Spot News, Honorable mention
Joao Silva
The New York Times
The New York Times
31 October, 2006
Lance-corporal Juan Valdez-Castillo of the US Marines is shot by a sniper and dragged to safety by colleagues, during a joint patrol with the Iraqi Army. The lance-corporal was a radio operator, a favored sniper target as radio provides links to other units. Valdez was shot through the right arm and torso, but survived the attack.
Joao Silva
Under the mentorship of Ulli Michel, João became a stringer for the Reuters Johannesburg Bureau in 1991. In 1992, he was hired as a staff photographer at The Star. He later joine...
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