Rising stars: winners of the Feature Shoot Emerging Photography Awards – in pictures

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No Se Vende

Chicano photographer NC Hernández investigates the vibrant and unconventional world of underground, female and gay cabaret singers and burlesque performers in Mexico City

Photograph: NC Hernandez

A performer from the world of underground cabaret and burlesque photographed in Mexico City

You Have Touched Me, and I Have Grown

Brooklyn-based Jordan Tiberio’s project is a visual love letter to womanhood and the value of women’s relationships, created during a residency in France

Photograph: Jordan Tiberio

Swimmers in a river in France, shot by Jordan Tiberio during a residency in the country

I’ve Had a Dream ...

Olga Steinepreis candidly represents the difficulties of conforming to society’s expectations of motherhood, inspired by her experience as a mother of three

Photograph: Olga Steinepreis

A carefully constructed image that represents the difficulties of conforming to society’s expectations of motherhood, inspired by the photographer’s experience as a mother of three

For the Love of the Game

German photo artist Julia Gunther’s distinctive portrayal of members of the Queens Football League, the Netherlands’ first all-female American football league

Photograph: Julia Gunther

Tasha, a member of the Queens Football League, the Netherlands’ first all-female American football league

You Must Believe in Spring

A unique blend of landscape photography and traditional embroidery by Japanese artist Naohiro Maeda, exploring his status as a stranger in a new land

Photograph: Naohiro Maeda

A blend of photography and embroidery evoking the experience of immigration

When Buddah Stopped Smiling

Chinky Shukla exposes the enduring consequences of India’s 1974 nuclear test in Pokhran, a desert state in Rajasthan

Photograph: Chinky Shukla

Three sisters, portrayed as part of a project examining the effects of nuclear testing in Rajasthan, India

The Aquatic Ceremony

Yusuf Eminoglu celebrates the joy and warmth found in the thermal waters of Anatolia during the harsh Turkish winter

Photograph: Yusuf Eminoglu

Children and horses bathe in the thermal waters of Anatolia during a Turkish winter

Pod Palmami – Under The Palm Trees

Ludwig Nikulski reveals the unexpected realities of life along Ukraine’s western borders, against the backdrop of war with Russia

Photograph: Ludwig Nikulski

A portrait of a lone boy shows how life goes on along Ukraine’s western borders, against the backdrop of war with Russia

Cairo: A Beautiful Thing Is Never Perfect

Jonathan Jasberg borrows his title from an ancient proverb and finds moments of joy and hope in the messy complexity of a modern city

Photograph: Jonathan Jasberg

A street scene reveals the complexity of modern Cairo in an essay of street photography

Lemonade – The Duality that is Chronic Disease

Patricia Fortlage’s “love letter to the chronic illness community” is inspired by her own experience with the life-threatening condition myasthenia gravis

Photograph: Patricia Fortlage

Pearls and scars, documenting the resilience, beauty and humour of a life lived with chronic disease and disability

My Mother Speaks of Land as Memory

Ariana Gomez wanders the emotional landscape of displacement, portraying a mother’s longing for her Puerto Rican roots

Photograph: Ariana Gomez

An endless road in the US, part of a project portraying a mother’s longing for her Puerto Rican roots

Coronal

This series by Russian-born Gleb Simonov focuses on the intersection of natural ecosystems and human intervention, challenging myths and preconceptions of what constitutes a “true” forest

Photograph: Gleb Siminov

An ancient tree juxtaposed with a man-made structure, challenging notions of what constitutes a ‘true’ forest

Notes from the Edge Vol 1

Reuters photographer Antonio Denti captures the essence of a world in turmoil, transition and flux. What happens next when the world we’ve always known comes to an end?

Photograph: Antonio Denti