Felipe Dana
Felipe Dana (born August 1985) is a Pulitzer Prize-winning Brazilian photojournalist for the Associated Press (AP).
Felipe Dana
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- Name
- Felipe Dana
- Born
- 1985
- Birthplace
- Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Occupation
- Photographer, cinematographer
- Known for
- War photography
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• Name — Felipe Dana • Born — 1985 • Birthplace — Rio de Janeiro, Brazil • Occupation — Photographer, cinematographer • Known for — War photography • Website — www.felipedana.com
Career
Career
Dana is known for his coverage of social inequality and urban violence in Latin America and conflicts in various countries including Iraq, Syria, Afghanistan, Gaza, Libya, and Ukraine. He received World Press Photo awards in 2013, 2017 and 2024. Dana was also part of AP teams finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2021. In 2023, Dana won the Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Photography for the coverage of Russian invasion of Ukraine, as part of the AP team. His drone video footage of the Battle of Mosul in Iraq open the action film Mosul on Netflix.
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1985
Felipe Dana born at Rio de Janeiro.
Awards
• 2011: Atlanta Photojournalism Awards • 2012: Atlanta Photojournalism Awards • 2013: Pictures of the Year International (POYi) – Pictures of the Year Latam, 3 awards • 2013: World Press Photo award • 2015: National Press Photographers Association • 2016: National Press Photographers Association, 2 awards • 2016: Pictures of the Year International (POYi) • 2016: SPJ Sigma Delta Chi Award • 2016: APME Associated Press Media Editors • 2016: Oliver S. Gramling Journalism Awards – AP • 2016: Atlanta Photojournalism Awards • 2017: APME Associated Press Media Editors • 2017: Finalist, Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Photography • 2017: World Press Photo award • 2017: National Press Photographers Association, 3 awards • 2017: Atlanta Photojournalism Awards • 2018: Finalist, Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting • 2018: Overseas Press Club of America (OPC) • 2018: Shorty Awards, Nominated • 2018: National Headliner Awards, 2 awards • 2018: APME Associated Press Media Editors • 2018: Pictures of the Year International (POYi) • 2019: Finalist, Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Photography • 2019: Pictures of the Year International (POYi) • 2019: The Guardian: Agency Photographer of the Year • 2019: Pictures of the Year International (POYi) – Pictures of the Year Latam, 3 awards • 2020: Atlanta Photojournalism Awards, 2 awards • 2020: National Press Photographers Association • 2021: Pictures of the Year International (POYi) – Pictures of the Year Latam • 2021: Finalist, Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Photography • 2023: Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Photography (shared with Bernat Armangue, Evgeniy Maloletka, Emilio Morenatti, Nariman El-Mofty, Rodrigo Abd, and Vadim Ghirda) • 2023: Overseas Press Club of America (OPC), The Kim Wall Award • 2024: Webby Awards - People's Voice Winner • 2024: World Press Photo award - Africa, Open Format
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- 1.Felipe Dana. Pulitzer Center.
- 2.Jury World Press Photo. www.worldpressphoto.org.
- 3.2017 Pulitzer Prize Finalist in Breaking News Photography. www.pulitzer.org.
- 4.2018 Pulitzer Prize Finalist in International Reporting. www.pulitzer.org.
- 5.2019 Pulitzer Prize Finalist in Breaking News Photography. www.pulitzer.org.
- 6.Pulitzer Prize 2021 - Finalists for Breaking News Photography.
- 7.2023 Pulitzer Prize Winner in Breaking News Photography.
- 8.Bauder, David. AP wins public service, photo Pulitzers for Ukraine coverage. Associated Press. 8 May 2023.
- 9.Portrait of a city in ruins.
- 10.2011 Winners · Atlanta Photojournalism Seminar. contest.photojournalism.org.
- 11.2012 Winners · Atlanta Photojournalism Seminar. contest.photojournalism.org.
- 12.POY Latam 2013 Winners.
- 13.2013 World Press Photo Contest, Contemporary Issues. www.worldpressphoto.org.
- 14.2016 NPPA Clip Contest Int Photographers of the Year. NPPA. 2017-02-04.
- 15.Portrait Series. NPPA Contests. 2016-04-15.
- 16.POYi - 73rd Winners.
- 17.Sigma Delta Chi Awards - Society of Professional Journalists. www.spj.org.
- 18.Associated Press Media Editors awards for journalism excellence. The Associated Press.
- 19.AP announces winners of 2016 Oliver S. Gramling Awards. The Associated Press.
- 20.2016 Winners · Atlanta Photojournalism Seminar. contest.photojournalism.org.
- 21.Associated Press announces 2017 awards. The Associated Press.
- 22.2017 World Press Photo Spot News.
- 23.2017 - NPPA - Best of Photojournalism.
- 24.2017 Winners - Atlanta Photojournalism Seminar.
- 25.Overseas Press Club of America Announces Annual Award Winners.
- 26.Felipe Dana - The Shorty Awards. shortyawards.com.
- 27.National Headliner Awards 2018 winners.
- 28.APME announces winners of 2018 contest for AP journalists. The Associated Press.
- 29.Pictures of the Year International - Spot News - Award of Excellence.
- 30.Pictures of the Year International - POY77 - WORLD UNDERSTANDING AWARD - Finalist.
- 31.The Guardian: Agency Photographer of Year 2019: Felipe Dana. The Guardian. 2019-12-23. 0261-3077.
- 32.POY Latam Fotógrafo Iberoamericano del Año.
- 33.Atlanta Photojournalism Awards 2020.
- 34.NPPA - BEST OF PHOTOJOURNALISM - Portrait Series.
- 35.POY Latam - The Pandemic in Ibero-America - Honorable Mention.
- 36.https://opcofamerica.org/Awardarchive/the-kim-wall-award-2023/
- 37.https://winners.webbyawards.com/2024/websites-and-mobile-sites/features-design/best-individual-editorial-feature-media-company/280757/adrift
- 38.https://www.worldpressphoto.org/collection/photocontest/2024
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