Every frame tells the story of a terrifying and dangerous situation. The photographer is at obvious risk, yet he continues to photograph multiple scenarios and stays on scene to document the horrors and aftermath of the attack.
Award name: 03 The Robert Capa Gold Medal Award
Best published photographic reporting from abroad requiring exceptional courage and enterprise.
The Robert Capa Gold Medal Award 2012
The images from this portfolio put you “in the moment” and have a palatable sense of urgency. There is a consistency to the images that helps the viewer identify with the subjects and the perils they are encountering. Syria has been one of the deadliest locations for journalists since the beginning of this armed conflict and this photographer embodies the finest values of the Capa Award in this collection of images.
The Robert Capa Gold Medal Award 2011
Liohn’s harrowing and dramatic series of images taken in the besieged Libyan city of Misrata are truly in the spirit of Robert Capa’s combat photography. These searing images are a first rate example of close quarters combat photography obtained at great personal risk. Rarely do we see photos taken so deep in the fog of war, serving, as they do, to shine a bright light on the horrors and consequences of combat.
The Robert Capa Gold Medal Award 2010
Agnes Dherbeys took great risk to photograph violent anti-government riots in Thailand. Her images are close-up, powerful and direct. She worked day and night, photographing clashes that saw anti-government protesters both attacking soldiers as well as being attacked. Her images were an emotional rendering of the chaotic and dangerous scenes around her.
The Robert Capa Gold Medal Award 2009
Khalil Hamra’s pictures of the Israeli military incursion into Gaza
showed exceptional courage and enterprise by a committed local
photographer during a sustained and dangerous conflict.
The Robert Capa Gold Medal Award 2008
The Robert Capa Gold Medal Award 2007
Best published photographic reporting from abroad requiring exceptional courage and enterprise AWARD YEAR: 2007 AWARD NAME: The Robert Capa Gold Medal Award 2007 RECIPIENT: John Moore AFFILIATION: Getty Images for Newsweek HONORED WORK: “The Assassination of Benazir Bhutto” John Moore withstood the deadly chaos of a suicide bombing attack that killed Benazir Bhutto to record…
The Robert Capa Gold Medal Award 2006
The judges found Pellegrin’s startling pictures to be haunting in their vision of the war and its victims. Based primarily in the southern Lebanese city of Tyre and enduring the dangers of intense Israeli shelling and bombardment, Pellegrin photographed the damage, death, and internal displacement of a country ravaged by conflict.
The Robert Capa Gold Medal Award 2005
Best published photographic reporting from abroad requiring exceptional courage and enterprise AWARD YEAR: 2005 AWARD NAME: The Robert Capa Gold Medal Award 2005 RECIPIENT: Chris Hondros AFFILIATION: Getty Images HONORED WORK: “One Night in Tal Afar” Suicide bombers or innocent civilians? Tragically, Hondros witnessed U.S. troops opening fire on а car that kept advancing on…
The Robert Capa Gold Medal Award 2004
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…