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Nominee William Keo: “Everywhere I go, I learn a little more. There is no absolute truth.”

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William Keo A child trains to disarm an enemy in the patriotic club of Mospino. Donetsk. Ukraine. 2018. © William Keo | Magnum Photos
William Keo Security services at the national commemoration day of the 1943 victory in Saur Mogila. Saur Mogila, Ukraine. 2018. © William Keo | Magnum Photos
William Keo National commemoration day of the 1943 victory in Saur Mogila, women wait for the passage of soldiers from the military parade. Saur Mogila, Ukraine. 2018. © William Keo | Magnum Photos
William Keo Museum of war, in Donetsk. Donetsk, Ukraine. 2018. © William Keo | Magnum Photos
William Keo At a Krasny-Partizan school, 30 km from Donetsk, a child during the anthem of the self-proclaimed state. Krasny-Partizan. Ukraine. 2018. © William Keo | Magnum Photos
William Keo Soldiers aided by several Rohingyas try to control the distribution and try to get the crowd to sit down to calm tensions. Cox's Bazar. Bangladesh. 2017. © William Keo | Magnum Photos
William Keo Shafiullah Khata, an informal camp, was set up at the end of September, and already numbers more than 100,000 people. Cox's Bazar. Bangladesh. 2017. © William Keo | Magnum Photos
William Keo Women in niqab near the central market of Raqqa. Raqqa, Syria. May 2021. © William Keo | Magnum Photos
William Keo Ransa and her daughter Rawla live in an apartment in Raqqa where there is very little water and frequent power cuts. Raqqa, Syria. May 2021. © William Keo | Magnum Photos
William Keo Members of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) militia, composed mostly of YPG (People's Protection Units) arrest two suspected members of ISIS. Deir Ez-Zor, Syria. May 2021. © William Keo | Magnum Photos
William Keo Members of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) militia, composed of a majority of YPG, on patrol against Islamic State sleeper cells. Deir Ez-Zor, Syria. May 2021. © William Keo | Magnum Photos
William Keo On the streets of Raqqa, the former capital of the Islamic State organization in Syria, a woman waits for a cab on the side of the road. Raqqa, Syria. May 2021. © William Keo | Magnum Photos
William Keo Abdulahman, 14 years old, is having fun with his friends near the banks of the Euphrates River by diving into it. Raqqa, Syria. May 2021. © William Keo | Magnum Photos
William Keo Streets of Raqqa, where electricity has returned after heavy fighting between Kurdish forces and Islamic State jihadists. According to the UN, 80% of the city's infrastructure has been destroyed. R (...)
William Keo The Ecluse camp, after the evacuation. Saint-Denis, France. November 17, 2020. © William Keo | Magnum Photos
William Keo A migrant of Afghan origin looks at his phone in front of the Stade de France. Saint-Denis, France. November 12, 2020. © William Keo | Magnum Photos
William Keo In the Ecluse camp in front of the Stade de France, to pass the time, Sudanese people play cards during long afternoons. Saint-Denis, France. November 12, 2020. © William Keo | Magnum Photos
William Keo Demonstrators against racism and police violence. Paris, France. June 2, 2020. "After Assa Traoré's call for a rally, 15,000 people demonstrated against police violence in front of the Justice (...)
William Keo A man walks past police officers to get home. Paris, France. June 2, 2020. After Assa Traoré's call for a rally, 15,000 people demonstrated against police violence in front of the Justice Court tod (...)
William Keo Demonstrators against racism and police violence. Paris, France. June 2, 2020. "After Assa Traoré's call for a rally, 15,000 people demonstrated against police violence in front of the Justice Cour (...)
William Keo Migrants watch a football match between Liverpool and Tottenham. Aubervilliers, France. 1 June 2019. © William Keo | Magnum Photos
William Keo In a migrant squat, a man gets a haircut to look presentable. Aubervilliers, France. April 13, 2019. © William Keo | Magnum Photos
William Keo Tires are burning to release black smoke. North of Hasakah, Syria. 2019. © William Keo | Magnum Photos
William Keo A vehicle burns near the Champs-Elysées. Paris, France. 2018. © William Keo | Magnum Photos
William Keo At the Avenue de Wagram near the Arc de Triomphe, protesters burned motorcycles releasing black smoke. Paris, France. 2018. © William Keo | Magnum Photos
William Keo Cox's Bazaar beach, many Rohingyas flee the massacres by sea in boats and run aground on the sand. Teknaf, Bangladesh. 2017. © William Keo | Magnum Photos
William Keo In Teknaf, a group of refugees arrive by boat, via the Naf River after passing through St. Martin's Island, off the coast of Myanmar. Teknaf, Bangladesh. 2017. © William Keo | Magnum Photos
William Keo Rohingya children in front of the Naf River, Myanmar border. Teknaf, Bangladesh. 2017. © William Keo | Magnum Photos
William Keo Soldiers aided by several Rohingyas try to control the distribution and try to get the crowd to sit down to calm tensions. Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. 2017. © William Keo | Magnum Photos
William Keo Shafiullah Khata, an informal camp, was set up at the end of September, and already numbers more than 100,000 people. At the entrance to the camp, refugees have set up trading points. Cox's Bazar, (...)
William Keo Rohingya refugees help push a Red Cross truck stuck in the mud in the informal Shafiullah Khata camp. Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. 2017. © William Keo | Magnum Photos
William Keo Shafiullah Khata, an informal camp, was set up at the end of September, and already numbers more than 100,000 people. Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. 2017. © William Keo | Magnum Photos
William Keo Women in niqab near the central market of Raqqa. Raqqa, Syria May 2021. © William Keo | Magnum Photos
William Keo Hasna, from Idleb, is a child with disabilities. He spends his days on the ground playing while waiting for time to pass. Syria. May 2021. © William Keo | Magnum Photos
William Keo Patrols of Assayech forces, the intelligence service of Syrian Kurdistan. Raqqa. Syria. May 2021. © William Keo | Magnum Photos
William Keo Saturday prayer in the Noor mosque. According to some people who came to pray, members of sleeper cells of the Islamic State organization also came to pray. Raqqa, Syria. May 2021. © William Keo | Magnum Photos
William Keo Members of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) militia, composed mostly of YPG (People's Protection Units) arrest two suspected members of ISIS. Deir Ez-Zor, Syria May 2021. © William Keo | Magnum Photos
William Keo Members of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) militia, composed mostly of YPG (People's Protection Units), assault two suspected members of an ISIS sleeper cell..Deir Ez-Zor, Syria. May 2021. © William Keo | Magnum Photos
William Keo Members of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) militia, mostly YPG (People's Protection Units), take cover to avoid shrapnel or potential explosives. Deir Ez-Zor, Syria May 2021. © William Keo | Magnum Photos
William Keo Members of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) militia, composed of a majority of YPG, on patrol against Islamic State sleeper cells. Deir Ez-Zor, Syria May 2021. © William Keo | Magnum Photos
William Keo Members of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) militia, composed of a majority of YPG, prepare to leave their barracks to go on operations. Mohammed, a dog handler specialising in explosive detect (...)
William Keo Day of Eid. Syria. May 2021. © William Keo | Magnum Photos
William Keo | -scaled.jpg A man in a restaurant, near the city center. Raqqa, Syria. May 2021. © William Keo | Magnum Photos
William Keo Streets of Raqqa, where electricity has returned after heavy fighting between Kurdish forces and Islamic State jihadists. According to the UN, 80% of the city's infrastructure has been destroyed. R (...)
William Keo In the death chamber of the Avicenne hospital, the body of Rufus, 66, a migrant of South Sudanese origin, is being prepared for repatriation to Juba. He died of a cerebral haemorrhage in early No (...)
FRANCE. Saint-Denis. November 17, 2020. The Ecluse camp, after the evacuation.
William Keo In the Ecluse camp in front of the Stade de France, migrants pack up their tents their tents before the dismantling of the Saint-Denis camp where more than 2500 people live. Saint-Denis, France. No (...)
William Keo In the Ecluse camp in front of the Stade de France, a man is on the phone. Saint-Denis, France. November 11, 2020. © William Keo | Magnum Photos
William Keo In the Ecluse camp in front of the Stade de France, Zaed, 21 (center), from Sudan, takes pictures with his friends. "Like everyone else our age, we like to take selfies." Saint-Denis, France. Nov (...)
William Keo Near the migrant camp of l'Ecluse. Saint-Denis, France. October 10, 2020. © William Keo | Magnum Photos
William Keo In an improvised mosque in an abandoned supermarket refurbished by migrants, a man prays. Aubervilliers, France. May 3, 2020. © William Keo | Magnum Photos
William Keo | Manifestation pour Adama Traoré Demonstrators flee from the police. After Assa Traoré's call for a rally, 15,000 people demonstrated against police violence in front of the Justice Court. The death of Assa's brother, Adama, is re (...)
William Keo Interior of a migrant squat. Aubervilliers, France. April 27, 2019. © William Keo | Magnum Photos
William Keo As a Turkish fighter plane flies over the frontline north of Tall Tamr, the Kurdish-dominated Syrian Democratic Forces stand ready to fight the advancing Turkish forces. Fighting is sporadic and th (...)
SYRIA. 2019. North of Hasakah. Tires are burning releasing black smoke.
William Keo In a school transformed into a shelter for IDPs, a woman fills a water container for her family. Hasakah, Syria. 2019. © William Keo | Magnum Photos
William Keo Abdel Aziz, 47, was shot in the groin in Tall Tamr, the front line. He died one day after the photo was taken. Hasakah, Syria. 2019. © William Keo | Magnum Photos
William Keo | FRANCE. Paris. 2018. A CRS guards a man being arrested. A CRS guards a man being arrested. Paris, France. 2018. © William Keo | Magnum Photos
FRANCE. Paris. 2018. A vehicle burns near the Champs-Elysées.
William Keo Frontline Dokuchayevsk, a soldier in front of the no man's land. Donbas, Ukraine. 2018. © William Keo | Magnum Photos
William Keo A woman cooks in a bomb shelter occupied by about 40 civilians. Donbas., Ukraine. 2018 © William Keo | Magnum Photos
William Keo National commemoration day of the 1943 victory in Saur Mogila, soldiers prepare to march towards the top of the hill. Saur Mogila, Ukraine. 2018. © William Keo | Magnum Photos
William Keo National commemoration day of the 1943 victory in Saur Mogila, soldiers prepare to march towards the top of the hill. Saur Mogila, Ukraine. 2018. © William Keo | Magnum Photos
William Keo national commemoration day of the 1943 victory in Saur Mogila, security service. Saur Mogila, Ukraine. 2018. © William Keo | Magnum Photos
William Keo National commemoration day of the 1943 victory in Saur Mogila, women wait for the passage of soldiers from the military parade. Saur Mogila, Ukraine. 2018. © William Keo | Magnum Photos
William Keo Museum of war, in Donetsk. Dontesk, Ukraine. 2018. © William Keo | Magnum Photos
William Keo | UKRAINE. Krasny-Partizan. 2018. Suburb of Donetsk, hit by shelling. A suburb of Donetsk, hit by shelling. Krasny-Partizan, Ukraine. 2018. © William Keo | Magnum Photos
William Keo Krasny-Partizan school, 30 km from Donetsk. Krasny-Partizan, Ukraine. 2018. © William Keo | Magnum Photos
William Keo A young girl sings in front of a slide show that tells the story of the war in Ukraine from the beginning. Krasny-Partizan, Ukraine. 2018. © William Keo | Magnum Photos
William Keo At Krasny-Partizan school, 30 km from Donetsk, a child during the anthem of the self-proclaimed state. Krasny-Partizan, Ukraine. 2018. © William Keo | Magnum Photos
William Keo Krasny-Partizan school, 30 km from Donetsk. Krasny-Partizan, Ukraine. 2018. © William Keo | Magnum Photos