Judging at the 70th POY has begun and the first day brought an Award of Excellence for Lasse Mejlvang in the Feature category.
Lasse’s photo is from Smokey Mountain in Manila, the Philippines. Smokey Mountain, a landfill site, has become home for more than 5,000 families. They have built their own houses out of planks and trash and are now trying to make a living from sorting and selling whatever they might find in piles of rubbish.
See the POY feature category here.