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Giuseppe Moccia Wins PHotoEspaña OjodePez Human Values Award

MADRID.- PHotoEspaña and OjodePez Magazine announce the winning work of the 3rd edition of the prize PHotoEspaña OjodePez Human Values Award, with which they recognize a work of documentary photography that should emphasize the values of solidarity, ethics, justice or effort. The prize consists of 6.000 Euros, a solo exhibition of the images of the winner and the publication of the winning series in the special autumn issue of OjodePez Magazine. The winner of the 3rd edition of PHotoEspaña OjodePez Human Values Award is the Italian photographer Giuseppe Moccia for his series The Wednesday Kid. The winning work approaches the life of Christopher, a 18-year-old young boy with Down Syndrome. This circumstance positions him at the crossroads of two very different realities. On the one hand, he is able to communicate effectively both verbally and physically. But on the other hand he lacks some of the critical adaptive skills such as self-