Yasuyoshi Chiba
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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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Publications
- 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
- Football as seen through the eyes of children in Cidade de Deus favela, with Christophe Simon, Visa pour l'Image, Perpignan, France[5]
Awards
- 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
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