Carleton University journalism student Jesse Winter has been named Student Photographer of the Year by the News Photographers Association of Canada.
Winter, a second-year Master of Journalism student, won for his photojournalism portfolio which included two photo essays shot over the course of his summer field work in West Africa.
Slippery Money: Oil Pollution and Compensation in the Niger Delta, featured photos taken as part of Winter’s Masters Research Project. Winter examined the impacts of a landmark lawsuit settlement between Royal Dutch Shell and the Niger Delta fishing community of Bodo. The project will be published as an interactive eBook in the coming weeks.
Wednesday, April 27, 2016 in Journalism, Media, News, Professional
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