Border Bodies

• Prize
  Gold in Press/General News
• Photographer
  Jabin Botsford, United States
• Studio
  The Washington Post
• Website
  https://www.jabinbotsford.com
• Instagram
  jabinbotsford

Migrants flock to the Rio Grande at the Texas-Mexico border, thinking it’s safer than the desert, but its dangerous currents have caused a rise in drownings. Eagle Pass authorities are overwhelmed by the challenge of identifying victims, leaving families to search for and repatriate loved ones. Over 1,100 drownings have occurred since 2017, many involving women and children. Despite barriers and increased patrols, people still risk their lives to cross.

Jabin Botsford is a Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist based in Washington, DC. He has been a staff photographer at The Washington Post since 2015.

His body of work and expertise encompasses elections, politics, breaking news, disasters, sports, and in-depth feature stories, both nationally and internationally. Since 2015, he has extensively documented U.S. presidential campaigns and administrations, especially that of Donald Trump.

Botsford graduated with degrees in photojournalism and sociology from Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green, Kentucky.