Photojournalism nominee

Summary.
Over the past 12 months I have found myself immersed in the story of the death camps in Eastern Poland, especially Sobibor. Originally watching a documentary on Ivan the Terrible and how Nazi’s escaped from their punishments of war crimes viewed on the platform of Net Flix. This showcased the journey for the surviving Jews that escaped from the Sobibor camp, but also the hideous crimes inflicted on them. This was not just what happened at the camp but the train journeys were thousands of Jewish people even died on route. My goal has been to re created the journeys of those from the uprising of 1943 through the dense forests of Poland.

Lewis James Phillips is a landscape and documentary photographer whose body of work spans over fifteen years, focusing on significant issues such as the impact of human behavior on race relations, environmental degradation due to human mismanagement, and the cultural misunderstandings that influence both nature and society. His photography is deeply informed by his extensive experience in journalism, particularly in environmental reporting, with a notable emphasis on wildlife conservation, especially related to birds of prey (raptors), and the study of societal behaviors in the context of war and conflict.