Lorenzo Tugnoli Explained

Lorenzo Tugnoli (born 1979) is an Italian photojournalist,^[1] based in Beirut.^[2] He won the 2019 Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography.^[3]

Life and work

Tugnoli was born and raised in Lugo, Emilia-Romagna, Italy.^[4]

He worked as a photojournalist in the Middle East before moving to Kabul, Afghanistan in 2010,^[4] where he lived and worked before moving to Beirut, Lebanon in 2015.^{[1] [5]}

Publications

• The Little Book of Kabul. 2014. Photographs by Tugnoli, text by Francesca Recchia.^[6]

Awards

• 2019: Winner, Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography for photo storytelling of the famine in Yemen published in The Washington Post^{[7] [8]}
• 2019: Nominee, World Press Story of the Year, World Press Photo, Amsterdam^{[9] [10]}
• 2019: Winner, General news, stories, World Press Photo, Amsterdam^[11]
• 2020: Winner, Contemporary Issues, Stories, World Press Photo^[12]
• 2021: Winner, Spot News, Stories, World Press Photo^[13]

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2020-04-15. Lorenzo Tugnoli. World Press Photo.
2. Web site: The Leica camera Blog. Leica Camera.
3. News: Read the works of The Washington Post's 2019 Pulitzer Prize winners. 2020-09-19. Washington Post. en.
4. Web site: 2020-04-15. Tugnoli, il Pulitzer italiano: "Nelle mie foto cerco la poesia, anche nelle tragedie". 16 April 2019. la Repubblica.
5. Web site: 2020-04-15. Contacts & Bio. Lorenzo Tugnoli.
6. Richard. Conway. 2020-04-15. The Little Book of Kabul. Time.
7. News: David. Gonzalez. James. Estrin. Matthew. Sedacca. 2020-04-15. Photos of Yemen War and Central American Asylum Seekers Win Pulitzers. The New York Times. 15 April 2019. 0362-4331.
8. 2020-04-15. Chi è Lorenzo Tugnoli, l'italiano che ha vinto il Pulitzer per il suo fotoreportage. 16 April 2019. Wired.
9. Web site: 2020-04-15. World Press Story of the Year nominee Lorenzo Tugnoli. 11 April 2019. British Journal of Photography.
10. News: Matt. Fidler. 2020-04-15. World Press Photo Contest 2019 – the nominees. The Guardian. 21 February 2019. 0261-3077.
11. News: 2020-04-15. The World Press Photo Contest 2019 – the winning pictures. The Guardian. 11 April 2019. 0261-3077.
12. Web site: Lorenzo Tugnoli CIS-AJ. 2020-09-21. World Press Photo.
13. Web site: Lorenzo Tugnoli CIS-AJ. 2023-05-24. World Press Photo.