Tommy Trenchard‘s work has been recognised with three Picture of the Year (POY) awards this year.

His photo stories on the rising sea levels on Sierra Leone’s coast and the work of the Wildlife Forensic Academy in Buffelsfontein, South Africa won prizes in the Science and Natural History Story section

South Africa, 2023. © Tommy Trenchard/Panos Pictures

Sierra Leone, 2023. © Tommy Trenchard/Panos Pictures

while a single showing people fighting wildfires in Scraborough, South Africa in December 2023 won an award in the Spot News category.

South Africa, 2023. © Tommy Trenchard/Panos Pictures