POY Latam 2023
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Classical Categories
POY Latam’s mission over the past twelve years has been to highlight the work of visual creators in Ibero-America. We believe in the importance of documentary photography and its commitment to the stories it tells, and that is why we have retained some of the most relevant categories for today’s times. We believe that photography expresses itself more deeply in longer essays. For that reason we have restructured the categories and created new ones in relation to contemporary narratives.
Open Categories
Photojournalism has changed significantly in recent years. Many visual creators move freely between art and journalism, and the rigid rules of the past have expanded to accept real or digital edits that are conceptually justified. The open categories of POY Latam allow a greater degree of creative freedom and the presentation of images that go beyond the traditional canons of documentary photography. The idea is to tell stories that help us question who we are and where we are going.
Much of our success and credibility is due to the volunteer work of dozens of judges who have been with us over the past twelve years
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“As the largest documentary photography competition in the region, it gives a bird’s eye view of what is happening on the continent. It also reveals a new generation of photojournalists, avant-garde and irreverent, who move away from traditional references and develop a new way of looking.”
Manuela Picq, Al Jazeera
“POY Latam celebrates excellence in documentary and fine art photography in Ibero-America. Our commitment is transparency and our mission is to connect visual creators in the region and build communities through the competition, exhibitions, publications and educational spaces.”
Los Directores