Alejandro Cegarra Wins Leica Oskar Barnack Award
Alejandro Cegarra's series, The Two Walls, has earned him the Leica Oskar Barnack Award after being nominated by another photographer and selected by a jury.
Cegarra's project, which began in 2018, aimed to capture the struggles of migrants at the US-Mexico border, highlighting universally human emotions through his photographs.
After nearly seven years and 35,000 photographs, Cegarra's work was recognized with a major global title.
The series was selected for the award without Cegarra's direct entry, but rather through a nomination by another photographer.
Cegarra's achievement is a testament to the impact of his work, which has resonated with the photography community.
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