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Pulitzers for Photography Awarded
15 April 2013
The 97th annual Pulitzer Prizes in Journalism, awarded on the recommendation of the Pulitzer Prize Board, were announced today by Columbia University. Included in those awards are two for photography.
In the Breaking News Photography category, Rodrigo Abd, Manu Brabo, Narciso Contreras, Khalil Hamra and Muhammed Muheisen of the Associated Press were recognized for their coverage of the conflict in Syria.
Runners-up included the Denver Post Staff for coverage of the mass shooting in Aurora and Tyler Hicks of the New York Times for his images in Gaza.
In the Feature Photography category, freelancer Javier Manzano was recognized for his image of "two Syrian rebel soldiers tensely guarding their position as beams of light stream through bullet holes in a nearby metal wall."
Runners-up included Liz O. Baylen of the Los Angeles Times and Renee C. Byer of the Sacramento Bee.
The citations follow:
13. BREAKING NEWS PHOTOGRAPHY
For a distinguished example of breaking news photography in black and white or color, which may consist of a photograph or photographs, Ten thousand dollars ($10,000).
Awarded to Rodrigo Abd, Manu Brabo, Narciso Contreras, Khalil Hamra and Muhammed Muheisen of the Associated Press for their compelling coverage of the civil war in Syria, producing memorable images under extreme hazard.
Also nominated as finalists in this category were: The Denver Post Staff for its skillful coverage of the mass shooting at a theater in Aurora, Colo., capturing the scope of the tragedy in a poignant portfolio of pictures and Tyler Hicks of The New York Times for his powerful pictures chronicling deadly destruction in Gaza following a retaliatory bombing by Israel.
14. FEATURE PHOTOGRAPHYFor a distinguished example of feature photography in black and white or color, which may consist of a photograph or photographs, Ten thousand dollars ($10,000).
Awarded to Javier Manzano, a free-lance photographer, for his extraordinary picture distributed by Agence France-Presse of two Syrian rebel soldiers tensely guarding their position as beams of light stream through bullet holes in a nearby metal wall.
Also nominated as finalists in this category were: Liz O. Baylen of the Los Angeles Times for her intimate essay, shot in shadowy black and white, documenting the shattered lives of people entangled in prescription drug abuse and Renee C. Byer of The Sacramento (Calif.) Bee for her heartwarming photographs of a grandfather raising three grandchildren after the violent death of his daughter and the loss of his wife to cancer.