Robert Capa Gold Medal
Il premio Robert Capa Gold Medal (medaglia d'oro Robert Capa) viene assegnato per "il miglior reportage fotografico dall'estero, per realizzare il quale siano stati necessari eccezionali doti di coraggio e intraprendenza". [1] Viene assegnato una volta all'anno dal Overseas Press Club of America (OPC). È stato creato in onore del fotografo di guerra Robert Capa. Il primo a ricevere la Robert Capa Gold Medal è stato Howard Sochurek nel 1955.[1]
Vincitori [modifica]
Di seguito l'elenco dei vincitori del premio, in ordine cronologico, con a fianco il nome dell'agenzia fotografica per la quale lavorano (racchiuso tra parentesi), il nome della testata giornalistica per la quale hanno realizzato il servizio e il contesto (o il luogo) nel quale sono state scattate le foto.
- 1955: Howard Sochurek, (Magnum) Life.
- 1956: John Sadovy, Life.
- 1958: Paul Bruck, CBS, reportage dal Libano.
- 1959: Mario Biasetti, CBS.
- 1960: Yung Su Kwon, NBC, Reportage sugli scontri successivi all'arrivo di James Hagerty in Giappone.
- 1962: Peter Dehmel & Klaus Dehmel, NBC, "The Tunnel"
- 1963: Larry Burrows, Life, fotografie a colori della guerra in Vietnam.
- 1964: Horst Faas (The Associated Press), Reportage sul Vietnam.
- 1965: Larry Burrows, Life.
- 1966: Henri Huet (The Associated Press)
- 1967: David Douglas Duncan, Life&ABC.
- 1968: John Olson, Life, "The Battle That Regained and Ruined Hue"
- 1969: Anonimo fotografo cecoslovacco, Look, "A Death to Remember" (successivamente attribuita a Josef Koudelka)
- 1970: Kyoichi Sawada (United Press International)
- 1971: Larry Burrows, Life.
- 1972: Clive W. Limpkin, Penguin Books, "Battle of Bogside"
- 1973: David Burnett/Raymond Depardon/Charles Gerretsen (Gamma Presse Images), "Chili"
- 1974: W. Eugene Smith, Camera 35.
- 1975: Dirck Halstead, Time, Coverage of Vietnam.
- 1976: Catherine Leroy (Gamma), Time, Reportage sugli scontri di piazza a Beirut.
- 1977: Eddie Adams (The Associated Press), "The Boat of No Smiles", riguardo ai Boat People vietnamiti.
- 1978: Susan Meiselas, Time.
- 1979: Kaveh Golestan, Time.
- 1980: Steve McCurry, Time.
- 1981: Rudi Frey, Time.
- 1982: Harry Mattison, Time.
- 1983: James Nachtwey, Time, "Libano"
- 1984: James Nachtwey (Black Star), Time, "Photos of El Salvador"
- 1985: Peter Magubane, Time, "Cry for Justice: Cry for Peace"
- 1986: James Nachtwey, edizione tedesca di Time/GEO, "Island at War"
- 1987: Janet Knott, The Boston Globe, "Democracy: What Price?"
- 1988: Chris Steele-Perkins (Magnum), Time, "Graveside Terror"
- 1989: David Turnley (Black Star & The Detroit Free Press) "Revolutions in China and Romania"
- 1990: Bruce Haley (Black Star), U.S. News & World Report
- 1991: Christopher Morris (Black Star), Time.
- 1992: Luc Delahaye (Sipa Press), "Sarajevo: Life in the War Zone"
- 1993: Paul Watson, The Toronto Star, "Mogadishu"
- 1994: James Nachtwey (Magnum), Time Magazine, "Election Violence for South Africa"
- 1995: Anthony Suau, Time, "Grozny: Russia’s Nightmare"
- 1996: Corrine Dufka (Reuters), "Liberia: From a Dead Man’s Wallet"
- 1997: Horst Faas/Tim Page, Random House, "Requiem: By the Photographers Who Died in Vietnam and Indochina"
- 1998: James Nachtwey (Magnum), Time, "Indonesia: Descent into Madness"
- 1999: John Stanmeyer (SABA), Time, "The Killing of Bernardino Guterres in Dili, East Timor"
- 2000: Chris Anderson (Aurora), The New York Times Magazine, "Desperate Passage"
- 2001: Luc Delahaye (Magnum) Newsweek, "Afghanistan"
- 2002: Carolyn Cole, The Los Angeles Times, "Church of the Nativity: In the Center of the Siege"
- 2003: Carolyn Cole, The Los Angeles Times, "Covering Conflict: Iraq and Liberia"
- 2004: Ashley Gilbertson (Aurora), The New York Times, "The Battle for Fallujah"
- 2005: Chris Hondros, Getty Images, "One Night In Tal Afar"
- 2006: Paolo Pellegrin, Magnum, "True Pain: Israel & Hizbullah"
- 2007: John Moore, Getty Images, "The Assassination of Benazir Bhutto"
- 2008: Shaul Schwarz, Getty Images, "Violence in Kenya following the December 2007 presidential election"
- 2009: Khalil Hamra, Associated Press, "War in Gaza"
- 2010: Agnes Dherbeys, The New York Times, "Violence Erupts in Thailand"
- 2011: André Liohn, Newsweek, Prospekt, EPA, ICRC, "Almost Dawn in Libya"
- 2012: Fabio Bucciarelli, freelance for AFP, "Battle to Death"
Note [modifica]
- ^ a b OPC Awards: The Robert Capa Gold Medal. Overseas Press Club of America. URL consultato in data 12 novembre 2007.