Shaul Schwarz has been awarded the Overseas Press Club (OPC) Robert Capa Gold Medal Award for his "Clashes in Nairobi" work.
The award, which is given for the best photographic reporting from abroad requiring exceptional courage and enterprise, is named after Austrian-Hungarian photographer Robert Capa best known for his fearless coverage of five different wars in the 20th Century.
About the OPC
The OPC was founded in 1939 in New York City by a group of foreign correspondents, seeks to maintain an international association of journalists working in the United States and abroad; to encourage the highest standards of professional integrity and skill in the reporting of news; to help educate a new generation of journalists; to contribute to the freedom and independence of journalists and the press throughout the world, and to work toward better communication and understanding among people.
