Asian Photography - December 2015

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Goran Tomasevic

G

oran Tomasevic is a Serbian photographer who

works for Reuters and has spent almost twenty years

around the world photographing conflicts and social

issues. He covered wars that led to the breakup of Yugoslavia

for a local paper and then joined Reuters in 1996 where he

started covering political issues and tension in Kosovo and

anti-Milosevic demonstrations in Belgrade. He later moved to

Jerusalem in 2002 where he extensively covered the second

Palestinian intifada. But one of his most famous and known

images was that of a US Marine watching the toppling of

Saddam’s statue after the war in Iraq. His images are compelling

and powerful. He has covered a lot of conflicts throughout the

world and his images speak for themselves. He has won a lot of

awards and accolades for his inspiring work- World Press Photo

for ‘Spot News Stories’ in 2014, SOPA Award of Excellence

for News Photography in 2009,London Frontline Club Award

in 2013,China International Press Photo of the Year in 2011 to

name a few.

© Goran Tomasevic