Yasuyoshi Chiba
Yasuyoshi Chiba is a Japanese photojournalist, based in Nairobi, Kenya. In 2020 he won World Press Photo of the Year.
Life and work
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Chiba has worked for Agence France-Presse since 2011[1] and is currently its Chief Photographer for East Africa and the Indian Ocean.[2] His photojournalism has mostly been made in Brazil and Kenya.[1] He is based in Nairobi, Kenya.[3]
Publications
[edit]- Kenya Burning, Mgogoro Baada ya Uchaguzi 2007/8. Nairobi: GoDown Arts Centre, 2009. ISBN 978-9966718211. With Boniface Mwangi. Edited by Billy Kahora. In English and Swahili.[4]
Exhibitions
[edit]- Football as seen through the eyes of children in Cidade de Deus favela, with Christophe Simon, Visa pour l'Image, Perpignan, France[5]
Awards
[edit]- 2008: Public Prize, Bayeux Calvados-Normandy Award for war correspondents, Bayeux, France[6]
- 2009: Winner, People in the News – Singles category, World Press Photo, Amsterdam[7]
- 2012: Winner, People in the News – Stories category, World Press Photo, Amsterdam[8]
- 2020: Winner, World Press Photo of the Year, World Press Photo, Amsterdam[9]
- 2020: Winner, General News – Singles category, World Press Photo, Amsterdam[10]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Taylor, Alan. "2018 Seen Through the Lens of Yasuyoshi Chiba - The Atlantic". www.theatlantic.com. Retrieved 2020-04-17.
- ^ "Yasuyoshi Chiba". www.worldpressphoto.org. Retrieved 2020-04-17.
- ^ "AFP's Yasuyoshi Chiba wins top World Press Photo prize for Sudan protest picture". The Japan Times Online. 17 April 2020. ISSN 0447-5763. Retrieved 2020-04-17.
- ^ Kahora, Billy; Chiba, Yasuyoshi; Mwangi, Boniface; Centre, GoDown Arts; Trust, Kwani. Kenya burning : mgogoro baada ya uchaguzi 2007/8. Nairobi, Kenya : GoDown Arts Centre : Kwani Trust. ISBN 978-9966-7182-1-1 – via Trove.
- ^ "Football as seen through the eyes of children in Cidade de Deus favela". Visa pour l’image. Retrieved 2020-04-17.
- ^ AFP, J. B. (lefigaro fr) Avec (12 October 2008). "Un journaliste du Figaro récompensé au prix Bayeux". Le Figaro.fr. Retrieved 2020-04-17.
- ^ "2009 Yasuyoshi Chiba PN1". worldpressphoto.org. Retrieved 2020-04-17.
- ^ "2012 Yasuyoshi Chiba PNS1-AL". worldpressphoto.org. Retrieved 2020-04-17.
- ^ "Image of Sudan uprising wins World Press Photo". BBC News. 16 April 2020. Retrieved 2020-04-17.
- ^ "Yasuyoshi Chiba wins World Press Photo for Sudan protest picture". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2020-04-17.
External links
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