Silver / 2023 / Press / Political

• Prize
  Silver in Press/Political
• Photographer
  Antonio Cascio, Colombia
• Studio
  Reuters News Agency
• Instagram
  antonio.photografree

On January 8, 2023, thousands of rightwing extremists and evangelical groups dissatisfied with the defeat of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, attempted a coup in Brasilia. They assaulted the Presidential Palace, the Federal Supreme Court and the National Congress. They called for a military intervention to remove the newly elected president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, but after hours of confrontation, Brazilian special forces managed to disperse the protesters. In the photo, a woman protected by a protester in a bulletproof jacket, prays on her knees in front of a riot police cordon.

Antonio Cascio is an Italian freelance photojournalist based in Colombia. He works as a photographer stringer for Reuters News Agency and frequently contributes to The Guardian, alongside his journalist and life partner, Natalia Torres Garzón. He focuses his work on environmental justice, marginalised groups and indigenous communities. His photographs have been awarded at the Paris Photo Prize 2023-2024, IPA, BIFA, and EPA. His pictures have been published by The Guardian, Al Jazeera, El País, Mongabay News, Bloomberg, Earth Island, NACLA, Le Monde, CNN, BBC, Amnesty International, and others.

Awards "STATE OF THE WORLD AWARD 2024 AT THE PX3, CURATORIAL SELECTION"

"STATE OF THE WORLD AWARD 2023 AT THE PX3, CURATORIAL SELECTION"

"SILVER PRIZE AT THE PX3 2023, CATEGORY: PRESS / GENERAL NEWS"

"SILVER PRIZE AT THE PX3 2023, CATEGORY: PRESS / POLITICAL"

"HONORABLE MENTION AT IPA 2023 EDITORIAL / PRESS / GENERAL NEWS"

"HONORABLE MENTION AT IPA 2023 EDITORIAL / PRESS / POLITICAL"

"PLATINUM WINNER AT THE EPA 2023, CATEGORY: EDITORIAL / GENERAL NEWS"