Getty Images Reportage at 2016 Visa Pour l’Image

The Visa Pour l’Image festival, now in its 28th year, is a celebration of powerful documentary photography by journalists around the world. We’re pleased to see that several Getty Images Reportage photographers will have their work shown there this year, in print exhibitions and nightly screenings.

Reportage photojournalist Juan Arredondo, will receive the coveted ICRC Humanitarian Visa d’or award for his comprehensive report on the child soldiers of Colombia – an army of an estimated 6000 young men and women who are enlisted in illegal armed groups. This stunning body of work focuses on the females within the group – some as young as nine – who not only fight as soldiers, but are also victims of sexual abuse at the hands of their commanders. Juan is a previous recipient of the Getty Images Grants for Editorial Photography program and used his grant funding for this project, enabling him to further evolve and uncover this unprecedented story.

Brent Stirton, will also be exhibiting his award-winning Ivory Wars project at the festival, assigned by National Geographic. The moving reportage explores the relentless violence of poachers who hunt Africa’s endangered elephants for ivory, as well as the effect this has on the surrounding community, whilst also showcasing the bravery of those working to protect the animals.

Getty Images will also be announcing the recipients of its 2016 Grants for Editorial Photography program on the ground, which showcases and supports powerful and inspiring photojournalism projects – a program that, since its inception in 2004, has awarded over US$1.3 million to photographers around the world.

Read more on the Getty Images website.