American Photography 32 Winners

Prompted by the death of Freddie Gray, this work explores protests in Baltimore and citizen's cries of systemic inequality and routine excessive force used by police. The city’s actions struck a chord in the national conversation on race relations and police treatment of America’s black community.

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A woman taunts police officers while a helicopter with a spot light watches over a scene of protesters and police before a mandatory, city-wide curfew of 10PM near is enforced the CVS pharmacy that was set on fire yesterday during rioting after the funeral of Freddie Gray, on April 28, 2015 in Baltimore, Maryland. Prompted by the death of Freddie Gray, this work explores the protests in Baltimore and the citizen's cries of systemic inequality and routine excessive force used by police against the city's most disenfranchised communities. Baltimore's protests struck a chord in the on-going national conversation on race relations and police treatment of America’s black communities.

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An ethnically pro-Russian rebel displays his horsemanship during a skills performance on March 12, 2015 in Makeevka, Ukraine. In February, 2015 a ceasefire was reached between Ukrainian troops and pro-Russian rebels ending fighting that killed more than 5,000 people. This work explores the uneasy truce that people are currently enduring: they exist in a no man’s land, it is not a time of war, nor is it a time of peace.

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A quality control specialist collects samples of coal Holodnaya Balka mine on March 3, 2015 in Makeevka, Ukraine. While Ukraine's economy has significantly shrunk in the past year due to the ongoing conflict between the Ukrainian army and pro-Russian rebels, many coal mines have continued to operate. Scheglovka Glubokaya mine has operated for over 50 years. In February, 2015 a ceasefire was reached between Ukrainian troops and pro-Russian rebels ending fighting that killed more than 5,000 people. This work explores the uneasy truce that people are currently enduring: they exist in a no man’s land, it is not a time of war, nor is it a time of peace.