Best photographic reporting from abroad in newspapers and wire services
AWARD YEAR: 1999
AWARD NAME: The John Faber Award 1999
RECIPIENT: Yannis Behrakis
AFFILIATION: Reuters
HONORED WORK: “Kosovo 1999”
Kosovo was the most photographed story of the year, but the 10 images submitted by Yannis Behrakis stand out because of the simple, stark, and poetic way in which they tell a big story. With a face, a scream, a plea, a footprint, Behrakis helps us grasp a whole story in each compelling frame.
Citations for Excellence:
Brennan Linsley
The Associated Press
“Sierra Leone Amputees”
Carol Guzy
The Washington Post
“Abandoned in Kosovo”