The sixth round of the Portrait of Humanity award run by the British Journal of Photography: a hundred and ninety-nine portals into human experience, stories of resilience, kindness and hope.

“These images — of love, community and friendship, but also displacement, hardship and grief — illuminate the human experiences that connect us all. Over the past year headlines have been dominated by tragedy and absurdity; streams of images of war, protests and brutality relentlessly flooding our screens. In the face of growing political chaos, environmental decline and threats to human rights, what can photography contribute?” — Marigold Warner