La Caravana Del Diablo

• Prize
  Shortlist
• Photographer
  Ada Trillo, United States
• Date of Photograph
  January 2020
• Category
  Americas
• Studio
  Ada Trillo Photography
• Image Location
  Honduras, Guatemala, Mexico
• Socials
• Website
  http://adatrillo.com

In January of 2020, fleeing violence and poor economic conditions, Hondurans organized a massive migrant caravan that traveled through Guatemala into Mexico. After traveling for 8 days the caravan crossed the Suchiate River into Mexico and were stopped and tear-gassed by the recently established Guardia Nacional composed of former Federal, Military and Naval Police.

• Biography
  Ada Trillo is a fine art photographer based in Philadelphia, PA, and Juarez, Mexico. Trillo holds degrees from the Istituto Marangoni in Milan and Drexel University in Philadelphia. Trillo’s work is concerned with human rights issues facing Latin America. Trillo has documented forced prostitution in Juarez and the recent migrant caravan attempting to reach the U.S.. Trillo has exhibited internationally at Saint Joseph’s University in Philadelphia, The Photo Meetings in Luxembourg, The Passion for Freedom Art Festival in London, Festival Internazionale di Fotografia in Cortona Italy and at the
• Awards
  2020 PORTRAITS – Hellerau Photography Award Finalist prize 20-20-2020 2019 Tokyo International Foto AwardsGold in Editorial/Political, 1st Place winner in Editorial 2019 Director’s Award Center for fine Art Photography Fort Collings,Co 2019 Juror’s Award Center for fine art Photography Fort Collings,Co 2019 Center for Emerging Visual Artist fellowship 2019 Smithsonian Magazine Photo of the day: 06.20.19 editors pick award 2019 Lens on Latin America exhibition First-prize winner: 'Estrellas.' 2018 Monochrome Awards Nude - Honorable Mention (Professional) Coco by Ada Trillo (United States) 2018 Passion for Freedom October 10 “Ada Trillo’s “La Lova – Prostitute Ciudad Juarez” received the Silver Award in London.” 2018 ND Awards editorial: documentary 2nd place silver star award Ada Trillo united states 2017 Leeway Foundation art for change grant 2017 The Photo Review Competition Winners 2017 Black and White International Awards, Italy first place best series