The second day of the CPOY judging started with four DMJX students winning in the Feature category. Later in the day DMJX-students also won in the International Picture Story and General News categories.
The seven winners on the second day are:
Gold, Feature to Simon Læssøe:
A group of Rama people from the jungle village of Bangukuk has gotten up early, to catch some of the last shrimps of the season. The Rama people are a legally recognized indigenous people living along the east coast of Nicaragua. In their city, Bangkukuk, they all live in tree houses built on stilts and they are far away from phone coverage, internet and civilization. Photo: Simon Læssøe.
Bronze, Feature to Ólafur Steiner Gestsson:
In Beirut, Lebanon, it is a local tradition to tame pigeons. The pigeons live in a cage during the night, but fly around freely during the day, and always return. Some pigeons are more consistent while returning to the cage, so they must be captured. Photo: Ólafur Steiner Gestsson.
AOE, Feature to Ivan Riordan Boll:
Some eat duck. Others eat pork. And others again eat goose. The geese get to walk around on the small Danish island Sejerø from early summer till mid-december. There are no wild animals on the island. But then, when the Danes are about to gather for Christmas, slaughter Laurids Christensen make sure that you get your meat to put on your plate. Photo: Ivan Riordan Boll.
AOE, Feature to Nanna Navntoft:
Each year around 450 young men and women roam around the woods in Gribskov, Denmark as part of their military service. Typically, a Danish soldier spends four months in the army. But in The Royal Guard each soldier spends eight months. Photo: Nanna Navntoft.
Silver, International Picture Story & Bronze, General News to Mathias Svold & Ulrik Hasemann:
About 1,000 refugees and migrants sleep in abandoned warehouses, train wagons and shacks behind the central train station in Belgrade, Serbia’s capital. From the picture story “The Stranded Boys of Belgrade” by Mathias Svold and Ulrik Hasemann.
AOE, International Picture Story to Mads Joakim Rimer Rasmussen:
Childhood in Shatila – a refugee camp located in Beirut, where a lot of people were killed in 1982. Today there is no police to be seen inside the camp, and it is the citizens themselves, who tries to maintain order. But the everyday life is dominated by drugdealers, gangs and fighting in streets. Shatila is a place where people get killed, and children grow up. From the picture story by Mads Joakim Rimer Rasmussen.