Entry Title: " Turkana"
Name: Alejandro Chaskielberg, Argentina
Category: Professional, Culture


Entry Description: The Horn of Africa is suffering the worst drought in decades. Most of the Turkana’s population in northern Kenya lives below the poverty line, and they do not have enough water to drink. The main water sources are simple wells dug into dry, often contaminated, riverbeds. Their pastoralist way of life is under threat and people here are trying to find new ways to feed their families, like fishing and gardening.

Alejandro Chaskielberg, Buenos Aires, 1977. He began his career working in local newspapers and magazines. He is Director of Photography graduated from the National Film Institute of Argentina, and has directed numerous documentaries for television. In 2008 he was invited to participate in the National Geographic All Roads Photography Program. Alejandro has received numerous awards including the prestigious L’Iris D’Or, the 2011 Sony World Photography Awards Photographer of the Year; Burn Magazine Emerging Photographer Grant; Leopold Godowski Jr. Color Photography Award from the Photographic Resource Center at Boston University; SCAN Talent Latent Award; and PDN’s 2009 30 Photographers to Watch.