Congratulations to Elles van Gelder and Ilvy Njiokiktjien for placing 1st in this year’s World Press Photo Multimedia Contest with their project, Afrikaner Blood. The Dutch multimedia production follows young white Afrikaner teenagers in South Africa who attend a holiday camp set up to teach them self-defense and how to combat a perceived black enemy.

The jury chair Vincent Laforet called ‘Afrikaner Blood’ “an incredibly well crafted and nuanced piece with a very cohesive structure and refined execution.” He added: “We as the jury appreciated the restraint that the authors demonstrated in the telling of this story. All of the multimedia elements and careful attention to detail served to push the narrative forward, as opposed to distracting from it.”

Second place went to Maisie Crow, a former MediaStorm intern, for her production of Half Lives: The Chernobyl Workers Now, and third place was received by James Lo Scalzo, for his production of America’s Dead Sea. In addition to the three prizes, the jury awarded the interactive multimedia production ‘Punched Out: The Life and Death of a Hockey Enforcer‘ by The New York Times and videographer/photographers Shayla Harris and Marcus Yam with a Special Mention.

Visit the World Press Photo Multimedia website for additional information about the contest, and to view the winners of this year’s contest. Congratulations to all!

Photo Credit: Ilvy Njiokiktjien, the Netherlands