Felipe Dana discovered photography at age 15 when he started working as an assistant for event and commercial photographers. At the close of 2009, he decided to focus his career solely on photojournalism. Dana has focused his work on documenting the consequences of social changes in slums due to upcoming major sports events scheduled for 2014 and 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, where he currently lives and works as a staff photographer for The Associated Press. Photo: A model wears a creation from the Triya summer collection during Fashion Rio in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Friday, April 19, 2013. (Photo by Felipe Dana/AP Photo)

A model poses at Checkpoint Charlie, a historic place in the German capital to promote the fashion magazine “Sous” on June 12, 2012. (Photo by Maurizio Gambarini)

Italian singer Elodie performs on stage at the Ariston theatre during the 71st Sanremo Italian Song Festival, in Sanremo, Italy, 03 March 2021. The festival runs from 02 to 06 March. (Photo by Ettore Ferrari/EPA/EFE)

Children dressed as chess pieces perform during an event organised ahead of the 44th Chess Olympiad 2022, in Chennai on July 26, 2022. (Photo by Arun Sankar/AFP Photo)

It looks like a kiss but this male and female blackbird were fighting in flight in Charlton Adam, Somerset, South West England in July 2022. (Photo by Ben Pulletz/Solent News)

Men ride a motorcycle carrying a fan in Havana, Cuba, Thursday, April 6, 2023. As Cuban citizens deal with the country´s many problems like electricity blackouts, empty stores and long lines for almost any service, they also have to manage with the lack of public transportation as there is a shortage of working buses and few privately owned vehicles. (Photo by Ramon Espinosa/AP Photo)

People take selfies as a English singer-songwriter Harry Styles wax figure is unveiled on Coogee Beach on July 18, 2023 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Don Arnold/WireImage)

Amber Glenn, of the United States, competes in the women's short program segment at the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, Friday, November 1, 2024, in Angers, France. (Photo by Aurelien Morissard/AP Photo)