Venezuelan photographer Fabiola Ferrero wins Carmignac Photojournalism Award

A cracked wall inside the house of former teacher Hilda Ravalillo, age 67. These neighborhoods were built by oil companies for their workers. They had their own schools, hospitals and clubs. This site is still legally owned by the state. The houses are falling apart because the ground is sinking, due to its proximity to Lake Maracaibo. © Fabiola Ferrero

Venezuelan photographer, Fabiola Ferrero, won the 12th Carmignac Photojournalism Award for her series Venezuela, The Wells Run Dry, documenting the disappearance of the Venezuelan middle class following the collapse of the oil industry.

RFI met Fabiola Ferrero at the Réfectoire des Cordeliers in Paris where her photo exhibition Venezuela, The Wells Run Dry, run by the Fondation Carmignac and part of the PhotoSaintGermain festival, will remain open until 22 November.