Tomás Munita (Chile, 1975) is an independent documentary photographer with a main interest on social and environmental issues.  He is based in his home town of Santiago, Chile. Tomás embodies and demonstrates exceptional photographic ability coupled with a spirited commitment to the craft of photojournalism and to telling the news stories of our time.

Tomás is winner of several awards, including:

• Polk Photography Award, for his work on the Plight of the Rohingya, 2018

• 4 World Press Photo awards. Two in 2006, 2013 and 2017

• Photojournalist of the Year. NPPA 2017

• Award of Excellence, Photographer of the Year, Poyi ,2017

• Gabriel Garcia Marquez Award, with his work on Patagonian Cowboys. 2015

• Excellence in Feature Photography, Society of Publishers in Asia. The Plight of the Rohingya. 2015

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Tamir Ben Kalifa, 2022
Bronx Documentary Center, 2021
Lynn Johnson, 2019
Sim Chi Yin, 2018
Meridith Kohut, 2017
Bryan Denton, 2016
Kevin Frayer, 2015
Daniel Berehulak, 2014
Tomás Munita, 2013
Andrea Bruce, 2012