Best photography in newspapers and wire services
Award Year: 1995
Award Name: The John Faber Award 1995
Recipient: Mindaugas Kulbis
Affiliation: The Associated Press
Honored Work: “The War in Chechnya”
The Kulbis series, all taken during a two-week period in January, 1995, is a powerful testament to the viciousness of this separatist conflict. Many of the photographed dead are victims of Russian blanket air attacks on the Chechen capital.
Citation for Excellence:
David Brauchli
The Associated Press
“Grozny, Chechnya”