© Aaron Vincent Elkaim, Juror’s Pick, LensCulture Emerging Talent 2018 March 29, 2014. A group of boys climb a tree on the Xingu River by the city of Altamira, Para State, Brazil. Major areas of the city have been permanently flooded by the construction of the nearby Belo Monte Dam Complex displacing over 20,000 people while impacting numerous indigenous and riverine communities in the region. Belo Monte is considered the world’s fourth largest hydro power project, yet is considered one of the least efficient in the history of Brazil, producing only 10% of its 11,233 MW capacity during the dry season between July and October – On average it will produce only 4,571 MW, throughout the year, or 39% of capacity. The Brazilian government has pushed a plan to develop mega-dams throughout the country since it’s military dictatorship beginning in 1964 and currently receives over 70% of its electricity from hydroelectric developments, yet in January 2018 announced a major shift away from its policy of building mega-dams in the Brazilian Amazon, a result of the staggering environmental, and social costs.

Refuge of Sinners. © Diego Moreno, Juror’s Pick, LensCulture Emerging Talent 2018

©Alice Mann, Juror’s Pick, LensCulture Emerging Talent 2018 Taylim Prince is a grade 6 pupil, and one of the more senior members, who has been part of the drum majorettes team for 5 years.

Blue Nude. ©Bastard Turpin

©Barbara Peacock, Juror’s Pick, Emerging Talent 2018

Freezing Land 01. © Ronghui Chen, Juror’s Pick, LensCulture Emerging Talent 2018

Marta At Dusk. ©Marta Blue, Juror’s Pick, LensCulture Emerging Talent 2018