TOKYO-2019 People / Life Style

Behind The Trash

  • Prize
    Bronze in People/Life Style
  • Photographer
    Luis Godinho

Children and adults of various ages struggle every day for their survival, picking up trash. They find plastics, rubbers, cans and other products and gather them in their large bags. Depending on the uncle of garbage they find, some is for toys, another type to sell and even to eat. Every time a big truck arrives the fight for the better garbage bags is a crazy thing. It is a constant struggle every day, but often there is no solution.

Luís Godinho was born in Angra do Heroísmo, Azores, in 1983. He holds a degree in Environmental Engineering and Management from University of Azores but also has a wide experience as a photographer, especially in photojournalism and documentary photography. As a winner and finalist of many international prizes, Luís also published some of his works in international photography editions. Golden Camera in reportage/photojournalism Photographer European of de year 2023 to FEP Federation of European Photographers.