Javier Manzano

Javier Manzano is a Mexican American filmmaker and photojournalist best known for his coverage of Latin America and the Middle East.[1]

Life and career

Manzano was born in Mexico but moved to the United States with his family when he was 18 years old. His camera work has appeared in National Geographic, VICE on HBO, Showtime, Hulu, Amazon Video, Channel 4, BBC and PBS.[2] and other news outlets.[3][4]

Pulitzer

Manzano's Pulitzer Prize–winning photograph was taken in October 2012 at the Karm-al Jabal district of Aleppo, Syria. It shows two Free Syrian Army soldiers guarding a sniper's nest as light streams through bullet holes in the wall behind them.[5] Manzano is the first freelance photographer to be awarded the prize in 17 years, when Charles Porter IV and Stephanie Welsh won in 1996.[6]

Awards

References

  1. "Javier Manzano, fotógrafo free lance de AFP, galardonado con un premio Pulitzer" (in Spanish). AFP. 16 April 2013. Archived from the original on 5 June 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  2. "Northern Exposure - By Javier Manzano". Foreign Policy. 17 April 2012. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. Lum, Jessica (26 June 2012). "Interview with Javier Manzano". PetaPixel. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  4. http://www.javiermanzano.com
  5. "Free Syrian Army fighters stand guard in Aleppo's Karm al-Jabal neighborhood, as light enters through a wall peppered by shrapnel". World Press Photo. 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  6. Tenore, Mallary Jean (17 April 2013). "Javier Manzano first freelance photographer to win Pulitzer in 17 years". Archived from the original on 24 May 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  7. "Javier Manzano". World Press Photo. Archived from the original on 14 March 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  8. "The Pulitzer Prizes | Citation". The Pulitzer Prizes. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  9. "Results of the 20th Edition". Bayeux Calvados Awards. 2013. Archived from the original on 11 December 2013. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
  10. "Pulitzer Prize-Winning photojournalist Javier Manzano to receive 2016 Pell Center Prize for Story in the Public Square". 15 March 2016.
  11. https://theemmys.tv/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/2020-41st-News-Docs-News_Honorees-9-21-20-rev-10.09.20.pdf
  12. "Overseas Press Club of America Announces Annual Award Winners". OPC. 18 March 2022.
  13. "Transnational".
  14. (PDF) https://theemmys.tv/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/43rd-Annual-News-and-Doc-9-28-22-rev-3.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.