Documentary & Photojournalism

Photo © Audrey Jeane

1st classified

Irina - Ria Pizza Survivor
by Wojciech Grzedzinski


Amidst the chaos in Kramatorsk, Donetsk Region, Irina, a waitress at Ria Pizza, becomes trapped under rubble after a devastating Russian Iskander K missile. The bustling restaurant, a beloved gathering spot, falls victim to the horrors of war, claiming the lives of 13 civilians a...

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2nd classified

Solitude among the ruins
by Sedat Suna


Following the powerful February 2023 earthquake in Hatay, Turkey, a woman walks past a collapsed building as demolition teams work nearby. The 7.8-magnitude quake caused widespread devastation, claiming over 50,000 lives and injuring more than 100,000 people.

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3rd classified

The Last Barrier
by Michael Robinson Chávez


A family, with a young child, makes their way through razor wire along the border wall separating the US and Mexico in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. Originating from Venezuela, they are among the multitude of migrants seeking a new beginning in the United States.

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Honorable mention

See No Evil
by Aaron Gekoski


Orangutans are forced to perform in shows across Asia, as seen here at Safari World in Bangkok. Afterward, they are exploited for selfie sessions, despite the potential for disease transmission. In the past, orangutans were seized from Safari World after DNA tests confirmed they...

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Honorable mention

Siren
by Tomer Appelbaum


At the Holon Cemetery in Israel, during the funeral of 24-year-old Sagiv Ben Zvi, loved ones and friends seek refuge from the wail of rocket alert sirens. Ben Zvi tragically lost his life during an armed Hamas incursion while attending the Nova festival in southern Israel.

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Honorable mention

Disaster of the century
by Arif Hüdaverdi Yaman


A family drives through the wreckage of collapsed buildings in Hatay after a powerful 7.8-magnitude earthquake hit Turkey's southern provinces on February 6, 2023. The quake claimed the lives of 53,537 people, earning it the title "Disaster of the Century".

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Honorable mention

Attacks lighting the night
by Ali Jadallah


In the Gaza Strip, smoke and flames fill the sky as Israeli illumination flares light up the night over the Al-Shati refugee camp on November 6, 2023.

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Honorable mention

Death-Defying Border Crossing
by Carolyn Van Houten


Amid the perilous journey across the Rio Grande from Matamoros, Mexico, to the United States, migrants rush to rescue a child from drowning. The imminent expiration of the Trump-era immigration rule, 'Title 42', has prompted a flood of thousands seeking to cross the border.

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Honorable mention

A migrant child tossed over the border
by Go Home


On March 29, 2023, a migrant child is tossed in the air in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, as migrants cross the Rio Grande into the United States from Mexico. Among the thousands making the journey that day, many are from Venezuela.

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Honorable mention

The price of war
by Diego Herrera


In the midst of the Ukrainian-Russian conflict on July 27, 2023, in Bakhmut, Donetsk Oblast, a Ukrainian soldier is treated for leg injuries caused by shelling at his frontline post. Three Ukrainian army medics provide crucial care at a nearby stabilization point.

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Honorable mention

Among rubbles
by Mustafa Hassona


Following the Israeli airstrikes on October 19, 2023, a visibly distraught woman wanders amidst the debris of residential buildings in Gaza City's al-Zahra neighborhood. Her face mirrors the anguish and despair of her community.

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Remarkable Artwork

Eartquake in Turkey
by Hasret Cem Tekkesinoglu


A soldier patrols through a quake devastated street in Antakya district of Turkiye’s southern border province of Hatay, on February 23, 2023, after Feb. 6, 2023 earthquakes hit the southern part of the country, killing a total of 53,537 people and injuring more than 107,000 other...

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Remarkable Artwork

brutal death
by Alessandro Giannaccini


A heartbreaking death once again due to humans and pollution. I found this dead black crow while photographing in a controlled regional park area in Italy. It was likely trapped by a net abandoned by trout fishermen. The crow probably got caught while trying to eat an insect insi...

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Remarkable Artwork

SLAUGHTERHOUSE
by Aitor Garmendia


A pig awaits in a box at a slaughterhouse in Asturias, Spain, November 2023. This image was obtained during an investigation carried out in Spain by the animal rights organization Animal Equality.

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Remarkable Artwork

Vantage Point
by Marcus Westberg


Dr. Richard Harvey, wary of losing sight of the rest of the elephant herd, climbs onto the highest point he can find—the elephant bull he is fitting with a GPS collar—to make contact with the spotter plane. In 2023, 126 animals from 12 species were collared in South Sudan.

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Remarkable Artwork

Never-ending tragedy
by Karam Al-masri


A woman stands inside her damaged house, surrounded by rubble. The earthquake, combined with over 12 years of civil war, has only added to the suffering of the Syrians. Even areas previously spared by the war are now destroyed, with many inhabitants losing their lives and homes.

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Sea Turtle Confiscated in Europe
by Britta Jaschinski


Collaborating with the Leibniz Institute for the Analysis of Biodiversity Change, my photographs highlight the critical connection between biodiversity loss and the illegal wildlife trade.

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Migrants Denied Entry into United States
by Adrees Latif


Lighting strikes and dust blows from an incoming hailstorm as hundreds of migrants line up under the Puente Negro Ferrocarril train bridge after they were denied entry into the U.S. after wading across the Rio Grande river into the United States from Mexico in Eagle Pass, Texas.

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Indigenous fight for rights
by Amanda Perobelli


A Guarani Indigenous young man wields a bow and arrow during a protest against the "Marco Temporal" bill, which threatens to restrict the recognition of new Indigenous reservations. Environmentalists and human rights advocates view this decision as a significant setback.

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