2nd place
silver star award
Daniel Rodrigues
portugal 
title
Albinos
Since the end of 2014 albinos of Mozambique and Malawi have suffered several problems since kidnappings, murders, vandalized graves and a lot of discrimination. It all started in the country that borders the two countries, Tanzania. It is known that people with albinism people have suffered many problems in that area of Africa but cases started in Mozambique and Malawi after the Tanzanian government have done an outreach work and information that did reduce the problems, but on the other hand, increase the persecution of albinos in neighboring countries.
The albinos are called "money" or “bolada” (Business expression in Mozambique). In Mozambique already has dozens of cases reported in the last two years and the problems have come down geographically in the country (last case in Manica, South-Central). In the case of Malawi there are already 87 cases reported since January 2015, the country has about 4,000 albinos. Mozambique has one albino for every 16 000 inhabitants and have been known about 20 cases.
Daniel Rodrigues became a professional photographer after the passage by the Portuguese Institute of Photography (2010). His career started in the portuguese newspaper, Correio da Manhã, and he also worked in Global Imagens agency, responsible for photographs in newspapers as Jornal de Notícias, Diário de Notícias and O Jogo.
He is an award winning photographer who in 2013 won a first place in the World Press Photo, Daily Life category, and in 2015 a third place as Photographer of the Year in POYi, among many other awards.
Daniel is currently based in Portugal. He works as a freelance photographer all around the world
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entry description
"Albino doesn't die, only disappear", this phrase has never made much sense as now. Some say it is the fault of healers, other organ trafficking mafia. But the truth is that the lack of information is the main culprit of the problems. People believe in the prophecy that says that if you have a piece of albinism carrier body (hands, feet or head) you'll have luck or money in life.Since the end of 2014 albinos of Mozambique and Malawi have suffered several problems since kidnappings, murders, vandalized graves and a lot of discrimination. It all started in the country that borders the two countries, Tanzania. It is known that people with albinism people have suffered many problems in that area of Africa but cases started in Mozambique and Malawi after the Tanzanian government have done an outreach work and information that did reduce the problems, but on the other hand, increase the persecution of albinos in neighboring countries.
The albinos are called "money" or “bolada” (Business expression in Mozambique). In Mozambique already has dozens of cases reported in the last two years and the problems have come down geographically in the country (last case in Manica, South-Central). In the case of Malawi there are already 87 cases reported since January 2015, the country has about 4,000 albinos. Mozambique has one albino for every 16 000 inhabitants and have been known about 20 cases.
about the photographer
Portuguese born in Compiègne, France, in 1987, Daniel lives in Portugal, near Porto, since he is 10 years old.Daniel Rodrigues became a professional photographer after the passage by the Portuguese Institute of Photography (2010). His career started in the portuguese newspaper, Correio da Manhã, and he also worked in Global Imagens agency, responsible for photographs in newspapers as Jornal de Notícias, Diário de Notícias and O Jogo.
He is an award winning photographer who in 2013 won a first place in the World Press Photo, Daily Life category, and in 2015 a third place as Photographer of the Year in POYi, among many other awards.
Daniel is currently based in Portugal. He works as a freelance photographer all around the world
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