The John Faber Award 2005

Best photographic reporting from abroad in newspapers and wire services

AWARD YEAR: 2005

AWARD NAME: The John Faber Award 2005

RECIPIENT: Rina Castelnuovo

AFFILIATION: The New York Times

HONORED WORK: “Leaving Gaza”

Living in the region for many years didn’t diminish Castelnuovo’s ability to capture the emotional story of Jewish settlers’ forced withdrawal from Gaza and the West Bank. Each image depicts an intimate moment in the struggle between “the believers and non-believers.” The Israeli soldiers are clearly torn by having to evict fellow Jews from the land and homes they believe are theirs by divine right.

Citations for Excellence:

David Guttenfelder
The Associated Press
“South Asia Earthquake”

Joao Silva
The New York Times
“Wasting Away in African Jails”