The image to the right, of Vice President Mike Pence campaigning for President Donald Trump in New Hampshire, was recently selected for inclusion in the American Photography 36 book. It's always such an honor to have my work recognized by the organization and their distinguished panel of judges. From the announcement: "From 7,000 entries, the jury selected only 352 images by a majority vote or better to appear in the book and represent the best pictures from 2019. "

This year, the judges were: Aeriel Brown, Photo Director, Bloomberg Businessweek; Laura Geiser, Photo Producer and Editor; Tara Guertin, Director of Photography, AFAR; Molly Roberts, Photography Editor, Visual Storyteller and Curator; Jolie Ruben, Culture Photo Editor, The New York Times; David Sleight, Design Director, ProPublica.

My work has previously been recognized by the organization in American Photography 35, 34, 33, 32, and 30.

The picture is part of my work covering the 2020 presidential campaign.

The image above, of the Rajasthan Astrological Council and Research Institute from a recent trip to Jaipur, Rajasthan, India, was selected for inclusion in Lenscratch's March online exhibition: The Ides Of March: Omens And Predictions Exhibition.

Special thanks to curator/juror Alyssa Coppelman, of Harper's and the Oxford American, and to Aline Smithson for her work behind the scenes at Lenscratch. Congratulations to the other photographers--the selection is a very intriguing group of photos.

The image above, of students demonstrating in Boston's March for Our Lives protest against gun violence, was recently selected for inclusion in the American Photography 35 book. It's always such an honor to have my work recognized by the organization and their distinguished panel of judges. From the announcement: "From over 7,000 entries, the jury selected only 349 images by a majority vote or better to appear in the book and represent the best pictures from 2018."

This year, the judges were: Jessica Dimson, Deputy Photo Editor, The New York Times Magazine; Dustin Drankoski, Creative Director, Mashable; Lea Golis, Freelance Photography Editor and Creative Producer, Apple Media Products; Rosey Lakos, Director of Photography, Godfrey Dadich Partners; Natasha Lunn, Director of Photography & Video, Airbnb Magazine; Eve Lyons, Photo Editor, The New York Times; and Thea Traff, Senior Photo Editor, TIME Magazine.

My work has previously been recognized by the organization in American Photography 34, 33, 32, and 30.

More images from the demonstration are available in my archive: March For Our Lives - Protest against gun violence - Boston, MA - 24 March 2018

I've continued writing for World Press Photo's Witness online publication over the past year, and it's been a great opportunity to talk with photographers and experts around the world. It's such an honor to contribute to a publication like this.

Here are links to the most recent pieces:

• The Legacy of Photos - How Altaf Qadri’s photos resulted in sustained local support for students and teachers at India’s School for Less Fortunate
• Every photographer needs to be thinking about digital security
• How some (other) photographers around the world make a living
• Organ Vida: A Croatian photo festival that just keeps getting better

You can also follow me or Witness at Medium to get updates whenever a new piece is published.

My work on the 2016 presidential election, This is the worst party I've ever been to, has been exhibited in Brazil again as part of the International Festival of Photography in Belo Horizonte. This time, the work was shown as part of the exhibition of the FIF_BH 2017 - The Politics of Images at the Usiminas Cultural Center in Ipatinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil, from June 29th and August 18th, 2018.

The work was previously shown in the festival in Belo Horizonte in 2017.

Thanks to the festival team. I really wish I could've seen both exhibitions in person.

All photos here by Rodrigo Zeferino.