TOKYO-2016 Editorial / Photo Essay

For Her Sake

  • Prize
    Silver in Editorial/Photo Essay
  • Photographer
    Francisco Alcala Torreslanda

20,000 Women, 17 days, 270 miles, an epic religious yearly pilgrimage to reach the Basilica of Guadalupe in Mexico City. This photographer decided to live the experience walking with the women, getting an insider view of their motivations and more importantly living with them the heavily loaded emotional journey. It has become clear that there are no big enough obstacles to stop them from getting to the Basilica to visit their beloved Lady of Guadalupe…only for her sake.