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Australian Photography Awards Finalists Event 2024

Australian Photography Awards Finalists Event 2024

Lucas Leo Catalano
Events Spotlight 
  I had the honor of having two photographs listed in the  APA2024  awards organized by  PhotoCollective Australia .  A photograph from the series A Photographic Journey Through Second Life and another from Agama Tirtha Kontemporer . My photograph of a Melasti ceremony in Bali, Indonesia, was selected as a finalist in the..
Off Limits Fest

Off Limits Fest

Octavio Hoyos
Spotlight 
In its sixth broadcast in 2024, Off Limits establishes itself as the annual benchmark for punk, metal and hardcore music with live performances by bands from around the world in Mexico City. Organized entirely by musicians, independent labels and concert promoters who join forces, leaving aside the large musical entertainment companies to present..
Bel Bibaha

Bel Bibaha

Keith Tsuji
Spotlight 
Bel Bibaha , or Ihi , is a coming-of-age ceremony in Nepal's Newar community. Pre-adolescent girls symbolically marry a bel fruit (wood apple), representing the Hindu god Vishnu. This ensures the girl remains spiritually married to Vishnu, offering protection and sanctity, even if her human marriage later ends in widowhood. The ritual marks..
A historic demonstration against unattainable rental prices collapses Barcelona

A historic demonstration against unattainable rental prices collapses Barcelona

Victor Serri
Barcelona City Documentary Editorial Gentrification Photojournalism Social Spotlight Tourism 
Tens of thousands of people filled the center of Barcelona this Saturday to demand an immediate drop in rent prices and the right to decent housing for all people. More than 4,000 organizations and 60 committees have made a massive call to join this march that has overflowed the capital of Catalonia since before 5:00 p.m., and that is still going..
Women Photograph 2024 Year in Pictures

Women Photograph 2024 Year in Pictures

Ellen Kok
Spotlight 
I am excited that one of my photos of the 2024 USA presidential election campaign has been selected for the Women Photograph 2024 Year in Pictures. Look at the full Women Photograph 2024 Annual , curated by Sara Ickow, Managing Director of Women Photograph. The photos will be published in a limited-edition booklet , which can now be ..
The Temuan tribe's Ancestor's Day

The Temuan tribe's Ancestor's Day

Mukhriz Hazim
Spotlight 
In the final days of December last year, Orang Asli from the Temuan tribe performed rituals and prayers at the burial site of their ancestors to honour the “spirits” that have been safeguarding the people and gave a good life to the current generation. The Ancestor’s Day celebration, better known among the Orang Asli as Aik..
Columbia's "Liberated Zone"

Columbia's "Liberated Zone"

Marco Postigo Storel
Spotlight 
On Thursday, April 18, New York Police Department arrested Palestinian protesters and students at Columbia University, after president Minouche Shafik's request. Students had been occupying part of campus since Wednesday, around 4 a.m., calling for the university to divest from institutions that have ties to Israel. The encampment was filled..
Rivers Unite, Dams Divide: The Grassroots Movement to Save Bosnia's Rivers

Rivers Unite, Dams Divide: The Grassroots Movement to Save Bosnia's Rivers

Nick St.Oegger
Spotlight 
I’m excited to start sharing work from my new project, “Rivers Unite, Dams Divide”, which was generously supported by the National Geographic Society. Many people associate Bosnia & Herzegovina with images from the 1990s civil war, which saw ethnic Serbs, Croats and Bosniaks engaged in brutal conflict, stoked by the spread..
El telescopio más grande del mundo. El País

El telescopio más grande del mundo. El País

Sofía Yanjarí
Spotlight 
La hazaña de construir el mayor telescopio del mundo en medio del desierto chileno El Observatorio Europeo Austral construye en el desierto de Atacama un titánico telescopio que revolucionará la exploración cósmica. En el remoto desierto de Atacama, en el norte de Chile, se construye un ambicioso proyecto que..
Why Joe Biden's infrastructure plan for the Democrats did not bring political success.

Why Joe Biden's infrastructure plan for the Democrats did not bring political success.

Jana Williams
Spotlight 
Eastwick looks idyllic. Especially the area along the Cobbs-Bach. The stream is lined with forests, bushes and meadows, with a little patience you can see fish and even turtles. The water ripples, the birds chirp, otherwise it's quiet. Adjacent to it rises a hill with barren meadows and young trees.
Intervals of Warm Absence

Intervals of Warm Absence

Alexandra Corcode
Spotlight 
"Intervals of warm absence: the daily life experience of those left behind in Romania" focuses on the daily life of Larisa, 18, a high school student living in Vătava, Romania, whose parents worked in Spain for 5 years. Through the project I visualise the absence of the parents by observing the interactions with her sister, boyfriend..
Green Peace- Galápagos

Green Peace- Galápagos

Johis Alarcón
Spotlight 
From Galápagos to Panama: my journey to help ratify the Global Ocean Treaty The Galápagos Islands are located in the Eastern Tropical Pacific Ocean, a rich area that forms an underwater superhighway for migratory species, like whales, rays, sea turtles and sharks. This area extends through the national jurisdictions of Costa Rica,..
Outstanding Contribution to Photography: Sony World Photography Awards 2025

Outstanding Contribution to Photography: Sony World Photography Awards 2025

Susan Meiselas
Spotlight 
Acclaimed documentary photographer Susan Meiselas is the recipient of the prestigious Outstanding Contribution to Photography title for the Sony World Photography Awards 2025; Meiselas to be recognized at the Awards’ annual gala ceremony in London on 16 April 2025; A special presentation of Meiselas’s work to be shown at Somerset..
Crocodile Keepers: The guardian of the Sierra Madre Rainforest

Crocodile Keepers: The guardian of the Sierra Madre Rainforest

Giacomo d'Orlando
Spotlight 
How community-based conservation is successfully protecting the world's rarest crocodile species.
Saffron

Saffron

Sayed Habib Bidell
Spotlight 
Herat Saffron: Afghanistan’s Red Gold and a Symbol of Agricultural and Economic Growth Herat, one of Afghanistan's leading agricultural provinces, has recently emerged as a global hub for saffron production and export. This year, the province exported over 50 tons of saffron to international markets, a figure that symbolizes remarkable..
Me gané el Premio Nacional de Periodismo Simón Bolívar

Me gané el Premio Nacional de Periodismo Simón Bolívar

Jaír F. Coll
Spotlight 
Me gané el Premio Nacional de Periodismo Simón Bolívar , el más importante de Colombia, en la categoría Reportaje Gráfico por  ‘El Niño Dios Negro nació en febrero’ y solo se me ocurre un listado de agradecimientos: a la resiliencia y calidez de la comunidad negra de..
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