Tomás Munita (Chile, 1975) is an independent documentary photographer
with a main interest on social and environmental issues.
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Tomás is winner of several awards, some of them are:
- Polk Photography Award, for his work on the Plight of the Rohingya, 2018
- 4 World Press Photo awards. Two in 2006, 2013 and 2017
- Photojournalist of the Year. NPPA 2017
- Award of Excellence, Photographer of the Year, Poyi ,2017
- Gabriel Garcia Marquez Award, with his work on Patagonian Cowboys. 2015
- Excellence in Feature Photography, Society of Publishers in Asia. The Plight of the Rohingya. 2015
- Chris Hondros Fund Award. 2013
- LatinAmerican Photographer of the Year Poy(Latam), 2013
- 2nd price Photographer of the Year Poy(International), 2013
- Visa D´or Daily News (France) for his coverage of the Syrian conflict. 2012
- All Roads by National Geographic (US), with his work Lost Harvest, Death of Loa River. 2010
- Finalist for Global Vision Award (US), with Lost Harvest, Death of Loa River. 2010
- Henri Nannen Preis in (Germany), with his work Island of Sorrow published by Geo. 2010
- Rodrigo Rojas de Negri, Santiago. Chile. 2007
- Leica Oskar Barnack Award (Germany), with the story Kabul – Leaving the Shadows. 2006
- ICP Young Photographer Infinity Award (US). 2005
He is based in southern Chile.
For information, assignments, mentorships or fine art prints please write to mail@tomasmunita.com