Photojournalism nominee

The kinetic battle of the 2019 Pro-Democracy Protests are a mere memory. The struggle is now fought through the media, courtrooms and political rhetoric. Symbols of the 2019 movement in black and white reveal the extent to which Hong Kong has changed in two years, while the colors of the defaced advertisements suggest one constant throughout Hong Kong's struggle - commercialism reigns supreme, no matter the form of government. Money will buy freedom, but most people will never have enough of it.


"Magnificent Splendor // Fragrant Harbor" is an ode to those who will never have enough.

Stanton Sharpe is a freelance photojournalist and documentary photographer. Stanton seeks to tell untold stories and give a clear voice to the unheard and the misrepresented. Stanton is based out of Los Angeles, California. His work has been published in The New York Times, Time, Rolling Stone, Vanity Fair, CNN, The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Business Insider, Indiewire, The Guardian, MSN, VOX, Financial Times, Refinery29, The Face, The Nation, and many more. He has worked for the United Nations, various NGO's including the Free Burma Rangers and on independent documentaries.