Salwan Georges

About

Salwan Georges is a Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist for The Washington Post. He studied journalism at Oakland University in Rochester, Mich. In 2020, Georges was awarded a Pulitzer Prize with his team for covering climate change around the world. In 2023, he was named Photographer of the Year by National Press Photographers Association for his work covering the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the race to save Black Rhinos in Africa, and the fentanyl crisis in U.S. and Mexico. In 2021, Georges was named Photographer of the Year by Pictures of the Year International for covering a racial reckoning in Minneapolis, an unforgettable U.S. national election, and a deadly pandemic. His ongoing work on Middle Eastern communities in the United States has been added to a collection at the Library of Congress in D.C.Honors & Awards:- Photographer of the Year, National Press Photographers Association, 2023- Pulitzer Prize for Public Service, finalist, 2023- Pulitzer Prize for Public Service, winner, 2022- Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting, finalist, 2022- Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Journalism, winner, 2020- Pulitzer Prize for Public Service, finalist, 2020- Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Journalism, finalist, 2019- Photographer of the Year, Pictures of the Year International, 2021- Kavli Science Journalism Award, Gold Award in Science Reporting – Large Outlet, winner, 2022- Gerald Loeb Award for International Business Reporting, finalist, 2020- WHNPA, Picture Feature Story, winner, 2019 & 2020- PDN's 30 New and Emerging Photographers to Watch, 2017- Michigan's Emmy Award, winner, 2017- Michigan's Press Photographers Association Multimedia Photographer of the Year, 2016Professional Affiliations: National Press Photographers Association, White House News Photographers Association