Moises Saman photograph

For Germany, a Grim Reality

Photo: Moises Saman for The New York TimesMoises Saman (b.1974, Peru) grew up in Barcelona, Spain and then moved to the USA to attend California State University. Shortly after graduating with a degree in Communications Moises moved to New York and became a staff photographer at New York Newsday from 2000-07. Since 2001 Moises has concentrated on covering the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, as well as projects in Asia and Central America. In 2008 Moises’ work from El Salvador received special mention in the Overseas Press Club “Olivier Rebbot Award” and was placed 3rd in the Magazine Photographer of the Year Award from POYi. In 2007 Moises’ work from Afghanistan received a 3rd prize in the  World Press Photo contest and an Honorable Mention in the UNICEF Photo of the Year awards.  In 2004 Moises was selected for the World Press Photo Masterclass. He is based in Brooklyn, New York.
http://www.moisessaman.com/

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