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Pinoy photojournalist wins award for Quezon City jail image

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2017/news/02/13/20170213-wpp-noel-celis-afp-1.jpg"/><figcaption><div class="embed-desc">AFP photographer Noel Celis.</div></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA - A Filipino lensman made a podium finish in a prestigious international competition for photojournalists.</p><p>Filipino photographer Noel Celis of Agence France-Presse in Manila won third prize at the 2017 World Press Photo contest for his photo of prisoners at overcrowded Quezon City Jail.</p><p>He won in the General News-Single category.</p><p>The contest attracted 80,400 entries from 5,034 photographers from 125 different countries.</p><p>“The different recognition given to Mr. Noel Celis affirms the excellence of Filipino talent in the field of photojournalism and highlights the important role of photojournalists in conveying stories affecting our society that needs attention and solution” said Gigie Cruz, chairperson of the Photojournalists Center of the Philippines, Inc (PCP, Inc.)</p><p>Celis also won the 2016 Prix Varenne Photo Award and the Pictures of the Year International for the same story in December last year.</p><p>He is a 2004 alumnus of the PCP Professional Photojournalism and Documentary Photography Workshop, an annual workshop that aims to raise the participants’ level of understanding of documentary photography and photojournalism trends and to enhance artistic and ethical practice of the profession.</p><div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2017/news/02/13/20170213-world-press-photo-prison-rtr-1.jpg"/><figcaption><div class="embed-desc">The Philippine prison photo by Filipino lensman Noel Celis that won the 2017 World Press Photo Award (Third Place) for General News. <em>Noel Celis, AFP</em></div></figcaption></figure></div>

<p>A Filipino lensman made a podium finish in a prestigious international competition for photojournalists.</p>

A Filipino lensman made a podium finish in a prestigious international competition for photojournalists.