Survival announces winners of annual photographic competition
October 3, 2016
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Survival International, the global movement for tribal peoples’ rights, is delighted to announce the twelve winning entries of its annual photo competition. The winning photograph by Magda Zelewska is a stunning portrait of a Dani tribesman in West Papua – which appears on the cover of Survival’s 2017 “We, the People” Calendar.
The winning entries give an insight into tribal peoples’ ways of life that are largely self-sufficient and extraordinarily diverse. The photographs feature tribal peoples from around the world - including many who Survival work with.
The eleven runners-up, whose pictures also appear in Survival’s 2017 Calendar are:
Simon Morris – photo of Nenets, Siberia
Forest Woodward – photo of Bushmen, Botswana
Robert Stuzinski – photo of K’iche Maya, Guatemala
Alice Kohler – photo of Muravi Asurini, Brazil
Tessa Bunney – photo of Brokpa, Bhutan
Nguyen Van Long – photo of H’Mong, Vietnam
Giordano Cipriani – photo of Suri, Ethiopia
Luigi Repetto – photo of Yanomami, Brazil
Nacho Alvarez – photo of Dong, China
Paolo Ronc – photo of Afar, Ethiopia
Mathias Spaliviero – photo of Tucano, Brazil
Open to amateurs and professionals alike, the competition called for entries in the categories of guardians, community and survival, and aimed to celebrate photography as a powerful medium for raising awareness of tribal peoples.
The judging panel included Survival’s Director Stephen Corry, Survival Italy Coordinator Francesca Casella, The Little Black Gallery’s Co-founder Ghislain Pascal, and Max Hougthon, Senior Lecturer in Photography at the London College of Communication.
Stephen Corry, Director of Survival said: “Powerful images have always been at the heart of our fight for tribal peoples’ rights. We are delighted to have had so many strong entries this year, and hope that they will help energize people to get behind our mission.”
Survival International was founded in 1969 following an article by Norman Lewis in the UK’s Sunday Times Magazine about the genocide of Brazilian Indians, which featured powerful images from the acclaimed photographer Don McCullin.
Calendars are £12.99 and available from the Survival shop.
