, sports and portrait photography. His work has appeared in various media outlets in Russia and abroad. Mikhail has taken part in a number of exhibitions, including in The Netherlands, Canada, Malaysia, Georgia, Poland, and China. He has won awards in a number of professional competitions. The key subjects of his work are nationalism and nationalists, soccer, unconventional sports, the Ukraine conflict, and heroes. Mikhail also teaches a documentary photography class.
Али-Баба
© Mikhail Domozhilov
Ali Baba
Exit. Ali Baba climbs down from a parking lot roof.
Михаил Доможилов
Michail Domozhilov
Russia
Mikhail Domozhilov was born in 1982 in Russia. He works in documentary, sports and portrait photography. His work has appeared in various media outlets in Russia and abroad. Mikhail has taken part in a number of exhibitions, including in The Netherlands, Canada, Malaysia, Georgia, Poland, and China. He has won awards in a number of professional competitions. The key subjects of his work are nationalism and nationalists, soccer, unconventional sports, the Ukraine conflict, and heroes. Mikhail also teaches a documentary photography class.
Али-Баба
© Mikhail Domozhilov
Ali Baba
Ali Baba’s “bed” in the stairwell of a Moscow residential building.
Михаил Доможилов
Michail Domozhilov
Russia
Mikhail Domozhilov was born in 1982 in Russia. He works in documentary, sports and portrait photography. His work has appeared in various media outlets in Russia and abroad. Mikhail has taken part in a number of exhibitions, including in The Netherlands, Canada, Malaysia, Georgia, Poland, and China. He has won awards in a number of professional competitions. The key subjects of his work are nationalism and nationalists, soccer, unconventional sports, the Ukraine conflict, and heroes. Mikhail also teaches a documentary photography class.
Али-Баба
Ali Baba
Jury Honorable Mention