sebastian liste wins the stern grant

We are excited to announce that Sebastian Liste has been awarded the STERN Grant,

the newly-established scholarship award for young photojournalists, at this year's

LUMIX Festival for Young Photojournalism.

 

'I’m very pleased to win the stern Grant and feel honored by the confidence the team at stern Magazine is putting in my work. Over the past seven years, I have been conducting an in-depth research on crime, punishment and security in Latin America. Violence in Mexico, in particular, has become naturalized in everyday life and is reproduced across diverse spheres of society. The grant will provide me with the necessary time and funds to further investigate the roots of this endemic violence and its impact on the entire nation.' Sebastian Liste

Check out Sebastian Liste's work on Latin America: ow.ly/dice301oi0O

noor winners of world press photo 2016

We are pleased to announce that NOOR photographers Francesco Zizola and Sebastián Liste have been awarded in WORLD PRESS PHOTO 2016!

Francesco Zizola has been awarded 2nd prize in the Contemporary Issues category of World Press Photo 2016 for his series 'In the Same Boat'. 

"Last summer MSF launched three boats for a search and rescue action in the Mediterranean Sea. It was a strong signal to all EU governments who had not been able to quickly address the ever-increasing influx of migrants attempting to cross the Mediterranean on unseaworthy vessels. This story is very important to me because in the few weeks I spent on board of the Bourbon Argos, I witnessed how essential it is to be present and efficient when lives are at stake. Thanks to the great work of MSF over three thousands lives were saved."Francesco Zizola

Sebastián Liste has won 3rd prize in the Daily Life category of World Press Photo 2016 for his story 'Citizen Journalism in Brazil's Favelas'. 

"You know that the world is changing when you meet a group of young people that are using social media to fight against police brutally and to protect human rights in their marginalized community. This collective of citizen journalists was ignored by traditional media and threatened by the authorities. I am glad that World Press Photo will allow them to get the international attention they deserve" Sebastián Liste

francesco zizola wins the pictures of the year international competition

We are pleased to announce that Francesco Zizola has been awarded third place in the Exodus category of the Pictures of the Year international competition for his series ‘In the same boat’. Exodus is a new category of this year's Pictures of the Year International competition, for single photographs depicting the desperate migration of individuals and families from their native homes seeking sanctuary from political or religious persecution.

nina berman awarded with the 2016 aftermath project grant

We are pleased to announce that Nina Berman has been awarded the 2016 Aftermath Project grant for her proposal "Acknowledgment of Danger" which will document the toxic legacy of war on the American landscape. Nina has spent most of her career investigating the American military, the human cost of war and the militarization of American life.

a million shillings exhibit at musée d’art moderne de la ville de paris

Alixandra Fazzina’s project ‘A Million Shilling – Escape from Somalia’ is showing at Musée d’Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, as part of the Prix Pictet Finalists Exhibition, running until 13 December 2015.

Across the Horn of Africa, war, abuse and poverty make millions miserable and drive thousands to attempt to flee by sea. The cost is just $50, or one million Somali shillings. With a one in twenty chance of not making it to the other side alive, it is a price they must risk their lives for. 

Alixandra Fazzina worked over a period of two years to chronicle the exodus of migrants and refugees from Somalia to the Arabian Peninsula. For her work on “A Million Shillings – Escape From Somalia”, she was a finalist in the CARE Award for Humanitarian Reportage, the W. Eugene Smith Grant in Humanistic Photography and the Prix Pictet.