honorable mention
Diego Menjíbar Reynes spain
title
Hell in my hometown
These photographs were taken on the night of January 12, 2020 in Sa Pobla, a small town in Mallorca, in the Balearic Islands.
I am the founder and director of From Inside, an independent participatory photography project created in 2017. Since then, I have developed the project in 3 refugee camps in Europe (Serbia and Greecia) to give voice to migrants who were stucked in the camps with no career opportunities. Also, I travelled to Equatorial Guinea to work with the LGBTIQ+ collective and with the students of a deaf school, and in Mallorca with a group of women of different cultures, religions and backgrounds.
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entry description
Once a year, a small town on a small island turn into hell. On January 12, darkness takes over the streets of Sa Pobla, flooding the squares with smoke and ashes. The fire becomes the star of the night, and no one can take away its prominence. It is said that in the afternoon, the devil runs after children, and at night he seizes the souls of the adults. Saint Anton is the one who will liberate the town from the devil's darkness, and that man is the one who gives its name to the party that you see in the photographs.These photographs were taken on the night of January 12, 2020 in Sa Pobla, a small town in Mallorca, in the Balearic Islands.
about the photographer
I am a 28 years old freelance journalist and photographer from Spain, interested on social issues, migrations and vulnerable collectives. I am constantly trying to find the beauty of the little things. I have been traveling around South America, Africa and Europe for the last six years, making stories and publishing in newspapers of my country. I professionally combine text, photography and video, but photography have become my favorite format to express myself.I am the founder and director of From Inside, an independent participatory photography project created in 2017. Since then, I have developed the project in 3 refugee camps in Europe (Serbia and Greecia) to give voice to migrants who were stucked in the camps with no career opportunities. Also, I travelled to Equatorial Guinea to work with the LGBTIQ+ collective and with the students of a deaf school, and in Mallorca with a group of women of different cultures, religions and backgrounds.
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