Push Admin

Photojournalist Eloisa Lopez wins int'l award for courage in drug war coverage

Article (news)

ABS-CBN News

<p>MANILA - Filipino freelance photojournalist Eloisa Lopez was named as this year&#x27;s Anja Niedringhaus Courage in Photojournalism Award winner for her coverage of the Duterte administration&#x27;s drug war, the International Women&#x27;s Media Foundation announced.</p><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/Bw5hJX6F_y-/" data-instgrm-version="12" style="background:#FFF;border:0;border-radius:3px;box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15);margin:1px;max-width:540px;min-width:326px;padding:0;width:calc(100% - 2px)"><div style="padding:16px"><div style="display:flex;flex-direction:row;align-items:center"><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:50%;flex-grow:0;height:40px;margin-right:14px;width:40px"> </div><div style="display:flex;flex-direction:column;flex-grow:1;justify-content:center"><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:4px;flex-grow:0;height:14px;margin-bottom:6px;width:100px"> </div><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:4px;flex-grow:0;height:14px;width:60px"> </div></div></div><div style="padding:19% 0"> </div><div style="display:block;height:50px;margin:0 auto 12px;width:50px"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/Bw5hJX6F_y-/" style="background:#FFFFFF;line-height:0;padding:0 0;text-align:center;text-decoration:none;width:100%" target="_blank"><svg height="50px" version="1.1" viewBox="0 0 60 60" width="50px" xmlns="https://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="https://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><g fill="none" fill-rule="evenodd" stroke="none" stroke-width="1"><g fill="#000000" transform="translate(-511.000000, -20.000000)"><g><path d="M556.869,30.41 C554.814,30.41 553.148,32.076 553.148,34.131 C553.148,36.186 554.814,37.852 556.869,37.852 C558.924,37.852 560.59,36.186 560.59,34.131 C560.59,32.076 558.924,30.41 556.869,30.41 M541,60.657 C535.114,60.657 530.342,55.887 530.342,50 C530.342,44.114 535.114,39.342 541,39.342 C546.887,39.342 551.658,44.114 551.658,50 C551.658,55.887 546.887,60.657 541,60.657 M541,33.886 C532.1,33.886 524.886,41.1 524.886,50 C524.886,58.899 532.1,66.113 541,66.113 C549.9,66.113 557.115,58.899 557.115,50 C557.115,41.1 549.9,33.886 541,33.886 M565.378,62.101 C565.244,65.022 564.756,66.606 564.346,67.663 C563.803,69.06 563.154,70.057 562.106,71.106 C561.058,72.155 560.06,72.803 558.662,73.347 C557.607,73.757 556.021,74.244 553.102,74.378 C549.944,74.521 548.997,74.552 541,74.552 C533.003,74.552 532.056,74.521 528.898,74.378 C525.979,74.244 524.393,73.757 523.338,73.347 C521.94,72.803 520.942,72.155 519.894,71.106 C518.846,70.057 518.197,69.06 517.654,67.663 C517.244,66.606 516.755,65.022 516.623,62.101 C516.479,58.943 516.448,57.996 516.448,50 C516.448,42.003 516.479,41.056 516.623,37.899 C516.755,34.978 517.244,33.391 517.654,32.338 C518.197,30.938 518.846,29.942 519.894,28.894 C520.942,27.846 521.94,27.196 523.338,26.654 C524.393,26.244 525.979,25.756 528.898,25.623 C532.057,25.479 533.004,25.448 541,25.448 C548.997,25.448 549.943,25.479 553.102,25.623 C556.021,25.756 557.607,26.244 558.662,26.654 C560.06,27.196 561.058,27.846 562.106,28.894 C563.154,29.942 563.803,30.938 564.346,32.338 C564.756,33.391 565.244,34.978 565.378,37.899 C565.522,41.056 565.552,42.003 565.552,50 C565.552,57.996 565.522,58.943 565.378,62.101 M570.82,37.631 C570.674,34.438 570.167,32.258 569.425,30.349 C568.659,28.377 567.633,26.702 565.965,25.035 C564.297,23.368 562.623,22.342 560.652,21.575 C558.743,20.834 556.562,20.326 553.369,20.18 C550.169,20.033 549.148,20 541,20 C532.853,20 531.831,20.033 528.631,20.18 C525.438,20.326 523.257,20.834 521.349,21.575 C519.376,22.342 517.703,23.368 516.035,25.035 C514.368,26.702 513.342,28.377 512.574,30.349 C511.834,32.258 511.326,34.438 511.181,37.631 C511.035,40.831 511,41.851 511,50 C511,58.147 511.035,59.17 511.181,62.369 C511.326,65.562 511.834,67.743 512.574,69.651 C513.342,71.625 514.368,73.296 516.035,74.965 C517.703,76.634 519.376,77.658 521.349,78.425 C523.257,79.167 525.438,79.673 528.631,79.82 C531.831,79.965 532.853,80.001 541,80.001 C549.148,80.001 550.169,79.965 553.369,79.82 C556.562,79.673 558.743,79.167 560.652,78.425 C562.623,77.658 564.297,76.634 565.965,74.965 C567.633,73.296 568.659,71.625 569.425,69.651 C570.167,67.743 570.674,65.562 570.82,62.369 C570.966,59.17 571,58.147 571,50 C571,41.851 570.966,40.831 570.82,37.631"></path></g></g></g></svg></a></div><div style="padding-top:8px"><div style="color:#3897f0;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-weight:550;line-height:18px"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/Bw5hJX6F_y-/" style="background:#FFFFFF;line-height:0;padding:0 0;text-align:center;text-decoration:none;width:100%" target="_blank">View this post on Instagram</a></div></div><div style="padding:12.5% 0"> </div><div style="display:flex;flex-direction:row;margin-bottom:14px;align-items:center"><div><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:50%;height:12.5px;width:12.5px;transform:translateX(0px) translateY(7px)"> </div><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;height:12.5px;transform:rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px);width:12.5px;flex-grow:0;margin-right:14px;margin-left:2px"> </div><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:50%;height:12.5px;width:12.5px;transform:translateX(9px) translateY(-18px)"> </div></div><div style="margin-left:8px"><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:50%;flex-grow:0;height:20px;width:20px"> </div><div style="width:0;height:0;border-top:2px solid transparent;border-left:6px solid #f4f4f4;border-bottom:2px solid transparent;transform:translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg)"> </div></div><div style="margin-left:auto"><div style="width:0px;border-top:8px solid #F4F4F4;border-right:8px solid transparent;transform:translateY(16px)"> </div><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;flex-grow:0;height:12px;width:16px;transform:translateY(-4px)"> </div><div style="width:0;height:0;border-top:8px solid #F4F4F4;border-left:8px solid transparent;transform:translateY(-4px) translateX(8px)"> </div></div></div><div style="display:flex;flex-direction:column;flex-grow:1;justify-content:center;margin-bottom:24px"><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:4px;flex-grow:0;height:14px;margin-bottom:6px;width:224px"> </div><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:4px;flex-grow:0;height:14px;width:144px"> </div></div><p style="color:#c9c8cd;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:17px;margin-bottom:0;margin-top:8px;overflow:hidden;padding:8px 0 7px;text-align:center;text-overflow:ellipsis;white-space:nowrap"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/Bw5hJX6F_y-/" style="color:#c9c8cd;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;line-height:17px;text-decoration:none" target="_blank">A post shared by Eloisa Lopez (@eloisalopez)</a> on <time dateTime="2019-04-30T23:49:31+00:00" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:17px">Apr 30, 2019 at 4:49pm PDT</time></p></div></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://www.instagram.com/embed.js" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>“This year the IWMF is elated to recognize three powerful freelance women photojournalists whose commonalities include bringing attention to local stories,” said the IWMF Executive Director Elisa Lees Muñoz. </p><p>Lopez specializes in stories on human rights, women and religion. </p><p>The Manila-based photojournalist worked as photo correspondent for the Philippine Daily Inquirer after graduating from the De La Salle University. </p><p>Since 2016, Lopez has been documenting the Duterte administration&#x27;s anti-drug campaign that saw almost nightly killings of alleged drug suspects. She continued covering the same beat for online news website Rappler in 2017.</p><p>The following year, Lopez joined Reuters as a contributing photographer covering news around the Philippines.</p><p>Jurors praised Lopez for her work and dedication.</p><p>According to Robert Nickelsberg, Lopez “delivered a unique vision of compassion for the families left behind amidst the drug war, which stems from her ability to turn the camera in the right direction.” </p><p>Juror Eman Mohammed added: “She is in the cross-hairs of the police every night, and as a freelancer pursuing this narrative, she truly embodies the epitome of courage.”</p><p>Another juror, Tara Pixley, commented: “Telling a local story is so important – there is a great deal of worth in understanding, on a deeper level, what’s happening in your own society and political sphere.”</p><p>Juror Jacqueline Larma, meanwhile, said: “The tremendous promise of this young photographer is palatable, and Anja nurtured this type of potential among many up-and-coming journalists.”</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">It&#x27;s difficult to find the words to describe how I feel for this. Thank you IWMF for recognizing my work on the drug war for this year’s Anja Niedringhaus Courage in Photojournalism Award. Thank you for recognizing a local doing local’s work. <a href="https://t.co/q5hzy6xyVf">https://t.co/q5hzy6xyVf</a></p>— Eloisa Lopez (@eloisaalopez) <a href="https://twitter.com/eloisaalopez/status/1123368953043021824?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 30, 2019</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>Meanwhile, Lopez expressed her gratitude for the award, which she shares with her colleagues and families who continue fighting impunity.</p><p>&quot;It’s hard to find the words to express what a deep honor this award is for me. I share it with my fellow journalists and photographers who continue to document this story. Courage is being able to speak out when many refuse, stepping outside of what’s normal despite the risks and knowing the consequences. This award is for the families in this community, to show them that they are not alone in fighting impunity.”</p><p>Lopez will receive $20,000 as prize.</p><p>She, along with this year’s honorable mentions--American photojournalist Mary Calvert and Saudi Arabian freelance photojournalist Tasneem Alsultan--will be honored in a ceremony at the residence of German Ambassador Emily Haber in Washington D.C. in June.</p><p>The Anja Niedringhaus Courage in Photojournalism Award honors brave women journalists who document underreported stories in challenging or underserved environments while capturing poignant moments of humanity. The award was created in honor of German Associated Press photojournalist Anja Niedringhaus, who was killed in Afghanistan in 2014.</p><p>IWMF was founded in 1990 as a global non-profit organization that offers emergency support, safety training, reporting opportunities and funding avenues offered specifically for female journalists.</p>

<p>MANILA - Filipino freelance photojournalist Eloisa Lopez was named as this year's Anja Niedringhaus Courage in Photojournalism Award winner for her coverage of the Duterte administration's drug war, the International Women's Media Foundation announced.</p>

MANILA - Filipino freelance photojournalist Eloisa Lopez was named as this year's Anja Niedringhaus Courage in Photojournalism Award winner for her coverage of the Duterte administration's drug war, the International Women's Media Foundation announced.