IWMF Named Adriane Ohanesian the Best Photo Journalist of the Year
New York photographer will receive a $20,000 prize.
New York photographer Adriane Ohanesian won the award for female photojournalists created by the International Women’s Media Foundation. She will receive a monetary prize of $20,000, The New York Times Lens Blog writes.
In recent years, Ohanesian has resided in Nairobi (Kenya) and worked on covering the conflicts in the Sudan region. Her works were published in The Wall Street Journal, Time, and National Geographic.
“It’s not about me, it’s about the lives of the people in the pictures. My photographs document what I’ve seen in isolated areas of the world, — Ohanesian says. — I hope the people I photograph feel that these photos communicate their circumstances to the outside world.”
