Paula Bronsteinis an American photojournalist who entered the profession in 1982 inProvidence, Rhode Island.[1]She is now based inBangkokwhere she works forGetty Images.Bronstein was a nominated finalist for the Breaking News2011 Pulitzer Prize.[2]
Her book,Afghanistan Between Hope and Fear,was published byUniversity of Texas Pressin 2016.[3][4][5][6]
Biography
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Bronstein majored in photography at theUniversity of Coloradoand at Austria'sSalzburg Collegebefore specializing in photojournalism at theRochester Institute of Technologywhere she graduated in fine arts.[7]She embarked on her career in the United States at theProvidence Journal Bulletinbefore spending 12 years with theNew Haven Registerand theHartford Courant.In 1996, she became a staff photographer at theChicago Tribuneand then worked forThe Register-GuardinOregon.[1]
Since 1998, Bronstein has been based inBangkok.In June 2002, she joinedGetty Imageswhere she has covered conflicts and news stories throughout the wider Asian region includingKashmir,Afghanistan,IndonesiaandPakistan.[8]
Bronstein's camera lens was smashed and she suffered minor bruising whenNew South Wales Policepushed her to the ground while she was photographing protesters of theAPEC Australia 2007meetings. Bronstein called for an inquiry into the police actions.[9]
She was arrested by police during the2014 Hong Kong protestson suspicion of criminal damage due to climbing on top of a private vehicle to take photos of the clashes inMong Kokon the evening of 17 October. Police stated that a complaint against her was made by the car's driver, who was inside it, and took action to remove her when she refused to get down. Bronstein claimed to be shocked by her arrest, saying it was common practice for photojournalists to stand on cars to avoid crowds in war zones.[10]Bronstein was released the next day after posting bail of 300 Hong Kong Dollars (US$38.70).[11]
Publication by Bronstein
edit- Afghanistan Between Hope and Fear.Louann Atkins Temple Women & Culture Series. Austin, TX:University of Texas Press,2016.ISBN978-1477309391.With a foreword by Kim Barker, an essay byChristina Lamb( "Afghan Women" ), and an afterword by Bronstein.
Awards
edit- John Faber award from theOverseas Press Club.[1]
- 2006: First prize, China's International Press Photo contest (CHIPP) for "Earthquake victims in Kashmir".[12]
- 2010: Runner-up, Photojournalist of the Year (large markets),National Press Photographers Association,for her photograph of heroin addicts in Kabul.[13]
- 2010: Photographer of the year 2010, Foreign Correspondents Club of Thailand, for her coverage of the Thai political crisis.[14]
- 2011: FotoEvidence Book Award for her work on "Afghanistan: Between Life and War".[15]
- 2011: Nominated Finalist together withDaniel Berehulakfor the Breaking NewsPulitzer Prize.[2]
- 2017: Daily Life, first prize singles,World Press Photo.[16]
References
edit- ^abcSvetlana Bachevanova, "Interview with Paula Bronstein"Archived2011-06-06 at theWayback Machine,FotoEvidence,Retrieved 16 May 2011.
- ^ab"Breaking-News-Photography",The Pulitzer Prizes.Retrieved 16 May 2011.
- ^"Photojournalist Paula Bronstein on the Afghanistan stories that don't go away - 1854 Photography".
- ^Barker, Kim (15 August 2016)."'You Can't Just Walk Away': Why Paula Bronstein Keeps Photographing Afghanistan ".Lens Blog.
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- ^"The incredible photos that show life in Afghanistan through 15 years of war".Independent.co.uk.15 October 2016.Archivedfrom the original on 2022-05-25.
- ^"Paula Bronstein - Biography",War Photo Ltd.Retrieved 16 May 2011.
- ^"Paula Bronstein: Eyewitness: Pakistan's Fatal Floods",Life.Retrieved 16 May 2011.
- ^"Call for Inquiry into Clash That Felled Photographer",Sydney Morning Herald.Retrieved 13 November 2013.
- ^"Cảnh viên đái tẩu chiến địa nữ ký giả ngoại quốc ký giả hiệp hội xúc phóng nhân (Policemen arrests female war journalist, Foreign Correspondents' Club demands release)".Apple Daily.17 October 2014.Retrieved17 October2014.
- ^Kathy Chu (18 October 2014),"Hong Kong Police Release Photographer Covering Protests",Wall Street Journal,New York, New York,retrieved25 December2017(subscription required)
- ^"2nd CHIPP Contest unveils awarded works",People's Daily,March 27, 2006. Retrieved 16 May 2011.
- ^"The Best of Photojournalism in 2010"Archived2012-03-19 at theWayback Machine,NPPA.Retrieved 16 May 2011.
- ^"Results of Fcct/OnAsia Photo Journalism Contest 2010",FCCT.Retrieved 16 May 2011.
- ^"FotoEvidence Book Award: 2011 Winners"Archived2011-04-20 at theWayback Machine.Retrieved 16 May 2011.
- ^"2017 Paula Bronstein DL1 | World Press Photo".www.worldpressphoto.org.Archived fromthe originalon 2017-02-18.