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The Struggle Against Oppression

Cambodian activists shed tears as they celebrate land rights activist and human rights defender Yorm Bopha gets bail after her court hearing in front of the Supreme Court in Phnom Penh, Cambodia on November 22, 2013. They are painting their own faces white and black to show justice and injustice.

Awards

Color Photography Contest

2023

Honorable Mention

Photojournalism

Professional

The Struggle Against Oppression

Cambodian activists shed tears as they celebrate land rights activist and human rights defender Yorm Bopha gets bail after her court hearing in front of the Supreme Court in Phnom Penh, Cambodia on November 22, 2013. They are painting their own faces white and black to show justice and injustice.

About Artist

Satoshi Takahashi

Satoshi Takahashi is a Japanese photojournalist. He was born in 1981 in Akita, Japan. He studied photography at Japan University College of Art Department of Photography. Satoshi began his career as a freelance photojournalist in Cambodia since 2007. He had spent 11 years in the country covering social issues. In October 2018, Satoshi went back to Japan and currently he has been focusing on documenting stories of vanishing cultures in Akita prefecture concurrently with covering Cambodia. His photos have been published in newspapers, magazines around the world. In March 2019, Satoshi won the 38th "Domon Ken Award" for his latest photo book "The Indomitable Spirit of the Cambodian Resistance" that is a compilation of his work in Cambodia from 2013 to 2018, covering the social movements to struggle against the dictatorship. This award is one of the most celebrated documentary photography awards in Japan, and the book was featured as a permanent collection of the Ken Domon Museum of Photography. In addition, the book received several international photography awards, including The Prix de la Photographie, Paris (PX3), International Photography Awards (IPA), Budapest International Foto Awards (BIFA) and Moscow International Foto Awards (MIFA).

Satoshi Takahashi

Photographic Areas of Focus

People, Photojournalism, Travel

Location

Japan

Interview

Satoshi Takahashi - 2024 Color Photo Contest | 2nd Place Winner | Professional

Interview

Satoshi Takahashi  - 2024 Color Photo Contest | 2nd Place Winner | Professional
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ED

Ehrin Davis

Photojournalism

Honorable Mention
Deanna DeShea

Deanna DeShea

People

Honorable Mention
Lenka Klicperová

Lenka Klicperová

Photojournalism

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Joey Franco

Joey Franco

Photojournalism

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