People 3rd place winner

Nothing paints the picture of a Mediterranean island better than a fishing boat cruising through bright blue waters. Idyllic as this picture may seem, it is no secret that our seas are under immense pressure, and that small-scale fishing is a striving profession. Fishermen are the first to know how our seas have changed over the years, witnessing the overexploitation of resources and competing for space. I was offered an assignment by BirdLife Cyprus to join its Bycatch Project on a quest to understand the magnitude of the bycatch problem -the accidental killing of vulnerable species- on the island and offer solutions, by capturing fishermen’s tales.

​Silvio Rusmigo is a freelance photographer whose work engages topics that deal with nature and the outdoors.
​Both his independent and collaborative work with NGOs, share the objective of communicating the importance of exploring aspects of our surroundings which we all so easily ignore and forget to appreciate.