Photojournalist Hugh Kinsella Cunningham took home the top prize in the documentary category at this year's Sony World Photo Awards 2023 for his series War and Peace in Congo. Commissioned by National Geographic, and with a grant from the Pulitzer Prize, Hugh tells the stories of women standing up against rebels and chaos caused by jihadist groups and Congolese armies through incredibly powerful photos.
Speaking to Hugh at the opening of the SWPA Exhibition at Somerset House in London, he talks to me about his emotional involvement with the crisis and the people he photographs. "With that conflict, it's mostly just complete because that was taken meters away from a UN detachment. It feels like there are lots of international communities that are completely forgotten about which is incredibly frustrating"
