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Alessandro Cinque

@cinque_ale

Freelance Photojournalist based in Peru. @Reuters Contributor. Grantee @natgeo and @pulitzercenter. All opinions are my own.

 Lima
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Joined January 2012
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My first cover for National Geographic. My photograph taken in the Peruvian Andes was chosen by National Geographic China as their cover. @NatGeo #NationalGeographic #Peru #Andes
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#ElFinancieroTV | Los resultados de las elecciones presidenciales en Perú le están dando una leve ventaja a la candidata conservadora, Keiko Fujimori; 4 candidatos podrían pasar a la segunda vuelta, dijo Carla Samon Ros (@carlasamon), Dir. @business en Lima. 📺: @OmarCepedaCastr
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Thanks @WorldPressPhoto
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This image included in the #70Printsfor70Years print sale, by @cinque_ale, @pulitzercenter, @NatGeo, awarded in the 2023 Contest, shows Alina Surquislla Gomez, a third-generation alpaca-farmer, cradling a baby alpaca in Oropesa, Peru, on 3 May 2021: worldpressphotoshop.org/prod…
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The photos behind my latest story for @Bloomberg open.substack.com/pub/alessa…
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Today I opened my channel on Substack. alessandrocinque.substack.co…
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Grazie @giammarcosicuro e Veronica Fernándes per avermi dato la possibilità di parlare su @RaiNews del mio amato Perù.
giammarco sicuro (@giammarcosicuro) profile picturegiammarco sicuro@giammarcosicuro17 Feb 2025
Il nuovo #mappamondi è online! Si parla di Perù! 🇵🇪🎧
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Photo of the Day | A medical team prepares an alpaca for surgery to retrieve eggs for in vitro fertilization at Quimsachata Research and Production Center in Puno, Peru. By @cinque_ale, awarded in the 2023 Contest: worldpressphoto.org/collecti…
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Carla Samon Ros@carlasamon6 Dec 2024
The first piece of a story we've been working on for months is out in @NatGeo ! How did Peru go from not knowing blueberries to becoming the world’s top exporter in just a decade? Read it here👇 nationalgeographic.com/envir…
How the Peruvian desert became the unlikely blueberry capital of the world

How the Peruvian desert became the unlikely blueberry capital of the world

Peru supplies nearly half of the fresh blueberries sold in the U.S. After last year’s heatwave, this is how the country is speeding up the race for varieties more resilient to climate change.

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What a week!  Thanks to @NatGeo and @InsideNatGeo for inviting me.  It was great to be inspired by great people. #natgeostorysummit
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If you’re a photographer from #LatinAmerica, join our #WPPh2024 Contest online talk on 4 December with 2022 Contest winner & 2023 Contest jury member @irfotografa & 2023 Contest winner @cinque_ale! Register here: worldpressphoto.org/calendar…
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📷 @cinque_ale, fotoperiodista italiano residente en Perú, es el ganador de Sudamérica en Reportajes Gráficos. El autor de «Alpaqueros», imagen oficial de #WPPBarcelona, te invita a la exposición: 📆 Del 10 de noviembre al 17 de diciembre 📍 @cececebe 🎟️ bit.ly/3F3ifhR
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Final days: Magnum and World Press Photo Square Print Sale. The sale will end on Sunday 22 October, at 23.59 EDT! bit.ly/48OjQ99
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Magnum Square Print is OPEN! Many of the photographs there are for sale were taken by photographers I grew up with and who contributed to my photographic education. Seeing one of my photographs on this list makes me proud. bit.ly/48OjQ99
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Photo of the Day | Alina Surquislla Gomez, a third-generation alpaca-farmer, cradles a baby alpaca in Oropesa, Peru. By @cinque_ale, awarded in the 2023 Contest & included in the upcoming Square Print Sale with @MagnumPhotos: worldpressphoto.org/collecti…
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Hanging by a thread: Peruvian alpaca breeders’ way of life under threat | 📷 by Alessandro Cinque theguardian.com/global-devel… @cinque_ale @andreinetto
Hanging by a thread: Peruvian alpaca breeders’ way of life under threat

Hanging by a thread: Peruvian alpaca breeders’ way of life under threat

For generations alpaca fleece has been prized for use in textiles. But the changing climate in the high Andes has led to a drop in production and many farmers are struggling to survive

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Matt Fidler@fidz726 Oct 2023
Hanging by a thread: Peruvian alpaca breeders’ way of life under threat | 📷 by Alessandro Cinque theguardian.com/global-devel… @cinque_ale @andreinetto
Hanging by a thread: Peruvian alpaca breeders’ way of life under threat

Hanging by a thread: Peruvian alpaca breeders’ way of life under threat

For generations alpaca fleece has been prized for use in textiles. But the changing climate in the high Andes has led to a drop in production and many farmers are struggling to survive

theguardian.com
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(1/2) Can stories focus on solutions as well as problems? In ‘Alpaqueros,’ @cinque_ale documents the challenges that threaten the alpacas in the Peruvian Andes, the loss of high-Andean cultural identity, and the scientific efforts to address the issues: worldpressphoto.org/collecti…
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Pulitzer Center@pulitzercenter2 Aug 2023
Los alpaqueros son el primer eslabón de la millonaria industria de fibra de alpaca en Perú, pese a ello, solo ganan $20 anuales por cada uno de sus animales. Este reportaje de grantees @ElizabSalazar & @cinque_ale para @Ojo_Publico analiza su situación. pulitzercenter.org/stories/m…
The Million-Dollar Alpaca Route: A Foreign Luxury for Andean Producers (Spanish)

The Million-Dollar Alpaca Route: A Foreign Luxury for Andean Producers (Spanish)

An English summary of this report is below. The original report, published in Spanish for Ojo Público, follows. Peru is the world leader in alpaca fiber production. Each year, the country exports...

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OjoPúblico@Ojo_Publico2 Aug 2023
#ElNegocioDeLaAlpaca🦙 Cada alpaca solo ofrece 2,3 kilos de fibra al año para los criadores. A la fecha, cada kilo cotiza en USD 8,7 (S/31,3) en el mercado peruano. ✍🏼@ElizabSalazar 📷@cinque_ale 👉 bit.ly/3KpStYx
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Yesterday, the #WPPh2023 Contest winners received their awards from our patron HRH Prince Constantijn of the Netherlands in a celebration at De Nieuwe Kerk in Amsterdam. Congratulations again to all the winning photographers! Event supported by @pictoright.
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Photo of the Day | An alpaca fetus is analyzed at the Quimsachata Research and Production Center, Puno, Peru. @cinque_ale, awarded in the #WPPh2023 Contest, highlights the new challenges faced by alpacas due to the climate crisis. See more: bit.ly/3LK2sZF
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