Related Press photographers awarded the Pulitzer Prize on Friday had dodged tear gas to capture protests versus racial injustice and patiently designed believe in with aged men and women to empathetically doc the toll of the coronavirus pandemic.
AP’s chief photographer in Spain, Emilio Morenatti, received the characteristic photography prize. Get the job done by 10 AP photographers won the breaking information prize.
“The remarkable work of the AP images team in masking racial justice protests and Emilio Morenatti’s compassionate, yearlong seem at the impact of COVID-19 on the elderly in Spain are two shining illustrations of what photojournalists strive to do all over the place: use light-weight and shadow to convey know-how and knowledge to all corners of the world,” said J. David Ake, AP assistant controlling editor and director of pictures.
Touring by scooter all over Barcelona, Morenatti captured pictures of an more mature couple hugging and kissing