Best photographic reporting from abroad for magazines or books
Award Year: 1987
Award Name: The Olivier Rebbot Award 1987
Recipient: Sabastiao Salgado
Affiliation: The New York Times Magazine
Honored Work: “An Epic Struggle for Gold”
Salgado’s series of otherworldly pictures shows Brazilian workers digging in mud in dangerous, primitive conditions. The content was dramatic; the photos were commanding.
Citation for Excellence:
JeanBernard Diederich
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