Getty Iimages Photojournalists Awards

2. Five photojournalists have been awarded grants ,to help them to pursue projects of
individual and universal importance. The recipients of the 2017 Getty Images Grants for
Editorial Photography are Alejandro Cegarra, Alessandro Penso, Paula Bronstein, Barbara
Peacock and Antonio Faccilongo.
All photos taken from Ibtimes

3. Alessandro Penso:The Deal
The refugee crisis in Europe has dominated the media over the last few years, with xenophobia and
closed mindedness often leading the debate. It is therefore vital that we ask, what are the
consequences of such attitudes? This project explores the way in which EU regulation have failed to
adequately welcome refugees by depicting the exploitation and long-term displacement faced by
many of these already extremely vulnerable people.

4. 20 September 2015: Desperate
refugees, asylum seekers and migrants
attempt to board a train at the
Croatian town of Tovarnik, near the
border with Serbia. Some waited for
days to catch a train away from the
town, with little in the way of food or
shelter. Families often became
separated in the chaos.Alessandro
Penso

5. A woman tries to help a Syrian
who swam to shore on Lesbos
after the boat he was on began
to leak on 5 August 2015. His
condition was critical, but
fortunately, around an hour
later, a local doctor came and
managed to assist in saving his
life.Alessandro Penso

6. A young girl from Syria cooks inside the Harmanli camp, the biggest
of Bulgaria’s “emergency centres” for refugees, about 30 kilometres
from the Turkish border, where around 1,000 asylum-seekers were
being detained on a former military base, housed in tents,
containers and a dilapidated building. People living in tents have no
access to sanitation facilities.Alessandro Penso

7. 2 February 2012: 17-year old Mohamed from
Morocco and his friends hide behind the rocks at
the Greek port of Corinth during the night, waiting
for the right moment to illegally board a ship to
Italy. Many young migrants see other European
countries as their only hope of a future, and
attempt to leave Greece at the first possible
moment, often in desperate ways, tolerating
desperate conditions.Alessandro Penso

8. 7 March 2012: A group of Afghan boys in Patras,
aged 14 to 18, try to illegally board goods trucks
which will be loaded onto cargo ships going to
Italy. Trying to board trucks bound for Italy is one
of the most common ways migrants try to illegally
leave Greece. Over the years, many have lost their
lives, or have been stopped by the police, trying to
make this journey.Alessandro Penso

9. A mother and child sit wrapped in an emergency
blanket after disembarking on the beach of
Kayia, on the north of the Greek island of Lesbos
on 18 October 2015.Alessandro Penso

10. Alejandro Cegarra:Living with Hugo Chavez's Legacy
In the latter years of Hugo Chavez's presidency, Venezuela enjoyed an oil-fuelled economic boom
that made his vision of a more equitable, wealthier and safer society seem almost attainable. But
by the time of his death, in 2013, he left his successor an economy in shambles, tenuous political
support, and rising violence. Four years on, the country the country has been plunged back into a
state of poverty and conflict, with citizens struggling to afford food and the youth clashing with
the security forces on a regular basis. This project seeks to give a voice to the frustrated and
disappointed people of Venezuela who feel consistently ignored by those above them.

11. Women shout slogans
against Venezuela’s
opposition during a
political rally in front of
the national Parliament
on 19 November
2013.Alejandro Cegarra

12. Demonstrators walk through a cloud of tear gas fired by the Bolivarian National Police during clashes on 12 March 2014.Alejandro Cegarra

13. A demonstrator puts a
rosary over his head
before clashing with the
Bolivarian National Guard,
during anti-government
protests in Caracas on 14
March 2014.Alejandro
Cegarra

14. A man rests on an empty freezer in a government-run store
which should be stocked with meat, chicken and frozen food, on
2 January 2015. The fall in oil prices has started a economic crisis
in Venezuela.Alejandro Cegarra

15. A group of people wait in the parking lot of a grocery store to buy food early in the morning on 26 August 2016.Alejandro Cegarra

16. Paula Bronstein: The Cost of War
Following the US-backed military operation against ISIS in the Iraqi city of Mosul, the threat to
civilians in the region remains high. The use of mines in the city poses a serious problem for
civilians, who are the most common victims of such devices. More worrying still is the
revelation that, according to the Mines Advisory group, these mines contain 60 times more
explosives than a standard anti-personnel mine, drastically increasing the likelihood of death or
severe and permanent injury. This project aims to document the silent victims of a conflict that
has claimed thousands of lives and left many more maimed.

17. 21 November 2009: Jamalo, age 14, from Ghazni, sits in her
wheelchair outside the International Red Cross Orthopaedic
(ICRC) rehabilitation centre in Kabul, Afghanistan. Jamalo is
now a paraplegic, crippled after her home became a
battlefield during a violent attack between the Taliban and
US forces. Paula Bronstein

18. Kharim Ahmad, 22, suffered shrapnel wounds on his
face and the loss of a leg from fighting in Sangin. He
was being treated at the emergency hospital in
Lashkar Gah on 25 March 2015. Paula Bronstein

19. 26 March 2015: Sayed
Malik, 25, a double
amputee gets surgery at
the emergency hospital
in Lashkar Gar. He lost
his legs while demining,
as a ANA soldier in
Sangin.Paula Bronstein

20. 27 March 2015: Patients that have chest injuries strengthen their lung capacity
with water bottles in the physical therapy room at the emergency hospital.Paula
Bronstein

21. At the emergency hospital Najiba
holds her nephew Shabir, age 2, who
was injured from a bomb blast
which killed his sister in Kabul on 29
March 2016. Najiba had to stay with
the child as their mother buried her
daughter.Paula Bronstein

22. Barbara Peacock: American Bedroom
The transformation of the pedestrian into objects of artistic merit has long been one of the aims
of photography and it is this tradition that the project seeks to continue. In focusing on the
commonplace this project hopes to unveil the idiosyncrasies latent in everyday life. The
expansive nature of the project invites us to introspect on the complexity of humankind in the
west, particularly in America.

23. 'My Mom says I should give some of my dolls away‘.Barbara Peacock

24. 'We have been off the grid for 20 years‘.Barbara Peacock

25. 'There are days I don't leave my room‘.Barbara Peacock

26. 'I live in New Hampshire where the motto is "Live free or Die", that's pretty much it.'Barbara Peacock

27. 'I am so quiet in the morning when I wake up so I don't disturb her, then I remember, she is gone“.Barbara Peacock

28. Antonio Faccilongo:Habibi
The Gaza strip and the West Bank are typically portrayed as places ravaged by conflict, however
for the citizens of these regions they are also home, a place where they must build a live amidst
the turmoil. This project focuses on the phenomena of 'sperm smuggling' by Palestinian
women, a practice which allows them to conceive children with their husbands who are serving
long term sentences in Israeli prisons. Family remains the most important social structure for
many Palestinians and for many of these women this is their only hope for a family.

29. Signs of a life suspended at Iman
Al Barghouti's home. Her
husband, Nael Al Barghouti, has
spent 38 years in prison. He was
arrested on 4 April 1978 after
carrying out a commando
operation in which one Israeli
was killed. He was released in
Shalit agreement between
Hamas and Israel in 2011 but he
has been arrested again and
sentenced to a life
imprisonment. Antonio
Faccilongo

30. Basimah Nawaja (37) in her
living room shows a photo of
her husband Issa (41)
sentenced to 22 years in prison
for military operations. They
have a new child Sadeel (2)
born through Ivf. In front of her
are sitting all the family
members. This picture shows
how the relationship between
families and detainees is still
strong despite the difficulties.
Many detainees send to
families their portraits made in
prison so that their families,
particularly their children, can
maintain a strong relationship
with them. During our meeting
Basimah showed me photos of
her husband that she has on
her mobile while we were
sitting in front of her
family.Antonio Faccilongo

31. Prisoners store seminal fluid inside
tubes or old pens, which they hide
inside snacks. During the ten
minutes of permitted playtime, they
pass the snacks to their children,
practicing one of the methods used
to smuggle their sperm out of
prison.Antonio Faccilongo

32. A hospital incubator in Gaza. Antonio Faccilongo

33. Amma Elian (39) is the wife of
Anwar Elian (39). He was arrested
in 2003 and sentenced for life
imprisonment. This is the story of
Palestinian prisoners’ wives who
have turned to sperm smuggling in
order to conceive children from
their husbands who are serving
long-term sentences. Around 7,000
Palestinians are serving time in
Israeli prisons, with nearly 1,000
facing sentences of 20 years or
more. Conjugal visits are denied
and prisoners are separated from
visitors by glass panels.Antonio
Faccilongo

34. 08-SEPTIEMBRE-2017 END