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Edition 29 (2017) Winner
Greg Marinovich
グレッグ・マリノビッチ
Gureggu Marinovichi
Aliases:
Gregory Sebastian Marinovich / Sebastian Balic
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1962-12-08 （Springs, Gauteng, South Africa）
- Nationality
- South Africa
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Springs, South Africa → Johannesburg, South Africa → London, United Kingdom
Career
- Occupations
- Photojournalist, Filmmaker, Photo editor, Lecturer
- Active Years
- 1985-2024
- Affiliations
- Bang-Bang Club, Associated Press, The Daily Maverick, Harvard Extension School
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Pulitzer Prize for Spot News Photography | coverage of African National Congress supporters brutally murdering a man they believed to be an Inkatha spy | Spot News Photography | Pulitzer Prize Board | Winner |
| 1990 | Leica Award for excellence | — | — | Leica | Winner |
| 1990 | Visa d'Or, Scoop Award | — | — | — | Winner |
| 1990 | Overseas Press Club, The Eastman Kodak Award | — | — | Overseas Press Club | Winner |
| 2017 | Alan Paton Award | Murder at Small Koppie: the real story of the Marikana Massacre | — | Sunday Times | Winner |
Pulitzer Prize for Spot News Photography
1991
Work:
coverage of African National Congress supporters brutally murdering a man they believed to be an Inkatha spy
Category:
Spot News Photography
Organization:
Pulitzer Prize Board
Result:
Winner
Leica Award for excellence
1990
Organization:
Leica
Result:
Winner
Visa d'Or, Scoop Award
1990
Result:
Winner
Overseas Press Club, The Eastman Kodak Award
1990
Organization:
Overseas Press Club
Result:
Winner
Alan Paton Award
2017
Work:
Murder at Small Koppie: the real story of the Marikana Massacre
Organization:
Sunday Times
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Sunday Times CNA Literary Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 31 (2017) Winner
Works
Major Works
The Bang-Bang Club: Snapshots from a Hidden War
2000 Non-fictionDetails the work of four South African photographers during the transition to constitutional democracy.
ApartheidViolenceTwilight zonePhotojournalism
Adaptations
- [Film] The Bang-Bang Club / Steven Silver (2010)
Translations
- Der Bang-Bang Club (German edition)
- Grijalbo (Spanish edition)
Bibliography
- The Bang-Bang Club: Snapshots from a Hidden War
- A Man's Journey to Simple Abundance
- Murder at Small Koppie: the real story of the Marikana Massacre
Translations of Works
- German: Der Bang-Bang Club
- Spanish: Grijalbo
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- JournalisticRaw and vividDocumentary style
- Recurring Motifs
- ViolenceConflictHuman sufferingPolitical turmoil in Africa
Health
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Gunshot wounds1990年代-2000年代、南アフリカおよびアフガニスタンShot and wounded four times while covering conflicts.
Legacy
Pulitzer Prize-winning South African photojournalist, member of the Bang-Bang Club, renowned for documenting violence during apartheid's end.
In Popular Culture
- His book The Bang-Bang Club was adapted into a film.
Quotes
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Black photographers had the language and cultural skills and contacts in black communities that allowed them greater insight and access, unlike the whites... But black photojournalists were much more prone to harassment by the police.
Source: The Bang-Bang Club: Snapshots from a Hidden War (2000)
Trivia
- Son of an immigrant from Korčula, Croatia.
- Served mandatory military conscript from 1983 to 1985.
- Used the pseudonym Sebastian Balic for Pulitzer-winning photos.
- Shot and wounded four times in conflict zones.