Anthropographia reveales the winners of the first edition of the Competition of photojournalism on human rights.

The Grand Prize, accompanied with $1000 offered by ethnopolis.ca, went to Christophe Chammartin from the Swiss agency Rezo, for Prison de plastique (Plastic Prison) about the extremely difficult living conditions of North African immigrants piled up in shanty towns and exploited by agricultural companies in southern Spain. [Photo-reportage also published in the francophone magazine Passe-Frontière]

Two honorary mentions were attributed to Alfonso Moral, for his work on heroin addiction in Kabul, Afghanistan and to Ed Ou, for his work on the consequences of nuclear weapons tests on Kazakhstan’s civilians.

The Audience Prize went to G.M.B. Akash for Born to Work, about working children under 14 in Bangladesh, reminding us that in that country, 6.3 millions children work in factories. [Collection of 12 portfolios offered by Reporters without Borders Canada]

The Montreal Reporter Prize went to Olivier Hanigan for Attaque à la cible describing a brutal reality while respecting the victims’ intimacy and decency. [Photography published in Photo solution and photo book offered by Magnum Photos.]

The jury for this competition consisted of five persons known for their commitment to human rights and photography: François Bugingo, Benoit Aquin, Pierre Pascal, Mary Ellen Davis and Roy Hartling.

We thank you once again for your participation and collaboration !

Matthieu Rytz
Founder of Anthropographia

P.S. Major updates of the website anthropographia.org will take place during the month of April and the complete reportage that were chosen will be added. Information concerning the next edition will be provided during the summer 2009. We have a few surprises in store for you!