The first edition of the Ibero-American Photography Prize Nexofoto16 was granted to Spanish artist Virginia Rota for her work titled Saudade (Nostalgia), a piece that dissects longing and loss. For Rota, Saudade is the remnant left by the certainty that that which was once home will never be again. The jury entrusted with selecting the winner was formed by: Javier Vallhonrat, Alejandro Castellote, Rosina Cazali, Iñaki Domingo, Diego Alonso, Isabel Lázaro, Luis Binimelis de Dios and José Martínez-Quintanilla. The prize consists of a purse of 2,000 euros and several exhibitions, one at the Mondo Galería in Madrid—to be presented concurrently with Photoespaña2016—another at the Galería Art Deal Project in Barcelona, and a third one at the Ekho Gallery in Santiago, Chile. Saudade is a project in which Virginia Rota addresses bitterness, grief, melancholy and sorrow. The Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) defines the term "Saudade" as loneliness, nostalgia, longing. But only those who have lost something important in their lives understand its true meaning. Saudade is the remnant left by the certainty that was once home has been lost forever. It means missing something with such intensity that it hurts. In this manner, Virginia Rota reveals through a series of photographs taken in her home the depreciation of something valuable when one already reached the top and now cannot find peace in which to rest. Virginia Rota (Málaga, 1989) completed a degree in Psychology and a MA in Experimental Filmmaking. She received the first Malagecrea2015 and Contemporarte2015 awards. She has exhibited her work as the Museo de Arte Moderno in Guatemala, the Galería Astarté (Madrid), IRJ (Logroño), Festival Incubarte 2015 (Valencia), and at the Galería La Casarosa (Málaga).