GOUROUGOU

• Photographer
  Txomin Txueka , Spain
• Studio
  freelance

Every day hundreds of immigrants mainly from sub-Saharan Africa, survive in harsh
conditions, hidden away in improvised camps of plastic, camouflaging in the beautiful
natural environment of pine forest and rocks of Mount Gourougou, trying to avoid being
located by Moroccan security forces, and try to circumvent the three consecutive metal
barriers of about five km in length and over eight meters high, equiped with concertina
wire with -knives sharp-, separating and hinder the ultimate goal of achieving the
European border city of Melilla, to comply with the dream and the right of every human
being in pursuit of a dignified life, egalitarian and freedom of movement.

• Awards
  http://txomintxueka.eus Awards: 2017 Honorable Mention & 2 Nominees: Professional-Photojournalism 12th Black and White Spider Awards Finalist: TOP 200 Photolucida Critical Mass 2017 Bronze Winner & Honorable Mention: Professional-Press / War PX3-Prix de la Photographie Paris Selected: PhotoBook Athens Exhibition HCP-Hellenic Centre for Photography / Athens Photo Festival 2017 Selected: Issue 98 9th Anniversary Fraction Magazine Honorable Mention: One-Shot; Climate Change, Professional-Water IPA-International Photography Awards Finalist: People, Culture and Daily Life 2nd Charles Dodgson Black & White Award Nominee: Professional-Photojournalism 10th International Color Awards Winner: Photography category 1st 2017 ArtSlant Prize Showcase 2016 Finalist: Editorial-Documentary 5th Jacob Riis Award Honorable Mention: Professional-Editorial, Photo Essay / Story IPOTY-International Photographer of the Year Honorable Mention: Professional-Photojournalism Monochrome Photography Awards Honorable Mention: Professional Photography LICC-London International Creative Competition 3rd Place: Professional-Editorial, Conflict TIFA-Tokyo International Foto Awards Honorable Mention: Professional-Editorial, General News ND-Neutral Density Photography Awards Finalist: Documentary & Editorial 9th Pollux Awards Honorable Mention & 2 Nominees: Professional-Photojournalism 11th Black and White Spider Awards 2 Honorable Mentions: Professional-People, Portrait & Professional-People, Children IPA-International Photography Awards Selected: LAF5 winning collection 5th Latin American Fotografia Honorable Mention: Family of Man; Old Age, Professional IPA-International Photography Awards Honorable Mention: Professional-Editorial, General News MIFA-Moscow International Foto Awards 2 Nominees: Professional-People & Photojournalism FAPA-Fine Art Photography Awards Shortlisted: Mobile One Shot Kolga Tbilisi Photo Festival 2016 Honorable Mention: Professional-Editorial, Documentary IPOTY-International Photographer of the Year 2015 2 Finalists: People 4th Zebra Awards Honorable Mention: Photojournalism La Grande Photo Awards 2015 2nd Place - Merit of Excellence & Nominee: Professional-People 9th International Color Awards Selected: AP32 annual award book AP-American Photography 32 Winner: Photography category 1st 2016 ArtSlant Prize Showcase Honorable Mention: Portrait Artist Portfolio Magazine's 5th Anniversary Art Exhibition 3 Honorable Mentions: Professional-Photojournalism Monochrome Photography Awards 2015 2015 4 Finalists: People / Culture, Daily Life, Documentary and Street Photography 8th Pollux Awards 1st Place - Gold Star Award: Professional-Editorial, General News ND-Neutral Density Photography Awards 2 Honorable Mentions: Professional-Editorial, Documentary & Photo Essay / Story ND-Neutral Density Photography Awards Nominee: Professional-Children of the World 10th Black and White Spider Awards 2 Honorable Mentions: Professional-Editorial, General News & Professional-People, Portrait IPA-International Photography Awards Honorable Mention: Professional-Editorial, Photo Essay and Feature Story IPA-International Photography Awards Honorable Mention: Professional-Editorial, War / Conflict IPA-International Photography Awards Selected: Think Tank Gallery Photo Exhibition Los Angeles-Life Framer 2015 3rd Place & 2 Honorable Mentions: Professional-People / Portrait & Documentary MIFA-Moscow International Foto Awards 3rd Place & Honorable Mention: Professional-Moving Images / Documentary MIFA-Moscow International Foto Awards Winner: Photography category 6th 2015 ArtSlant Prize Showcase Honorable Mention: Professional Photography 9th LICC-London International Creative Competition Finalist: The Last Picture Show / Documentary NYPH-New York Photo Festival 2015 2 Selected: LAF4 winning collection 4th Latin American Fotografia Selected: Photo Contest Pro / Reportage Lugano Photo Days 2015 Selected: Documentary Collection book Fifth Annual SeeMe Exposure Award Nominee: Professional-Photojournalism First FAPA-Fine Art Photography Awards Selected: Heat / LensCulture & Daylighted SF Camerawork 2015 Juried Exhibition 2 Honorable Mentions: Professional-Press / General News & Portraiture PX3 2015 Photo Competition Runner Up: Editorial-Documentary Jacob Riis Award 2015 Honorable Mention: White / Documentary PX3-Prix de la Photographie Paris Honorable Mention: One Shot; Home, Professional-Places IPA-International Photography Awards 3rd Place - Honor of Distinction & Nominee: Professional-Photojournalism 8th International Color Awards 2014 Honorable Mention: Professional-Editorial, Photo Essay MIFA-Moscow International Foto Awards Nominee: Professional-People 9th Black and White Spider Awards 2013 Honorable Mention: One Shot; One World, Professional-Places IPA-International Photography Awards Honorable Mention & Nominee: Professional-Photojournalism 8th Black and White Spider Awards