Paula Bronstein

Paula Bronstein is an American photojournalist who entered the profession in 1982 in Providence, Rhode Island.[http://www.fotoevidence.com/interview-paula-bronstein-0 Svetlana Bachevanova, "Interview with Paula Bronstein"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606030522/http://www.fotoevidence.com/interview-paula-bronstein-0 |date=2011-06-06 }}, FotoEvidence, Retrieved 16 May 2011. She is now based in Bangkok where she works for Getty Images. Bronstein was a nominated finalist for the Breaking News 2011 Pulitzer Prize.[http://www.pulitzer.org/bycat/Breaking-News-Photography. "Breaking-News-Photography"], The Pulitzer Prizes. Retrieved 16 May 2011.

Her book, Afghanistan Between Hope and Fear, was published by University of Texas Press in 2016.{{cite web | url=http://www.bjp-online.com/2016/08/photojournalist-paula-bronstein-on-the-afghanistan-stories-that-dont-go-away/ | title=Photojournalist Paula Bronstein on the Afghanistan stories that don't go away - 1854 Photography }}{{cite news | url=https://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2016/08/15/you-cant-just-walk-away-why-paula-bronstein-keeps-photographing-afghanistan/ | title='You Can't Just Walk Away': Why Paula Bronstein Keeps Photographing Afghanistan | newspaper=Lens Blog | date=15 August 2016 | last1=Barker | first1=Kim }}{{cite web | title=Photographer Paula Bronstein sees Afghanistan 'beyond the suicide bombs' – Women in the World in Association with the New York Times – WITW | url=http://nytlive.nytimes.com/womenintheworld/2016/10/11/photographer-paula-bronstein-sees-afghanistan-beyond-the-suicide-bombs/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161015110732/http://nytlive.nytimes.com/womenintheworld/2016/10/11/photographer-paula-bronstein-sees-afghanistan-beyond-the-suicide-bombs/ | archive-date=15 October 2016 }}{{cite news | url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/afghanistan-war-15-years-anniversary-photographer-paula-bronstein-incredible-images-between-hope-and-a7352101.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220525/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/afghanistan-war-15-years-anniversary-photographer-paula-bronstein-incredible-images-between-hope-and-a7352101.html |archive-date=2022-05-25 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live | title=The incredible photos that show life in Afghanistan through 15 years of war | website=Independent.co.uk | date=15 October 2016 }}

Biography

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Bronstein majored in photography at the University of Colorado and at Austria's Salzburg College before specializing in photojournalism at the Rochester Institute of Technology where she graduated in fine arts.[http://www.warphotoltd.com/?section=museum&page=2&item=2&author=28 "Paula Bronstein - Biography"], War Photo Ltd. Retrieved 16 May 2011. She embarked on her career in the United States at the Providence Journal Bulletin before spending 12 years with the New Haven Register and the Hartford Courant. In 1996, she became a staff photographer at the Chicago Tribune and then worked for The Register-Guard in Oregon.

Since 1998, Bronstein has been based in Bangkok. In June 2002, she joined Getty Images where she has covered conflicts and news stories throughout the wider Asian region including Kashmir, Afghanistan, Indonesia and Pakistan.[http://www.life.com/gallery/47671/image/ugc1124421#index/32 "Paula Bronstein: Eyewitness: Pakistan's Fatal Floods"], Life. Retrieved 16 May 2011.

Bronstein's camera lens was smashed and she suffered minor bruising when New South Wales Police pushed her to the ground while she was photographing protesters of the APEC Australia 2007 meetings. Bronstein called for an inquiry into the police actions.[https://www.smh.com.au/news/apec/call-for-inquiry-into-clash-that-felled-photographer/2007/09/10/1189276633581.html "Call for Inquiry into Clash That Felled Photographer"], Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 13 November 2013.

She was arrested by police during the 2014 Hong Kong protests on suspicion of criminal damage due to climbing on top of a private vehicle to take photos of the clashes in Mong Kok on the evening of 17 October. Police stated that a complaint against her was made by the car's driver, who was inside it, and took action to remove her when she refused to get down. Bronstein claimed to be shocked by her arrest, saying it was common practice for photojournalists to stand on cars to avoid crowds in war zones.{{cite news|url=http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/realtime/news/20141017/53030708|title=警員帶走戰地女記者外國記者協會促放人 (Policemen arrests female war journalist, Foreign Correspondents' Club demands release)|publisher=Apple Daily|date=17 October 2014|accessdate=17 October 2014}} Bronstein was released the next day after posting bail of 300 Hong Kong Dollars (US$38.70).{{Citation | author = Kathy Chu| title = Hong Kong Police Release Photographer Covering Protests| newspaper = Wall Street Journal | location = New York, New York| date = 18 October 2014 | url = https://www.wsj.com/articles/hong-kong-police-release-photographer-covering-protests-1413626784 | accessdate = 25 December 2017}}{{subscription required}}

Publication by Bronstein

Afghanistan Between Hope and Fear. Louann Atkins Temple Women & Culture Series. Austin, TX: University of Texas Press, 2016. {{ISBN|978-1477309391}}. With a foreword by Kim Barker, an essay by Christina Lamb ("Afghan Women"), and an afterword by Bronstein.

Awards

John Faber award from the Overseas Press Club.
2006: First prize, China's International Press Photo contest (CHIPP) for "Earthquake victims in Kashmir".[http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200603/27/eng20060327_253758.html "2nd CHIPP Contest unveils awarded works"], People's Daily, March 27, 2006. Retrieved 16 May 2011.
2010: Runner-up, Photojournalist of the Year (large markets), National Press Photographers Association, for her photograph of heroin addicts in Kabul.[http://bop.nppa.org/2010/still_photography/winners/?cat=OPY&place=2nd&item=221146 "The Best of Photojournalism in 2010"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120319042059/http://bop.nppa.org/2010/still_photography/winners/?cat=OPY&place=2nd&item=221146 |date=2012-03-19 }}, NPPA. Retrieved 16 May 2011.
2010: Photographer of the year 2010, Foreign Correspondents Club of Thailand, for her coverage of the Thai political crisis.[http://www.fccthai.com/ "Results of Fcct/OnAsia Photo Journalism Contest 2010"], FCCT. Retrieved 16 May 2011.
2011: FotoEvidence Book Award for her work on "Afghanistan: Between Life and War".[http://www.fotoevidence.com/ba-entry-page "FotoEvidence Book Award: 2011 Winners"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110420023709/http://fotoevidence.com/ba-entry-page |date=2011-04-20 }}. Retrieved 16 May 2011.
2011: Nominated Finalist together with Daniel Berehulak for the Breaking News Pulitzer Prize.
2017: Daily Life, first prize singles, World Press Photo.{{cite web |url=https://www.worldpressphoto.org/collection/photo/2017/daily-life/paula-bronstein |title=2017 Paula Bronstein DL1 {{!}} World Press Photo |website=www.worldpressphoto.org |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170218112352/https://www.worldpressphoto.org/collection/photo/2017/daily-life/paula-bronstein |archive-date=2017-02-18}}