3rd place
bronze star award
Kiran Ridley
france
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Turkey / Greek Border Refugee Crisis 2020
On Feb. 28, the Turkish government announced it would no longer stop migrants trying to reach Europe in response to the killing of 33 Turkish soldiers in an airstrike in Syria whilst also bolstering its claim for more financial aid from the European Union, sending the Greek government scrambling to prevent thousands of people from crossing its borders.
It became a move that saw tens of thousands of the 4 million refugees within Turkey flock to the border town of Edirne next to the Greek Border, turning people in need of safety and dignity into political bargaining chips.
At least 13,000 asylum seekers – mostly Syrians and Afghans – saw this as potentially their one opportunity to escape increasing anti-refugee sentiment in Turkey and a lack of economic opportunity. They gathered near the small Turkish City of Edirne part of the Turkish-Greek land border, but in the no man’s land between border checkpoints were greeted with volleys of tear gas fired by Greek police finding themselves stuck in a political stand off between Turkey and the European Union. With no shelter, sanitation and with the ever present threat of Covid-19 crisis spreading through Europe, thousands of migrants, many families with young children, are passing a cold night along the border between Turkey and Greece, their future and fate’s unknown.
He has been a finalist in the Association of Photographers ‘Document’ Awards, Highly Commended in the Ian Parry Award and finalist for 'Young Photographer of the Year' in the 'Picture Editor’s Awards'.
He has also been nominated and finalist in two major international awards - The Observer Hodge Award, for his photographic essay on a hospital closure and The Tom Webster Award for his reportage on Hong Kong. Other awards include BBC Music Magazine Photo of the Year, CBAT award, as well as his work in the the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama's prospectus picking up the pretigous UK Silver Heiss Award.
His editorial work has been published in The Sunday Times Magazine, The Times and The Financial Times, Le Figaro, The Washington Post, The Independent on Saturday Magazine, The Independent, The Guardian Magazine, Observer and Guardian newspapers, and in the Economist Magazine.
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Turkey / Greek Border Refugee Crisis 2020On Feb. 28, the Turkish government announced it would no longer stop migrants trying to reach Europe in response to the killing of 33 Turkish soldiers in an airstrike in Syria whilst also bolstering its claim for more financial aid from the European Union, sending the Greek government scrambling to prevent thousands of people from crossing its borders.
It became a move that saw tens of thousands of the 4 million refugees within Turkey flock to the border town of Edirne next to the Greek Border, turning people in need of safety and dignity into political bargaining chips.
At least 13,000 asylum seekers – mostly Syrians and Afghans – saw this as potentially their one opportunity to escape increasing anti-refugee sentiment in Turkey and a lack of economic opportunity. They gathered near the small Turkish City of Edirne part of the Turkish-Greek land border, but in the no man’s land between border checkpoints were greeted with volleys of tear gas fired by Greek police finding themselves stuck in a political stand off between Turkey and the European Union. With no shelter, sanitation and with the ever present threat of Covid-19 crisis spreading through Europe, thousands of migrants, many families with young children, are passing a cold night along the border between Turkey and Greece, their future and fate’s unknown.
about the photographer
Kiran Ridley is an award winning editorial and advertising photographer working out of the UK & Paris.He has been a finalist in the Association of Photographers ‘Document’ Awards, Highly Commended in the Ian Parry Award and finalist for 'Young Photographer of the Year' in the 'Picture Editor’s Awards'.
He has also been nominated and finalist in two major international awards - The Observer Hodge Award, for his photographic essay on a hospital closure and The Tom Webster Award for his reportage on Hong Kong. Other awards include BBC Music Magazine Photo of the Year, CBAT award, as well as his work in the the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama's prospectus picking up the pretigous UK Silver Heiss Award.
His editorial work has been published in The Sunday Times Magazine, The Times and The Financial Times, Le Figaro, The Washington Post, The Independent on Saturday Magazine, The Independent, The Guardian Magazine, Observer and Guardian newspapers, and in the Economist Magazine.
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