Richard Jones (photojournalist)

Richard Jones is a British photojournalist, based in Hong Kong until 2012. In 2009 he was the victim of an assault by Grace Mugabe and her bodyguard.[1]

Jones' work related to China's One-Child Policy has won numerous Human Rights Press Awards[2] and a National Press Photographers Association Award.[3] He won the Photojournalism category at the Photography Masters Cup International Color Awards in 2009.[4] He was nominated and "Highly Commended" in the Foreign Reporter of the Year category at the UK Press Awards in 2011 for his reporting from China for the Mail on Sunday.[5]

In 2012 Jones moved to the UK and persued a career in the cultural sector, working for museums and galleries. In 2023 he was named as a finalist National Lottery Awards "Outstanding Individuals" in heritage for is work documenting the faces and testimonies of the Last Generations of Coalminers from Wales.

References
  1. "Mrs Mugabe assaults our photographer outside her luxury Hong Kong hotel - Times Online". 21 January 2009. Archived from the original on 21 January 2009. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  2. "Home" (PDF).
  3. "NPPA: Best of Photojournalism 2009 Still Photo Winners". bop.nppa.org. Archived from the original on 27 March 2009.
  4. "Photography Masters Cup | International Color Awards". www.worldphotographicarts.com. Archived from the original on 18 July 2011.
  5. "Press Awards 2011: The full list of winners". 5 April 2011.


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