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New multimedia by Adam Hinton about Gang Culture in El Salvador

MS-13 Trailer from Adam Hinton on Vimeo.

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Panos director Adrian Evans judges Anthropographia Award

Panos director Adrian Evans recently was one of the judges on the 5th annual Anthropographia Award, a photography award which supports ‘Human Rights through Visual Storytelling.’

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Mark Henley wins prize at B&W + Alternative Photographic Process awards

Mark Henley has been given a 1st Prize at this year’s B&W + Alternative Photographic Process award for his image of a banker running through the rain in Zurich, Switzerland.

Wednesday 22 May 2013
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Nic Dunlop speaking at Frontline Club
Nic Dunlop presented his new book Brave New Burma at London’s Frontline Club on 15 May 2013. The Q & A was recorded by the Frontline Club. Please click the play button below to see the full evening’s event.

Wednesday 22 May 2013
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Wateraid interactive site designed by Panos’ Anna Stevens
Panos’ multimedia editor Anna Stevens was recently asked by the charity WaterAid to integrate video and photography into an interactive website called Welcome to Alakamisy.

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Friday 17 May 2013
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Piotr Malecki’s film Recycling Souls selected for the L.E.S. Film Festival, NY
Piotr Malecki’s film Recyling Souls which looks at the EKON Association in Warsaw, a recycling company which gives work to people with mental health issues, has been selected for screening at this year’s L.E.S. (Lower East Side) Film Festival which runs from 13 to 23 of June 2013.

The Recycling of Souls: Life in Warsaw from panos pictures on Vimeo.

Wednesday 15 May 2013
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Kacper Kowalski and Piotr Malecki receive prizes at Polish Grand Press Photo award
Two Panos photographers – Kacper Kowalski and Piotr Malecki – have been given prizes at this year’s Polsih Grand Press Photo Award.

Kacper reveived a first prize in the Sports category for his aerial image of skiers standing in a group.

Piotr won the first prize in the Multimedia category for his video of Jodie, an American living in Warsaw.

Jodie: Life in Warsaw from Piotr Malecki on Vimeo.

Monday 13 May 2013
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Patrick Brown interviewed about his new book Trading to Extinction on Enrico Bossan Masterclass blog

Monday 13 May 2013
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Espen Rasmussen selected for the European Exhibition Award
Espen Rasmussen has been selected as one of 12 photographers who will produce work on a socially relevant topic relating to Europe for a touring exhibition throughout the continent. The European Exhibition Award (epea) was announced at the Nobel Peace Centre in Oslos.

In addition to proucing a photo essay for exhibition the photographers are receiving a grant and participating in two workshops, the first of which took place in Oslo in March 2013. The first European exhibition will take place in Oslo in March 2014.

Friday 10 May 2013
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Espen Rasmussen and Transit exhibition at Photo RomaniaM festival
Espen Rasmussen and his long-term project Transit looking at refugees worldwide, which was exhibited for a year at the Nobel Peace Centre, are going to be at Photo Romania festival, the largest photo festival in Eastern Europe, from 17 to 26 May 2013.

To view the full Transit Project on the Panos site, click HERE.

Or click HERE to view a multi-media presentation of the work.

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Espen Rasmussen receives four prizes at the 2013 Norwegian Picture of the Year awards
Espen Rasmussen has been given four prizes at this year’s annual Norwegian Picture of the Year Awards.

His story on women and children fleeing the conflict in Syria was awarded a first place in the International Documentary category.

In Portrait Series he received the second place for a story on cyclists and their feet after they cross the finish line at “The Great Trial of Strength” from Trondheim to Oslo.

A second place was also given to Rasmussen in the News Stories category for his story on the aftermath of the Fukushima accident in Japan.

And finally, in the Sports Feature category he received a third place for a story on the extreme sport event “Tough Guy” in the UK.

Friday 10 May 2013
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Espen Rasmussen wins PDN Annual with portrait series
Espen Rasmussen has won a prize in this year’s PDN Annual with his series of portraits of cyclists and their feet at the end of the Great Trial of Strength, a bicycle race from Trondheim to Oslo, a distance of 540 kilometers.

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