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Photographer of Year 2026 Editorial

The World Cup of the Absent

  • Photographer
    Iván Macías
  • Agency / Studio
    Iván Macías
  • Prize
    Photographer of Year in Editorial

During the 2026 World Cup, Mexico City split into two parallel realities. While millions paralyzed the capital to celebrate their National Team, just kilometers away, mothers marched for the country's 115,000 disappeared. This essay exposes the cognitive dissonance of an anesthetized nation, juxtaposing mass euphoria with solitary grief. Estadio Azteca’s 83,000 seats couldn't hold the absent. Yet, the State facilitates spectacle while sending riot police to those demanding bodies. It questions evasion as Mexican society's primary survival mechanism.

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