Muhammed Muheisen

Muhammed Muheisen is a two-time Pulitzer Prize winning photographer and the Chief Photographer for the Middle East, Afghanistan and Pakistan for the Associated Press.[1]

Muhammed Muheisen
Born 1981
Jerusalem
Nationality Jordanian
Occupation Photographer

Biography & Career

Muhammed Muheisen was born in Jerusalem in 1981, and is a Jordanian National.[1][2]

Muheisen has worked for the Associated Press since the age of 19.[2] He joined the AP in 2001 and has degrees in journalism and political science.[3] He covered many events in the Middle East: the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the U.S.-led war in Iraq, including the capture of Saddam Hussein, and the funeral of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat.[4][5] Muheisen has also traveled to Saudi Arabia, Afghanistan, Yemen, Egypt, Syria, Jordan, China, France and South Africa for various assignments throughout his career.[4]

Awards

Muheisen won the Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Photography in 2005 with his team at the Associated Press. Other photographers on the team included Brennan Linsley, Anja Niedringhaus, Murad Sezer, Jim MacMillan, and Khalid Mohammed. The team won for its yearlong coverage of combat in Iraqi cities.[6]

In 2007, Muheisen was awarded the picture of the year in the Pictures of the Year International competition.[3]

In 2013, Muheisen won the Pulitzer Prize again with his team at the Associated Press for Breaking News Photography. Other photographers on the team included Manu Brabo, Narciso Contreras, Rodrigo Abd and Khalil Hamra . The team won for its coverage of the civil war in Syria.[7]

Muheisen also won the Time Magazine Best Wire Photographer of 2013 Award,[8] and the Associated Press' Oliver S. Gramling Journalism Award in 2014. The AP announcement about the award said, "Muheisen captures the loss and hope in day-to-day life in Pakistan and conflict zones throughout the region."[9][10]

Muheisen's work about life in war has been exhibited at the Visa pour L'Image french photo festival and his work focusing on refugees was in the Festival des Libertes in Brussels.[3]

External links

References

  1. 1 2 "AP names Muhammed Muheisen as chief Mideast photographer". www.ap.org. Retrieved 2016-02-25.
  2. 1 2 "Best of Two-Time Pulitzer Photographer Muhammed Muheisen (Photos)". The Epoch Times. Retrieved 2016-03-12.
  3. 1 2 3 "Muhammed Muheisen". World Press Photo. Retrieved 2016-05-03.
  4. 1 2 "AP names Muhammed Muheisen as chief Mideast photographer". www.ap.org. Retrieved 2016-03-03.
  5. ↑ Bicker, Phil. "Wire Photographer Spotlight: Daily Life by Muhammed Muheisen". TIME.com. Retrieved 2016-03-12.
  6. ↑ "The 2005 Pulitzer Prize Winner in Breaking News Photography". www.pulitzer.org. Retrieved 2016-02-25.
  7. ↑ "The 2013 Pulitzer Prize Winner in Breaking News Photography". www.pulitzer.org. Retrieved 2016-02-25.
  8. ↑ Department, TIME Photo. "Muhammed Muheisen: TIME Picks the Best Wire Photographer of 2013". TIME.com. Retrieved 2016-02-25.
  9. ↑ "AP announces winners of the 2014 Oliver S. Gramling Awards". www.ap.org. Retrieved 2016-03-03.
  10. ↑ Tucker, Lizzie (2014-10-31). "Photographer Muhammed Muheisen: 'This Afghan boy chasing bubbles lets me dream for the future'". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2016-03-12.
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