Honoring a Fallen Photographer’s Spirit
Tomás Munita has won the second annual Getty Images and Chris Hondros Fund Award, and Bryan Denton was named a finalist. The award is a memorial to Chris Hondros, who was killed two years ago while photographing in Misurata, Libya.
Mr. Munita, 38, who is based in Santiago, Chile, will receive $20,000 and Mr. Denton, who is based in Beirut, Lebanon, will receive $5,000. Both are freelance photographers who shoot frequently for The New York Times.
In an e-mail to Mr. Munita notifying him of his prize, the jurors wrote: “We believe in your fierce commitment to photojournalism and endless drive to tell a story. Your images speak volumes about the exceptional quality of your work and the rigor with which you approach these stories, but what also comes through — in an exceptional way — is your nature as a photographer who cares for his subjects and colleagues in a spirit of humility and grace.”