Land Under (World 2025, by Luca Zanetti) - Swiss Press Award
Luca Zanetti
Aerial shot of Gardi Sugdub, or ‘Crab Island,’ is a tiny island in an archipelago off Panama’s northern Caribbean coast and has been home to Guna Indigenous people for over 100 years. Originally the island provided the Guna with refuge from mainland mosquito-borne illnesses and colonial restrictions, but today, Gardi Sugdub faces new challenges. With nearly 1,300 people on an island of about five soccer fields, there is no room to expand homes or for children to play.
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Photo / World
2025
Luca Zanetti
The Panamanian island of Gardi Sugdup now protrudes only forty centimeters from the Caribbean Sea. The people are being relocated to the mainland, leaving behind more than just their homeland. In 25 years at the latest, this paradise will be gone, swallowed up by the ocean.
