Photojournalism Awards 2021
(Works Produced in 2020)
Excellence in Photojournalism, Single Photo: Andri Tambunan
Excellence in Photojournalism, Photo Story: Ringo Chiu
Excellence in Photojournalism, Single Photo - Works Produced in 2020
Andri Tambunan
(Independent Visual Journalist)
I am a documentary photographer and videographer currently based in Sacramento, CA. I possess a solid background in photojournalism and specialize in the long-term narrative. My documentary work focuses on social justice, health, environmental conservation and identity. I have a passion for utilizing the visual narrative as a tool to inform, engage and impact social change.
Andri Tambunan, “Last Goodbye,” Unpublished
CAPTION: Simon pays his last respects to his father, Heang Hun, who passed away suddenly from an illness. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Sacramento Memorial Lawn limited the number of funeral attendants and required each person to wear a mask.
RUNNER UP: Ringo Chiu, “California Wildfires,” Associated Press
Excellence in Photojournalism, Photo Story -
Works Produced in 2020
Ringo Chiu, “California Wildfires,” Associated Press
ABOUT THE PROJECT: The 2020 California wildfire season was characterized by a record-setting year of wildfires that burned across the state of California as measured during the modern era of wildfire management and record keeping. As of the end of the year, nearly 10,000 fires had burned over 4.2 million acres, more than 4% of the state's roughly 100 million acres of land, making 2020 the largest wildfire season recorded in California's modern history.
RUNNER UP: Ringo Chiu, “BLM Protests,” Associated Press
Ringo Chiu
(Freelance Photojournalist )
RINGO CHIU AKA "The Machine," is a 2021 Pulitzer Prize Winner in Breaking News Photography and 2019 Pulitzer Prize Finalist in Breaking News Photography. Wildfires and protests have always been some of Chiu's favorite news events to cover, as he greatly enjoys capturing the dramatic moments showing firefighters battling a fire, and the pure emotion and expression of a protest that tells the story behind each and every event. Chiu's works have been published worldwide and have received numerous honors including: Press Photographers Association of Greater Los Angeles' (PPAGLA) 2019 and 2021 Photojournalist of the Year (POY); Los Angeles Press Club's 2014, 2017, 2020, and 2021 Southern California Photojournalist of the Year (POY); National Press Photographers Association's (NPPA) 2021 Best of Photojournalism, First Place in Sports Feature and 2021 Award of Excellence in Editorial by Communication Arts and Photography (Magazine).
