Burhan Ozbilici
Burhan Özbilici is a Turkish photojournalist. In 2017 he won World Press Photo of the Year for his image of the assassination of Andrei Karlov, the Russian Ambassador to Turkey.
Life and work
Ozbilici grew up in Turkey.[1] He joined Associated Press (AP) as a full-time photo stringer in 1989 and became a staff photographer in 1996.[1]
Awards
- 2017: Winner, World Press Photo of the Year, World Press Photo, Amsterdam for his image of the assassination of Andrei Karlov, the Russian Ambassador to Turkey.[2][3][4][5][6]
- 2017: First prize, Spot News, Stories category, World Press Photo, Amsterdam[7]
See also
- The execution of Nguyễn Văn Lém by General Nguyễn Ngọc Loan, a photograph of which by AP photographer Eddie Adams won First Prize in the Spot News, Singles category of the 1968 World Press Photo contest, and the 1969 Pulitzer Prize for Spot News Photography
References
- "Burhan Ozbilici". www.worldpressphoto.org. Retrieved 2020-04-21.
- "Burhan Ozbilici wins 2017 World Press Photo competition". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2020-04-21.
- Kanter, Jake. "This astonishing image of a Turkish assassin has been named World Press Photo of the Year". Business Insider. Retrieved 2020-04-21.
- "Photographer reveals how he captured pictures of ambassador shooting". Evening Standard. 20 December 2016. Retrieved 2020-04-21.
- "Photographer who captured Russian ambassador's killer". BBC News. 20 December 2016. Retrieved 2020-04-21 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- "The Haunting Image of the Assassination of Russia's Ambassador to Turkey". Time. Retrieved 2020-04-21.
- "Russia envoy killing picture wins award". BBC News. 13 February 2017. Retrieved 2020-04-21 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
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