The Washington Post gave the news on Friday morning: “The impressive project El Cazador by Álvaro Laiz wins the Visura grand prize”.

A jury compound by members of The Washington Post, CNN, VICE, Enquire, and the Noor Agency, among other prestigious international media, have chosen the project for the first prize of the platform. Visura, The “Photographers” Network", an innovative professional network that awards photographers each year for "their images, their dedication and their willingness to make a difference in society".

The Hunter is a job co-produced by the Cerezales Antonino and Cinia Foundation (FCAYC) since 2014, which has been tackling the challenge of deciphering some of the day-to-day issues that affect the people and hunters who subsist in the rural environment of the Russian Far East and the relationship they have with their environment, with each other and, in particular, with the Amur Tiger.

The award, consisting of a $2,000 grant and permanent membership of the Visura online platform, is an opportunity to continue an ongoing project, which first opened to the public with the online travel diary. fareasthunter.com; and the second, the current exhibition (open until October), which is made up of video pieces, photography, a cabinet of objects and the soundscape of José Bautista.

Visura is a modern alternative to the agency model, which has created a private online network for publishers and photographers from all over the world to network and share their professional work, and which offers a series of tools to improve the work of both. It has been awarding this prize since 2010 to support the professionalisation of photographers.

We congratulate Álvaro and wish him continued success.