Alejandro Cegarra Wins Leica Oskar Barnack Award
Alejandro Cegarra's series The Two Walls has earned him the 2025 Leica Oskar Barnack Award.
Cegarra's project, which captures the struggles of migrants at the US-Mexico border, was nominated by another photographer and selected by a jury.
After nearly seven years and 35,000 photographs, Cegarra's work has been recognized globally.
When photographer Alejandro Cegarra set out for the US-Mexico border in 2018, he wanted to capture the struggles of migrants in a way that highlighted universally human emotions.
The Leica Oskar Barnack Award is a global award that relies on nominations from other photographers, rather than entries from the recipients themselves.
Cegarra was awarded for his series, which showcases his dedication to capturing the human side of the border crisis.
Author's summary: Photographer Alejandro Cegarra wins award for series on US-Mexico border crisis.
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