PIURA,PERÚ-MARZO 29. La ayuda humanitaria continúa llegando a los pobladores de Catacaos y caseríos aledaños que están recibiendo el apoyo de las FFAA. En este caso con el apoyo de un helicóptero se evacuó a una señora embarazada. Foto:ANDINA/Oscar Farje Gomero.
Oscar Farje, a photographer for Andina news agency and El Peruano official gazette, won third place in the Pictures of the Year International Competition (POY) Latam for his work during the emergency triggered by recent Coastal-El-Niño-related torrential rains.
Farje submitted 10 photos that portrayed Piura locals affected by rains and starvation after losing everything.
This year's edition took place in Barcelona, Spain from May 22 to May 26.
POY Latam was created in 2011 to celebrate excellence in documentary and artistic photography in Latin America, and has become the largest and one of the most important competitions in the region.
The non-profit event seeks to reach the general public through the organization of the contest, exhibitions, workshops and publications.
Via Facebook, Farje commented he was also awarded an Honorable Mention in the national photography contest "Click a la Innovacion" (Click on Innovation).
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Published: 5/27/2017