Documentary Projects Shortlist

In the Karonga district of Malawi, work in the mines is a matter of life and death. Every night, Pililan Mzuma prays to survive the next day.. The miners work hard over long days for bad salaries, sometimes waiting months for the money. Without necessary protective gear the conditions are dangerous for the workers. Gresswell Kayange was in the mine in 2019 when big stones fell over him. He was paralysed and is still waiting for compensation. When the political leaders of the world sat down in Glasgow to “phase out” coal, Layson Ngwira and his colleagues kept working calmly in Karonga.

Photographer in Norwegian Church Aid, a Norwegian NGO. Photojournalist in Norwegian newspapers for more than 30 year before that. In 2014 the book "Give me my Life back", a documentary about Norwegian veterans coming home to a daily Life with struggles. 17 prizes in Norwegian Press Photographers Associations "Picture of the Year". Several exhibitions.