Columbia University has announced the 2022 Pulitzer Prizes and photographers from the Los Angeles Times and Reuters took top honors in the two photography categories.
The Pulitzer Prize is awarded across multiple categories, two of which are dedicated to photography: Breaking News Photography and Feature Photography.
Marcus Yam, a Malaysian-born photojournalist who works as a foreign correspondent for the Los Angeles Times, was awarded the Pulitzer in the Breaking News category for his coverage of the fall of Afghanistan.
L.A. Times foreign correspondent @yamphoto has won a Pulitzer Prize for breaking news photography for his coverage of the fall of Afghanistan.
For 2 months, Yam courageously pursued stories even as other media exited the country due to security issues.https://t.co/gFOxyZtMQq pic.twitter.com/Y5TDo9J1Vf
— Los Angeles Times (@latimes) May 9, 2022
L.A. Times foreign correspondent @yamphoto has won a Pulitzer Prize for breaking news photography for his coverage of the fall of Afghanistan.
Take a look at his haunting and heartbreaking photos: https://t.co/gFOxyZcbYS pic.twitter.com/8OLWoq1WiD
— Los Angeles Times (@latimes) May 10, 2022
Los Angeles Times foreign correspondent @yamphoto has won a Pulitzer Prize for photography for his coverage of the fall of Afghanistan.
His work captured the violence the Afghan people faced as the Taliban took over Kabul and their fear.https://t.co/7EHwXvzX48 pic.twitter.com/M4tFYIfVGr
— Los Angeles Times (@latimes) May 9, 2022
“Yam delivered pictures of unspeakable tragedy and abiding emotion despite a manhandling by one of the insurgents, the near-constant menace of other fighters and the abundant technical hurdles of transmitting images out of a war zone,” the LA Times writes.
The moment it got real. My dear brother Marcus Yam @yamphoto was just awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Photography for the @latimes @latimesphotos #pulitzer @PulitzerPrizes https://t.co/6GooEcncPh pic.twitter.com/M1N6h5m2sO
— Poh Si Teng (@pohsi) May 9, 2022
L.A. Times foreign correspondent @yamphoto has won a Pulitzer Prize for breaking news photography for his coverage of the fall of Afghanistan.
He says after the Taliban took over, his work portrayed the sense of loss the Afghan people experienced.https://t.co/1YqPAGJRVY pic.twitter.com/XCsNf1I7KV
— Los Angeles Times (@latimes) May 9, 2022
“Yam’s award was the 49th Pulitzer Prize for The Times since 1942, including six gold medals for public service.”
Yam’s photos, which are described by the Pulitzer Prize Board as “raw” and “urgent” as the United States departed from Afghanistan, can be seen in a gallery on the Pulitzer webiste.
The Feature Photography category was won by Adnan Abidi, Sanna Irshad Mattoo, Amit Dave, and the late Danish Siddiqui of Reuters for their coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic in India. Siddiqui, who had previously won a Pulitzer for photography, was killed on assignment in Afghanistan in July of 2021. His death was originally attributed to crossfire, but later new reports determined he was killed after he was abandoned in the confusion of a retreat.
The Pulitzer Prize for feature photography is awarded to Adnan Abidi, Sanna Irshad Mattoo, Amit Dave and the late Danish Siddiqui of Reuters for the coverage of COVID in India https://t.co/qiFwmaxrLM pic.twitter.com/R0KjZVwx0h
— Reuters (@Reuters) May 9, 2022
Washington Post wins Pulitzer for public service, Reuters for feature photography https://t.co/kd2FNKN4af pic.twitter.com/LmVf4KuOJG
— Reuters (@Reuters) May 9, 2022
The Pulitzer Prize Board says the photos by Abidi, Mattoo, Dave, and Siddiqui show COVID’s toll in India and balance intimacy and devestation, “while offering viewers a heightened sense of place.” A full gallery of photos from the group can be found on the Pulitzer website.
The full list of all 2022 Pulitzer winners across all categories can be found on the Pulitzer website.
Author: Jaron Schneider
Source: Petapixel
