City of Perpignan Young Reporter Award
Picture editors from international magazines will choose the best young reporter for the City of Perpignan award which is being presented for the third time. The members of the jury will select the young photographer who, in their opinion, has produced the best report in 2007/2008, either published or unpublished. The prize is given in recognition of talent and is designed to help the young photographer carry out a project.
The City of Perpignan sponsors the prize of 8000 Euros. The award will be presented at the evening show on Friday, September 5. The 2006 award went to Tomas van Houtryve for his work on the Maoist rebellion in Nepal and the 2007 award went to Mikhael Subotzky for his report on prisons in South Africa.
The 2008 winner is Munem Wasif for his report on Bangladesh, one of the exhibitions at
Visa pour l’Image - Perpignan.