From her base in Caracas, Venezuela, Meridith Kohut has been documenting Latin American life since 2007. Kohut has just been selected to receive the 2017 annual Getty Images and Chris Hondros Fund Award, allowing her to continue her commitment to documenting important local issues.The award is in honour of photojournalist Chris Hondros, who was killed on April 20, 2011 while on assignment in Misurata, Libya.
"Chris is a true legend among photojournalists - not only for his prolific career covering conflict around the world, but for the compassion and generosity he showed the people whose lives he documented, and his fellow colleagues," says Kohut.
"Having my work recognised by his closest friends and family at The Chris Hondros Fund is deeply humbling and a tremendous honour," she continued.
From the rise and fall of Hugo Chavez's socialist revolution in Venezuela, to prison overcrowding in El Salvador, Kohut's in-depth photo projects reveal the many stories of Latin America.
Here is a selection of her work.
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