Since 1997, M\u00e9dicos del Mundo Espa\u00f1a has held the annual Luis Valtue\u00f1a International Humanitarian Photography Award, dedicated to the memory of Mercedes, Manuel, Flors and Luis, four aid workers from the NGO who were killed in Bosnia-Herzegovina (1995) and Rwanda (1997) while carrying out humanitarian aid work. Given that one of them was a professional photographer, it was decided to name the competition after him. With this award, we want to recognise the work of all those people who, like them, contribute to building a fairer world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In this way, M\u00e9dicos del Mundo is committed to documentary photography in order to bring to the public’s attention social problems that we often prefer not to see. We also seek to recognise the role of photojournalists in the construction of our collective memory and to encourage the mobilisation of citizens to put an end to the worst disease of all: injustice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Since its inception, humanitarian photography and photojournalism have been key tools for making visible forgotten conflicts and humanitarian emergencies, denouncing injustice and bearing witness to human rights violations in all corners of the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
La alcaldesa @ClaraMartnGarca<\/a> y el concejal de @TurismoSegovia<\/a>, Miguel Merino, han asistido a la inauguraci\u00f3n de la exposici\u00f3n ’25 a\u00f1os de fotograf\u00eda humanitaria’ organiza por @MedicosdelMundo<\/a> en el Paseo del Sal\u00f3n, gracias a la colaboraci\u00f3n del @CulturaHabitada<\/a> #SegoviaEsCultura<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/3ucwlyWOPl<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Ayuntamiento de Segovia (@segovia_es) April 14, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote>