Harry Benson will receive today the Lifetime Achievement Award from the International Center of Photography in New York. In this portfolio, you can find a selection of Harry Benson’s most iconic images shot in the 1980s. Harry Benson was named NPPA Photographer of the Year in 1981 and 1985 for stories including starvation in Somalia, USA for Africa and received the Leica Medal of Excellence in 1983 and 1984. Next came the Madelaine Dane Ross Award in 1988 for his coverage of Tiennaman Square, and two Overseas Press Club Citations of Excellence. His first book Harry Benson on Photojournalism was published in 1982.
“I have seen the work of all the great photographers of the world. Yours leaves such an impression. It is a little magic.” – Frederico Fellini
