An Enemy Within

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• Photographer
  Francois Pesat, Mexico
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Every year, tens of thousands of women and men serving in the US
military are raped by brothers in arms. According to the Pentagon,
26,000 soldiers were sexually assaulted in 2012. Of those
persons, only 3,374 reported the crime, indicating that the vast
majority of victims continue to keep assaults quiet, due to fear of
retaliation and mistrust in the military justice system. Indeed,
many military sexual trauma survivors are forced out of the
military after reporting a rape, which imposes a sudden end to
their chosen career, and only 8% of perpetrators are brought to
justice.

Awards 2018
Selected for the Bienal de Fotografía of Mexico

2015
Grant of the Canada Art Council

2014
Moscow International Foto Awards – Editorial Photo Essay
National Press Photographer Association’s (NPPA) Best of Photojournalism

2013
Selected at Visa pour l’Image
Anthropographia Award
Lucy Foundation’s International Photography Awards
Black & White Spider Awards
Canadian Magazine Awards – Honorable Mention
Grant of the Quebec Arts and Letters Council

2012
International Photography Awards – 2 Honorable Mentions

2011
Grand Prix Lux
Prix Lux – Reportage / News
Canadian Magazine Award – Honorable Mention
Antoine-Desilets Award

2010
Selected at Visa pour l’Image
Selected for the international exhibition Humankind in New York
Prix Lux – Reportage / Humanitarian cause
Antoine-Desilets Award – Photoreportage
Antoine-Desilets Award – Multimedia
Grant of the Quebec Arts and Letters Council

2009
Prix Lux – Reportage / News
Prix Lux – Reportage / Humanitarian cause