Mozambican photographer Marcos Júnior was the winner of the sixth edition of the "Somos Imagens da Lusofonia" international competition, with the theme "Man and the Divine".

In a statement, Somos - Associação de Comunicação em Língua Portuguesa (Somos - ACLP) said that Marcos Junior won with an image taken in a church in Mozambique, which shows the symbolic moment when a priest blesses a believer, representing the bridge between the earthly and the spiritual.

Second place went to Adelino Meireles, from Portugal, with his photograph "Saudades", taken in Porto, which portrays the Ukrainian community in religious practices.

Third prize went to João Carlos, also from Portugal, with "Madonna of Wisdom Description", a visual evocation of the maternal instinct and knowledge.

This edition of the competition, according to the Somos ACLP press release, had the highest number of entries to date, with around 300 photographs from various Portuguese-speaking countries.

The exhibition was curated by architect and photographer Francisco Ricarte, and the event was supported by the Macao Culture Development Fund.

The exhibition "Somos Imagens da Lusofonia 2024/25: O Homem e o Divino" is a celebration of visual and spiritual diversity in the Lusophone space.

The competition, according to the regulations, is aimed at "all citizens of the Lusophone countries and regions or residents of Macau" with work done in Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Macau, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe, East Timor and Goa, Damão and Diu.