Photojournalism nominee

Sport occupies an important place in Cuba's educational system. Along with baseball, boxing is considered to be the country's top sport. Cuba has a long tradition of producing high-level boxers. Over the decades, a number of world-class boxers continued coming from the ranks of its amateur system, winning international acclaim and honors. I came across "Rafael Trejo", a historic gym that has long served as an incubator for young talents trying to join the National Federation of Boxing (Federacion Cubana De Boxeo).

Dimitris Sideridis is a Greek photographer/filmmaker/visual artist whose award-winning work has appeared in some of the world’s biggest digital publications, among others. He is the founder of Imagefields Lab, an Athens-based film production company which focuses on producing documentary films, mixed media artworks, and organizes educational workshops. He has a long-standing collaboration with Al Jazeera both as a photo-editor on its digital platform and as a photojournalist in the field, covering a wide range of social and anthropological issues. He also collaborates with CNN on culture and travel topics.His work has been awarded in many international competitions with over 40 awards and distinctions, while his photographs have been exhibited both in Greece and abroad. He holds a MA in “Photography and Visual Language” from the Middlesex University of London.