{"id":40379,"date":"2025-10-27T16:54:42","date_gmt":"2025-10-27T15:54:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.urbanphotoawards.com\/?page_id=40379"},"modified":"2025-10-27T16:58:51","modified_gmt":"2025-10-27T15:58:51","slug":"tpd-best-author","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.urbanphotoawards.com\/en\/winners-2025\/tpd-best-author\/","title":{"rendered":"Winners 2025 \/ TPD Best Author"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"mega-menu-wrap-max_mega_menu_37\" class=\"mega-menu-wrap\"><div class=\"mega-menu-toggle\"><div class=\"mega-toggle-blocks-left\"><\/div><div class=\"mega-toggle-blocks-center\"><div class='mega-toggle-block mega-menu-toggle-animated-block mega-toggle-block-1' id='mega-toggle-block-1'><button aria-label=\"\" class=\"mega-toggle-animated mega-toggle-animated-slider\" type=\"button\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n                  <span class=\"mega-toggle-animated-box\">\n                    <span class=\"mega-toggle-animated-inner\"><\/span>\n                  <\/span>\n                <\/button><\/div><\/div><div class=\"mega-toggle-blocks-right\"><\/div><\/div><ul id=\"mega-menu-max_mega_menu_37\" class=\"mega-menu max-mega-menu mega-menu-horizontal mega-no-js\" data-event=\"hover_intent\" data-effect=\"fade_up\" data-effect-speed=\"200\" data-effect-mobile=\"disabled\" data-effect-speed-mobile=\"0\" data-mobile-force-width=\"false\" data-second-click=\"go\" data-document-click=\"collapse\" data-vertical-behaviour=\"standard\" data-breakpoint=\"768\" data-unbind=\"true\" data-mobile-state=\"collapse_all\" data-hover-intent-timeout=\"300\" data-hover-intent-interval=\"100\"><li class='mega-menu-item mega-menu-item-type-custom mega-menu-item-object-custom mega-align-bottom-left mega-menu-flyout mega-menu-item-40324' id='mega-menu-item-40324'><a class=\"mega-menu-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.urbanphotoawards.com\/en\/winners-2025\/single-pictures\/\" tabindex=\"0\">SINGLE PICTURES<\/a><\/li><li class='mega-menu-item mega-menu-item-type-custom mega-menu-item-object-custom mega-align-bottom-left mega-menu-flyout mega-menu-item-40325' id='mega-menu-item-40325'><a class=\"mega-menu-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.urbanphotoawards.com\/en\/winners-2025\/projects\/\" tabindex=\"0\">PROJECTS & PORTFOLIOS<\/a><\/li><li class='mega-menu-external mega-menu-item mega-menu-item-type-custom mega-menu-item-object-custom mega-align-bottom-left mega-menu-flyout mega-menu-item-40328 menu-external' id='mega-menu-item-40328'><a target=\"_blank\" class=\"mega-menu-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.urbanphotoawards.com\/en\/matt-black-special-prize-gazes-on-existence-a-powerful-collective-story-curated-by-a-master-of-documentary-photography\/\" tabindex=\"0\">Matt Black Special Prize \u2013 Gazes on Existence <i class=\"fas fa-external-link-alt\"><\/i><\/a><\/li><li class='mega-menu-item mega-menu-item-type-custom mega-menu-item-object-custom mega-align-bottom-left mega-menu-flyout mega-menu-item-40326' id='mega-menu-item-40326'><a class=\"mega-menu-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.urbanphotoawards.com\/en\/winners-2025\/books\/\" tabindex=\"0\">URBAN BOOK AWARD<\/a><\/li><li class='mega-menu-item mega-menu-item-type-custom mega-menu-item-object-custom mega-align-bottom-left mega-menu-flyout mega-menu-item-40327' id='mega-menu-item-40327'><a class=\"mega-menu-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.urbanphotoawards.com\/en\/winners-2025\/press-award\/\" tabindex=\"0\">URBAN PRESS AWARD<\/a><\/li><li class='mega-menu-item mega-menu-item-type-custom mega-menu-item-object-custom mega-align-bottom-left mega-menu-flyout mega-menu-item-40331' id='mega-menu-item-40331'><a class=\"mega-menu-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.urbanphotoawards.com\/en\/winners-2025\/arena\/\" tabindex=\"0\">URBAN Photo Arena<\/a><\/li><li class='mega-menu-item mega-menu-item-type-custom mega-menu-item-object-custom mega-align-bottom-left mega-menu-flyout mega-menu-item-40329' id='mega-menu-item-40329'><a target=\"_blank\" class=\"mega-menu-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.urbanphotoawards.com\/en\/capturing-resilience-nicolas-brunetti-wins-the-2025-patricia-d-richards-legacy-award\/\" tabindex=\"0\">\"Patricia D. Richards Legacy Award\" Special Prize <i class=\"fas fa-external-link-alt\"><\/i><\/a><\/li><li class='mega-menu-item mega-menu-item-type-custom mega-menu-item-object-custom mega-align-bottom-left mega-menu-flyout mega-menu-item-40330' id='mega-menu-item-40330'><a target=\"_blank\" class=\"mega-menu-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.urbanphotoawards.com\/en\/caryatis-by-george-tatakis-wins-the-eighth-edition-of-the-trieste-civic-museums-award\/\" tabindex=\"0\">\"Trieste Museums\" special prize <i class=\"fas fa-external-link-alt\"><\/i><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n<div class=\"su-note photographer2025\"  style=\"border-color:#e5e5e5;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\"><div class=\"su-note-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" style=\"background-color:#ffffff;border-color:#ffffff;color:#333333;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-40380 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urbanphotoawards.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/TPD-Best-Author-Michele-Zousmer-Missunderstood.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1150\" height=\"1038\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.urbanphotoawards.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/TPD-Best-Author-Michele-Zousmer-Missunderstood.jpg 1150w, https:\/\/www.urbanphotoawards.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/TPD-Best-Author-Michele-Zousmer-Missunderstood-300x271.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.urbanphotoawards.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/TPD-Best-Author-Michele-Zousmer-Missunderstood-1024x924.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.urbanphotoawards.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/TPD-Best-Author-Michele-Zousmer-Missunderstood-750x677.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.urbanphotoawards.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/TPD-Best-Author-Michele-Zousmer-Missunderstood-1140x1029.jpg 1140w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1150px) 100vw, 1150px\" \/><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"su-note\"  style=\"border-color:#e5e5e5;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\"><div class=\"su-note-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" style=\"background-color:#ffffff;border-color:#ffffff;color:#333333;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\"><div class=\"su-row\"><div class=\"su-column su-column-size-3-3\"><div class=\"su-column-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\">\n<h3><strong><i>Michele Zousmer<\/i><i> &#8211; MIS[S]UNDERSTOOD<\/i><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>MIS[S]UNDERSTOOD spotlights the vital\u00a0role of women\u00a0in the Irish\u00a0Traveller community, portraying them\u00a0as the cornerstone\u00a0of family life\u00a0and tradition\u00a0while facing\u00a0discrimination\u00a0despite their\u00a0cultural significance. Through empathetic, honest\u00a0visual storytelling, this work seeks\u00a0to humanize the\u00a0community, challenge\u00a0prejudice, and\u00a0evoke deeper\u00a0understanding\u00a0and connection.<\/p>\n<div class=\"rgg-container\" data-rgg-id=\"1\">    <div class=\"rgg-imagegrid captions-overlay-hover-show captions-effect-slide_up \" data-rgg-id=\"1\">\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.urbanphotoawards.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Michele-Zousmer-Missunderstood-1.jpg\" data-rel=\"rgglightbox-gallery-0\" rel=\"rgg\"  class=\"rgg-disabled size-full rgg-img rl-gallery-link\"  data-src=\"https:\/\/www.urbanphotoawards.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Michele-Zousmer-Missunderstood-1.jpg\" data-ratio=\"1.108\" data-height=\"1000\" data-width=\"1108\" aria-label=\"\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\">\n                <span class=\"rgg-caption-container\"><span class=\"rgg-caption\"><span class=\"rgg-inner-caption\">\u00a9 Michele Zousmer - Mis[s]understood<\/span><\/span><\/span>            <\/a>\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.urbanphotoawards.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Michele-Zousmer-Missunderstood-3.jpg\" data-rel=\"rgglightbox-gallery-0\" rel=\"rgg\"  class=\"rgg-disabled size-full rgg-img rl-gallery-link\"  data-src=\"https:\/\/www.urbanphotoawards.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Michele-Zousmer-Missunderstood-3.jpg\" data-ratio=\"1.5013054830287\" data-height=\"766\" data-width=\"1150\" aria-label=\"\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\">\n                <span class=\"rgg-caption-container\"><span class=\"rgg-caption\"><span class=\"rgg-inner-caption\">\u00a9 Michele Zousmer - Mis[s]understood<\/span><\/span><\/span>            <\/a>\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.urbanphotoawards.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Michele-Zousmer-Missunderstood-4.jpg\" data-rel=\"rgglightbox-gallery-0\" rel=\"rgg\"  class=\"rgg-disabled size-full rgg-img rl-gallery-link\"  data-src=\"https:\/\/www.urbanphotoawards.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Michele-Zousmer-Missunderstood-4.jpg\" data-ratio=\"1.5013054830287\" data-height=\"766\" data-width=\"1150\" aria-label=\"\" title=\"\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\">\n                <span class=\"rgg-caption-container\"><span class=\"rgg-caption\"><span class=\"rgg-inner-caption\">\u00a9 Michele Zousmer - Mis[s]understood<\/span><\/span><\/span>            <\/a>\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"SINGLE PICTURESPROJECTS & PORTFOLIOSMatt Black Special Prize \u2013 Gazes on Existence URBAN BOOK AWARDURBAN PRESS AWARDURBAN Photo Arena\"Patricia D. 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