Best published photographic reporting from abroad requiring exceptional courage and enterprise
AWARD YEAR: 1999
AWARD NAME: The Robert Capa Gold Medal Award 1999
RECIPIENT: John Stanmeyer
AFFILIATION: SABA for TIME
HONORED WORK: “The Killing of Bernardino Guterres in Dili, East”
John Stanmeyer’s work in East ‘Timor epitomized the perfect combination of exceptional courage and photojournalistic skill in capturing a searing sequence of images as Indonesian police shot and killed a pro-independence supporter. Stanmeyer was at great risk as he photographed the incident, but followed it through to its tragic ending.
Citation for Excellence:
Afrim Hajrulahu
(Contact Press Images/U.S. News © World Report)
“Heartbreak in the Balkans”