Photojournalist Muhammed Muheisen awarded $10,000 Oliver S. Gramling Award for journalism – The Washington Post

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Photojournalist Muhammed Muheisen awarded $10,000 Oliver S. Gramling Award for journalism

The AP photographer was awarded for exemplifying compassion in his photos of children in conflict zones.

via Washington Post: http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/in-sight/wp/2014/10/22/photjournalist-muhammed-muhesien-awarded-10000-oliver-s-gambling-award-for-journalism/

Chief photographer in Pakistan for the Associated Press Muhammed Muheisen was recently awarded the $10,000 Oliver S. Gramling award for journalism. His  stunning coverage of refugees–with a strong focus on refugee children–in Pakistan and other conflict zones are imbued with compassion and humanity, and convey what photography has always had the power to do at its best: stir emotions within the viewer and, in some cases, compel us to act toward change