Cátia Bruno

Cátia Bruno was selected for the 2021 European Press Prize shortlist with ‘Sisters of Europe.’

Cátia Bruno is a 28-year-old journalist based in Lisbon, her hometown. She graduated in 2011 with a BA in Journalism and has worked as a staff writer for two national newspapers in the country: the prestigious Expresso and the innovative i. As a freelance journalist and fixer, she has collaborated for international publications like The New York Times, Roads & Kingdoms, GlobalPost, New Eastern Europe, De Correspondent and the EU Observer. She is currently working as a feature writer for Observador and contributor for NewsMavens. She has reported from Greece, Sweden, Poland, Kaliningrad and Abu Dhabi as well as Portugal. The issues Cátia cares most about are human rights, inequality and social change.

Claudia Wiens

Claudia Wiens was selected for the 2021 European Press Prize shortlist with ‘Sisters of Europe.’

Claudia Wiens is a German photographer, artist and author currently living in Seville, Spain. She lived and worked in Egypt for 10 years and in Turkey for seven. She holds a Master’s degree in photo design from the University of Applied Arts and Sciences in Dortmund, Germany. Her work has appeared in international publications such as GEO, Stern, New York Times Magazine and The Guardian, and she works for a number of organisations including UNICEF, GIZ and Johns Hopkins. Her work has been featured in many solo and group exhibitions at venues like the Kestner Museum (Hanover), Antikenmuseum (Basel), Kreuzbergmuseum (Berlin), HOST Gallery (London) and several Goethe Institutes.