Best published photographic reporting from abroad requiring exceptional courage and enterprise
AWARD YEAR: 2004
AWARD NAME: The Robert Capa Gold Medal Award 2004
RECIPIENT: Ashley Gilbertson
AFFILIATION: The New York Times
HONORED WORK: “The Battle For Fallujah”
Gilbertson was the most consistent visual recorder of the Iraq conflict this year. Spending more continuous time there than almost any other photographer, his images rise above the rest. Each picture stands alone aesthetically and, collectively, they portray the relentless tension and pressure the American troops were under in Fallujah. He sought out the best embeds and used those opportunities to make a memorable record of the American troops in action.
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