Rio Grande do Sul Family Photography Award

A mother and father pretend to have elephant trunks as their daughter watches in this Family Photojournalist Association awarded photo by a Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil documentary family photographer.

Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Renato Mello

This FPJA award-winning image was created by documentary family photographer, Renato Mello of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.

Renato Mello, a documentary family photographer of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, was presented with a Pro Award for top family photojournalism by the FPJA contest judges.

The best family photographers in the world enter their favorite images to the Family Photojournalist Association's contests. Their photographs are evaluated and selected by some of the most recognized picture editors and working photojournalists in the news industry.

Round 6 Contest Judges

Joe Weiss, Preston Gannaway, Renee C. Byer, Jen Tse