Narciso Contreras

Narciso Contreas (born 1975) is a photojournalist from Mexico City. He won the 2016 Carmignac Photojournalism Award for his work in post-Gadaffi Libya.[1]

He was sacked by the Associated Press in 2014 for digitally manipulating an image in violation of the AP's rules.[2] He had shared a Pulitzer prize the previous year for his work for the AP in the Syrian conflict.[3] He had digitally altered an image to remove a video camera from the corner of the frame.[3] Contreas said "I made a horrible mistake and I accept full responsibility for it."[3] He insisted that he had not altered any other images, and a review by the AP of the nearly 500 photographs he had submitted to them did not reveal any other examples.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Narciso Contreras’ series Libya: A Human Marketplace wins Carmignac Photojournalism Award". British Journal of Photography. 1 September 2016. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
  2. ↑ "Award-winning photographer dumped for altering single Syria image". The Guardian. 22 January 2014. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Estrin, James (24 January 2014). "Truth and Consequences for a War Photographer". The New York Times. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
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