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PedroPardo,Mexico
3rdPrizeSpot News
(Singles)
Thissimplecomposition
showsCentralAmerican
migrantsclimbingtheborder
fencebetweenMexicoandthe
UnitedStates,nearEl Chaparral
bordercrossing,Tijuana,Baja
California,Mexico,on 25
November2018.Refugees
whowerepartof a caravan
thatoriginatedin Hondurasin
Octoberbeganarrivingat the
borderin Novembertofinda
backlogof 3,000peoplewaiting
tobeprocessed,anda potential
delayof months.Thisledtorising
tensionsandtopeoplebreaking
awayfromthecaravanto
attempt their own entry.MárioCruz,Portugal
3rdPrizeEnvironment
(Single)
Achildwhocollectsrecyclable
materialliesona mattress
surroundedbygarbagefloatingonthe
PasigRiverin Manila,thePhilippines.
Theenvironment,plasticpollutionand
climatechangeis at theforefrontof the
newsagendaat themoment– butthis
imageshowsit in veryrealandvery
humanterms.It’sa frighteningwake-up
callthatgivesjusta glimpseintothe
scaleof theproblem;thePasigRiveris
oneof the 20 mostpollutedriversin
theworldthanksto63,700tonnesof
plasticbeingdepositedintotheocean
eachyear.Clean-upeffortsarebeing
made,butin partsof theriver,thewaste
is stillsodensethatit is possible to walk
on top of the rubbish.ForoughAlaei,Iran
1stPrizeSports(Stories)
Thisstoryis interestingin lots
of ways.In Iran,thereare
restrictionsonfemalefansentering
footballstadiums.Asfootballis the
nation’smostpopularsport,the
banhasbeena controversialpublic
issue.In thisshotfromthestory,a
femalefanhasdisguisedherself
asa youngman.Thephotographer,
ForoughAlaei,is alsofemalesohad
todisguiseherselftoototakethe
photo.Thisparticularimagewas
takenonaniPhone,showingthat
youdon’tnecessarilyneed
complicatedgeartoproduce
striking documentary work.‘Thissimplecompositionhumanisesthe
complex issues around US immigration’
© Forough Al Aei© Pedro PArdo, Agence FrAnce-Presse© Mário cruzWorld PrESS Photo 2019