Yasuyoshi Chiba is a Japanese photojournalist, based in Nairobi, Kenya. In 2020 he won

World Press Photo of the Year The World Press Photo of the Year award is part of the World Press Photo Awards, organized by the Netherlands, Dutch foundation World Press Photo. Considered one of the most prestigious and coveted awards in photojournalism, The World Press Pho ...

Life and work

Chiba has worked for

Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse (AFP) is a French international news agency headquartered in Paris, France. Founded in 1835 as Havas, it is the world's oldest news agency. AFP has regional headquarters in Nicosia, Montevideo, Hong Kong and Washington, D.C ...

since 2011 and is currently its Chief Photographer for East Africa and the Indian Ocean. His photojournalism has mostly been made in Brazil and Kenya. He is based in

Nairobi Nairobi ( ) is the capital and largest city of Kenya. The name is derived from the Maasai phrase ''Enkare Nairobi'', which translates to "place of cool waters", a reference to the Nairobi River which flows through the city. The city proper ha ...

, Kenya.

Publications

*''Kenya Burning, Mgogoro Baada ya Uchaguzi 2007/8.'' Nairobi: GoDown Arts Centre, 2009. . With

Boniface Mwangi Boniface Mwangi (born July 10, 1983) is a Kenyan photojournalist, politician and activist involved in social-political activism. He is known for his images of the post-election violence that hit Kenya in 2007 and 2008. Early life Mwangi was ...

. Edited by

Billy Kahora Billy Kahora is a Kenyan writer and editor based in Nairobi. He was commended by the 2007 Caine Prize judges for his story ''Treadmill Love''. His stories ''Urban Zoning'' and ''Gorilla’s Apprentice'' were shortlisted for the prize in 2012 a ...

. In English and Swahili.

Exhibitions

*''Football as seen through the eyes of children in Cidade de Deus favela,'' with Christophe Simon, Visa pour l'Image, Perpignan, France

Awards

*2008: Public Prize,

Bayeux Calvados-Normandy Award for war correspondents The Bayeux Calvados-Normandy Award for war correspondents (French: Prix Bayeux Calvados-Normandie des correspondants de guerre), previously the Bayeux-Calvados Awards for war correspondents, is an annual prize awarded since 1994, by the city of Ba ...

, Bayeux, France *2009: Winner, People in the News – Singles category,

World Press Photo World Press Photo Foundation is an independent, non-profit organization based in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Founded in 1955, the organization is known for holding an annual press photography contest. Since 2011, World Press Photo has organized a ...

, Amsterdam *2012: Winner, People in the News – Stories category, World Press Photo, Amsterdam *2020: Winner,

, World Press Photo, Amsterdam *2020: Winner, General News – Singles category, World Press Photo, Amsterdam

References

External links

* Japanese photojournalists Date of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (living people) Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Expatriate photographers in Sudan {{Japan-photographer-stub