4th Place Award in the “Nothing Is Better Than Real Life” category (Fall 2021). Photo by Polina Subbotina (Germany).

April 2022 Photo Digest

Interviews, Projects and Articles to keep you inspired

Black joy as a means of resistance, the innocent photography of Syrian children against the backdrop of war, humor and absurdity in bright colors, a retirement city with a cheerleading squad of women aged 70+.  We invite you to spend a few minutes today combating the heaviness of the world by focusing on joy.

In the beginning of every newsletter we highlight interviews with and projects from DFA award winners.  This months featured photographers are award winners Duy-Phuong Le Nguyen, Maggie Devereux and Sofia Uslenghi.


banner photo @ Polina Subbotina

The Documentary Family Awards is an international competition in search of the insightful and meaningful ways that documentary photographers explore the interpretation of family.