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• Prize
  Gold in Press/General News
• Photographer
  David Peinado, Mexico
• Studio
  Freelance
• Website
  http://www.davidpeinado.com
• Instagram
  https://www.instagram.com/davidpeinadoromero/

A Venezuelan migrant crawls beneath razor wire at the border between Ciudad Juárez and El Paso, under the watch of a soldier. Taken on March 24, 2024, the image reflects the harsh reality of a journey marked by risk, control, and the fragile hope of crossing into a possible future

David Peinado Romero, born in Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico, in 1986, began his career in photography by capturing special moments at local events. His self-taught background encompasses sociology and arts, identifying himself as a documentarian of reality rather than an artist.

What started as an interest in preserving personal moments evolved into a need to document everyday life, leading him to become a conflict photojournalist. His experience at the newspaper "La Polaka" during times of high violence in Ciudad Juárez provided him with a strong journalistic ethic.