Russia's Ponomarev Scoops Prestigious Pulitzer Prize
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Migrants arrive by a Turkish boat near the village of Skala, on the Greek island of Lesbos.
Russian photographer Sergey Ponomarev has won the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for news photography for a series of pictures capturing the struggle of refugees and their host countries for The New York Times, the Pulitzer Prize board announced on Monday.
Read the full story: Pulitzer Winner Warns News 'Losing to Kittens and Boobs'
Russian photographer Sergey Ponomarev has won the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for news photography for a series of pictures capturing the struggle of refugees and their host countries for The New York Times, the Pulitzer Prize board announced on Monday.
Read the full story: Pulitzer Winner Warns News 'Losing to Kittens and Boobs'
Sergey Ponomarev / The New York Times / Pulitzer Prize
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Desperate refugees board the train toward Zagreb at Tovarnik station on the border with Serbia.
Sergey Ponomarev / The New York Times / Pulitzer Prize
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Refugees wait in line for documents at a processing center in Presevo, Serbia.
Sergey Ponomarev / The New York Times / Pulitzer Prize
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Migrants walking along a dike, escorted by Slovenian riot police, to a registration camp outside Dobova.
Sergey Ponomarev / The New York Times / Pulitzer Prize
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Migrants walking past a church, escorted by Slovenian riot police to a registration camp outside Dobova, Slovenia.
Sergey Ponomarev / The New York Times / Pulitzer Prize
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A man tries to shield his child from police beatings and tear gas at the border crossing in Horgos, Serbia.
Sergey Ponomarev / The New York Times / Pulitzer Prize