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Sierra Leone – January, 2006

Education:

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Photography, Gerrit Rietveltd Art Academy, Amsterdam, Holland

Awards:

1991 Infinity Award: Photojournalist of the Year, International Center of Photography, New York.
1994 Leica Medal of Excellence for Outstanding Achievement in Documentary Photography
1994 Dorothy Lange Prize, Duke University Center of Documentary Studies
1995 Earnst Haas Award, Maine Photographic Workshops
1997 Gold Medal of Photography, Society of Publishing Designers, New York
1997 World Press Photo Portrait Series, First Prize, Amsterdam
1997 Alfred Eisenstadt Award for 3 Eyewitness Essays, Life Magazine
2000 Gold ARC Award for Best Annual Report, NGO Category, Rockefeller Foundation 1999 Annual Report
2001 Gold ARC Award for Best Annual Report, Show of Shows, Rockefeller Foundation 2000 Annual Report
2003 World Press Photo, First Prize for Nature and the Environment, Amsterdam, Holland
2003 World Press Photo, First Prize for Spot News, Amsterdam, Holland

Books:

Broken Dream: 20 Years of War in Eastern Europe, Monacelli Press, New York 1997
Incognito: Arena Editions, USA 2001
Suprovvivere: Motta Editore, Italy 2001

Grants:

1994 Ernest Haas Working Grant, USA
1995 Mother Jones International Fund of Photography, USA
2000 Hasselblad Foundation Grant for Photography