Paula Bronstein is an American award-winning independent photojournalist. She has been the recipient of numerous awards throughout her long career that spans over four decades. She has documented a world in turmoil visiting dozens of countries documenting history - shaping events involving war and conflict, political unrest, earthquakes, both the Japan and Asian tsunami along with massive floods and its consequences. From East Timor to Afghanistan ( 2001 - 2022 ) the Iraq war, to Gaza, since 2022 Paula is focusing on the war in Ukraine. Her expertise is documenting humanity, bringing awareness to compelling issues throughout the world. Paula is the author of the internationally acclaimed photo book “Afghanistan: Between Hope and Fear” ( 2016 ) She has worked as a staff photographer for a variety of American newspapers for 15 years before moving to the Asian region in the late 90’s for Getty Images as staff news photographer from 2002-2013. Paula’s work has been published globally and exhibited in numerous countries.

Awards - Recognition:

2024: Le Figaro magazine Lifetime Achievement Award Visa d’or Award, Pulitzer Prize finalist for her coverage of the Pakistan floods ( Getty Images 2010) Paula is a two time winner (2023, 2018) Bayeux Calvados-Normandy Award for War Correspondents for the Public Prize, in 2022 she was named Lucie Photographer of the Year, and also Winner of the Anja Niedringhaus Award. Other awards include : World Press Photo, British Journalism Award - Photojournalist of The Year, Days Japan, National Press Photographers Association, POY-I, World Report Award - Festival of Ethical Photography-Italy, Siena International Photo Awards-Italy, American Photography, PX3 - Prix de la Photography, Paris. The Overseas Press Club of America - John Faber Award, Thailand Foreign Correspondents Club: Asia Photographer of the Year, China International Press Photo: Photo Of The Year 

Photo Book award: “Afghanistan: Between Hope and Fear” University of Texas Press, (1st place) International Photography Awards - Documentary photography book PDN.

Exhibitions:

2024: Visa Pour L’Image - Perpignan, France 

Other global exhibits include: Korea Photo Festival, Busan

Xposure Photography Festival, UAE, War Photo Ltd. gallery, Dubrovnik. Head On Photo festival, Sydney, Geopolis, Brussels, Festival of Ethical Photography, Italy, Photoville photo festival, New York, Boston, Washington D.C., Philadelphia, Los Angeles, San Francisco.

“Afghanistan Between Hope and Fear ” exhibits : Hong Kong, Bangkok,

New York, Seoul, Dubrovnik, Perpignan, and London. The Annenberg

Space for Photography, Los Angeles, Women in War, Korea Biennale