Crossings: Laura Pannack’s award-winning images of South African youth – in pictures — SkimNews
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- Laura Pannack was named the winner of the inaugural Tom Stoddart award for excellence 2025, recognising the British visual artist and photographer.
- Gost Books collaborated with the Ian Parry photojournalism grant on the award, which supports photographers engaged in long-form documentary work.
- Crossings examines the journey to and from school in South Africa, including the physical and psychological challenges faced by young people.
- South Africa has one of the world’s highest levels of social inequality and a rapidly growing youth population, forming the project’s social context.
Why it matters: For Pannack, winning the inaugural 2025 Tom Stoddart award for excellence brings formal recognition to a project documenting South African young people’s journeys to and from school. The award, developed with Gost Books and the Ian Parry photojournalism grant, also gives long-form documentary photographers an award explicitly designed to support their work.
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