Fearing he was going blind, Shuwei Liu, nominated by Maria Teresa Salvati, felt compelled to make life-affirming work based around the colour blue

Fearing he was going blind, Shuwei Liu, nominated by Maria Teresa Salvati, felt compelled to make life-affirming work based around the colour blue
Nydia Blas, nominated by Peggy Sue Amison, artistic director of the East Wing in Doha, pushes the boundaries around how black women are perceived
Merging Moroccan heritage with Western cues, Mous Lamrabat, nominated by Vogue Italia’s Chiara Bardelli Nonino, creates images rich in wit and colour
Kyle Weeks, nominated by Vogue Italia’s Chiara Bardelli Nonino, crosses genres to portray masculinity and the African body
Gabriella Demczuk, nominated by photographer and editor Laurence Butet-Roch, reflects the mood of a nation with her noir-like political series in the US
Alessandro Bo, nominated by photographer Ana Casas Broda, finds a mythical concept of fantasy in his native Mexico
Karolina Wojtas, nominated by Rafal Milach, takes a colourful, chaotic approach to the subjects of childhood and education in Poland
Dustin Thierry – nominated by Erik Vroons of GUP Magazine – gives voice to those who share his Afro-Carribean heritage in his adopted Dutch homeland