Best photographic reporting from abroad in newspapers and wire services
AWARD YEAR: 1997
AWARD NAME: The John Faber Award 1997
RECIPIENT: John Moore
AFFILIATION: The Associated Press
HONORED WORK: “Zaire Refugees”
Photo editors, especially those who have been in the business for a while, have a tendency to become jaded when looking at ongoing stories. This is especially true for: stories out of Africa, where photos of carnage and disaster from Rwanda, Ethiopia, and other nations have all started to look the same. This years winner of the John Faber Award, John Moore of The Associated Press, was an exception. His collection of photos had a freshness to them. Every picture in his essay was strikingly new and different and brought us a greater understanding of the story.
Citation for Excellence:
Santiago Lyon
The Associated Press
“Unrest in Albania”