北美洲 / 中美洲，長期專題首獎

Alejandro Cegarra

委內瑞拉籍，生於1989年

兩道牆

墨西哥曾經樂於接納來自南部邊境的移民及尋求庇護的人，但到了2019年，墨西哥開始轉型實施與美國相仿的嚴格移民政策。美國執政黨輪替後所實施的移民和外交政策、COVID-19公約，以及中南美洲的政治和經濟動盪，都助長了墨西哥邊境持續不斷的危機。這些因素使得移民家庭在邊境城鎮中面對著暴力、貪腐且不安定的環境。2017年，攝影師Alejandro Cegarra從委內瑞拉移民到墨西哥。他從自身的移民經驗中得到啟發，在2018年開始了這項專題，記錄下這些極度脆弱的移民社群的困境，並以尊重與溫柔的態度強調著他們的韌性。

Alejandro Cegarra為《紐約時報》和彭博新聞社拍攝這組照片。

North and Central America, Long-Term Project Award

Alejandro Cegarra

Venezuelan, born 1989

The Two Walls

Since 2019, Mexico has transformed from a country that welcomed migrants and asylum seekers at its southern border to one that enforces strict immigration policies very similar to those of the United States. Immigration and foreign policies implemented by different US administrations, COVID-19 protocols, and political and economic turmoil across Central and South America contribute to the ongoing crisis at Mexico’s borders. These factors expose migrant families to violence, corruption, and precarious conditions in border towns. Informed by his own experience of migrating from his home in Venezuela to Mexico in 2017, photographer Alejandro Cegarra initiated this project in 2018 to document the plight of these deeply vulnerable migrant communities and highlight, with respect and sensitivity, their resilience.

Alejandro Cegarra made these photographs for The New York Times and Bloomberg.