Guardian correspondent and photographer win war reporting prize

The Ryszard Kapuscinski prize will be awarded to Lorenzo Tondo and Alessio Mamo. The annual prize recognizes journalists and photographers who distinguish themselves through reporting from war zones and humanitarian crises. It is organized by the Italian Geographical Society in collaboration with Kapuscinski’s family. The ceremony will take place on 12 June in Rome at the Palazzetto Mattei during the Festival of Travel Literature. The prize will be presented by Kapuscinski’s daughter, Rene Maisner. Previous recipients include Gideon Levy, Letizia Battaglia, William Dalrymple, David Van Reybrouck, Paolo Pellegrin, and Sylvain Tesson. The prize is distinct from a separate Kapuscinski award in Warsaw for books and reportage translated into Polish. Tondo, who joined the Guardian in 2016, has reported from Ukraine, the Middle East, and Mediterranean migration routes.

"The annual award honours journalists and photographers who have distinguished themselves through their reporting from war zones and humanitarian crises. It is organised by the Italian Geographical Society in collaboration with Kapuscinski's family. The award ceremony will take place on 12 June in Rome at the Palazzetto Mattei during the Festival of Travel Literature. The prize will be presented by Kapuscinski's daughter, Rene Maisner."

"According to the jury's statement, which awarded Tondo the prize for journalistic writing, he was recognised for the rigour of his reporting and the narrative depth with which he has chronicled some of the most significant crises of our time; for conveying both the facts"

"Previous recipients include the Israeli journalist and author Gideon Levy, photographer Letizia Battaglia, the Scottish writer and historian William Dalrymple, the Belgian historian and author David Van Reybrouck, the New York Times photographer Paolo Pellegrin, and the French writer and traveller Sylvain Tesson."

"The prize should not be confused with the Ryszard Kapuscinski award, presented each year in Warsaw to the best books and works of reportage translated into Polish."

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