POY RJI | Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute

Winner

Adrees Latif / Reuters
“Central American Migrants”

Finalist

Alexey Yurenev / Freelance
“Silka”

Finalist

Hossein Fatemi / Panos Pictures
“The Legacy of Empire”

Finalist

Jeffrey McWhorter / Freelance
“The Time We Have Here”

Finalist

Alexey Vasilyev / Freelance
“My Dear Yakutia”

Winner

“Central American Migrants”

Central American migrants have been venturing north for decades — leaving behind their homes, families and country to find a better life. They all are escaping a similar root cause... violence, corruption, poverty and lack of economic opportunity.

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