Alejandro Chaskielberg lived with the islanders on the Parana River Delta for two years
Alejandro Chaskielberg is the Sony world photographer of the year, it has been announced.
The 34-year-old won the L'Iris D'Or for his photos of a
community of islanders living on the Parana River Delta in his native
Argentina.
Chaskielberg lived with the residents for two years to document their lives for his series of striking pictures.
He was presented with the award plus a $25,000 (£15,100) cash prize at a London ceremony on Wednesday.
"This year's panel of judges found no great difficulty in
agreeing to honour the powerful work of Alejandro Chaskielberg's series
High Tide," said Francis Hodgson, chairman of the honorary judging
committee.
"These carefully directed pictures tell solid truths - about
toil and communality and marginal economic survival - in a splendidly
allusive way."
The Open photographer of the year title was awarded to Chan Kwok Hung for his dramatic image, Buffalo Race.
Chan Kwok Hung won the Open Photographer of the Year title for his image, Buffalo Race
The 37-year-old jewellery manufacturer from Hong Kong purchased
his first SLR camera in 2006 and taught himself basic photography
skills using books and the internet.
American photographer Bruce Davidson also collected the award for outstanding contribution to photography.
The 77-year-old's past work has included following a Brooklyn
gang in the 1950s and chronicling the civil rights movement in the
early 1960s.
Other awards presented at the ceremony included the
professional category winners covering current affairs, to travel and
fine art portraiture.
Over 105,000 images were entered into the 2011 competition from 162 countries.
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