Honorable Mention / 2015 / Portraiture / Culture

Amigos dos Amigos

  • Photographer
    Sebastiano Tomada, United States

A gang member also known as “Trafficante” poses with his
weapons in Villa Allianca, one of the many non pacified favelas of
Brazil's Rio de Janeiro.

Awards 2014: POY_Pictures of The Year International (2nd place general news)

2013: WORLD PRESS PHOTO - 2nd prize General News Story)
VISA D'OR AWARD Perpignan (International Humanitarian Red Cross Award)
INTERNATIONAL PHOTO AWARDS - 1st prize Photo Essay/Feature Story and 4 honorable mentions
NEW YORK PHOTO AWARDS - 1st Prize Documentary Series
KONTINENT AWARDS - 1st Prize Documentary Series
PDN Faces Editorial Portrait Award
AMERICAN PHOTO MAGAZINE Picture of the Year

2012: ITALIAN EMERGING TALENT by ITALIAN/AMERICAN CONSULATE and ASSOCIATION of Fine Arts

2011: 2011 PDN Faces Celebrity/Editorial PortraitsAward
NPPA Best Of

2010: PDN Faces
NEW YORK PHOTO AWARDS Finalist