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Mercedes Almagro
Communications and Project Manager, World Press Photo Foundation
Latest Posts
Four to Follow #17: Photo Stories by African Photojournalists
Sharing stories from across the African continent by the talented members of the African Photojournalism Database (APJD).
Lost Legacy
Santanu Day explores the social and political condition of the descendants of the Zamindars in India.
The Ethics of Documenting Your Own Family
Seven photographers share some of the ethical considerations that are most present in their minds when working on stories close to home.
Belonging: A story of companionship
For sisters Swati and Gayatri Goswami, social isolation as their home has become the safest place for them.
Tuol Sleng Photographs: Escaping the Archive
When Duch, the director of Tuol Sleng (or S-21) prison died at the age of 77 in September last year, Youk Change, the director of the…
Four to Follow #16: Photo Stories made by African Photojournalists
Sharing stories from across the African continent by the talented members of the African Photojournalism Database.
A Thousand Thorns
‘A Thousand Thorns’ follows Pushpa and Pushta, two young women working as forest guards in the arid region of the Thar desert, in India.
The other photos that stayed with me: An interview with NayanTara Gurung Kakshapati
The chair of the 2021 World Press Photo Contest jury shares eight of her favorite nominated photos and stories.
Why we chose the nominees — An interview with Muyi Xiao
The chair of the 2021 World Press Photo Digital Storytelling Contest jury talks about this year’s nominees
A State of Erosion: A Legacy of Hydroelectric Energy
‘A State of Erosion: A Legacy of Hydro in Manitoba’s North’ explores environmental colonialism in northern Manitoba, Canada.
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