Yasuyoshi Chiba Explained
Yasuyoshi Chiba is a Japanese photojournalist, based in Nairobi, Kenya. In 2020 he won World Press Photo of the Year.
Life and work
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
- Kenya Burning, Mgogoro Baada ya Uchaguzi 2007/8. Nairobi: GoDown Arts Centre, 2009. . 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]
Notes and References
- Web site: Alan. Taylor. 2020-04-17. 2018 Seen Through the Lens of Yasuyoshi Chiba - The Atlantic. www.theatlantic.com.
- Web site: 2020-04-17. Yasuyoshi Chiba. www.worldpressphoto.org.
- News: 2020-04-17. AFP's Yasuyoshi Chiba wins top World Press Photo prize for Sudan protest picture. The Japan Times Online. 17 April 2020. 0447-5763.
- Book: Billy. Kahora. Yasuyoshi. Chiba. Boniface. Mwangi. GoDown Arts. Centre. Kenya burning : mgogoro baada ya uchaguzi 2007/8. Nairobi, Kenya : GoDown Arts Centre : Kwani Trust. 978-9966-7182-1-1. Trove. Kwani. Trust.
- Web site: 2020-04-17. Football as seen through the eyes of children in Cidade de Deus favela. Visa pour l’image.
- Web site: J. B. (lefigaro fr) Avec. AFP. 2020-04-17. Un journaliste du Figaro récompensé au prix Bayeux. 12 October 2008. Le Figaro.fr.
- Web site: 2020-04-17. 2009 Yasuyoshi Chiba PN1. worldpressphoto.org.
- Web site: 2020-04-17. 2012 Yasuyoshi Chiba PNS1-AL. worldpressphoto.org.
- News: 2020-04-17. Image of Sudan uprising wins World Press Photo. BBC News. 16 April 2020.
- Web site: 2020-04-17. Yasuyoshi Chiba wins World Press Photo for Sudan protest picture. www.aljazeera.com.