Andre Liohn
André Liohn spent his childhood in Botucatu, Brazil. In his early 20s, he moved to Trondheim, Norway, where he lived for 15 years. He began his photography career at the age of 30 and was significantly influenced by Czech photographer Antonín Kratochvíl, who became his mentor and friend.
In 2011, Liohn made history as the first Latin American photojournalist to receive the Robert Capa Gold Medal from the Overseas Press Club for his coverage of the Libyan Civil War. His work also earned him a nomination from the Prix Bayeux-Calvados des Correspondents de Guerre. Liohn’s documentation of the challenges faced by healthcare personnel in conflict zones has been utilized by the ICRC’s Health Care in Danger project to highlight and denounce violence against medical workers globally.
In 2012, André Liohn, along with photographers Christopher Morris, Jehad Nga, Bryan Denton, Lynsey Addario, Eric Bouvet, and Finbarr O’Reilly, created the project Almost Dawn in Libya. They held photo exhibits in Tripoli, Benghazi, Misurata, and Zintan, aiming to use photojournalism for reconciliation after the Libyan Civil War. The project, funded by Emphas.is and the International Medical Corps, received extensive media coverage. The exhibits were curated by Annalisa D’Angelo and Paolo Pellegrin.
2017 – REVOGO – SINTRA PRESS
2017 – Na Linha de frente – Museu da fotografia de Fortaleza (Collective)
2016 – REVOGO – lodi festival della fotografia etica – Italy
2015 – REVOGO – Instituto Caixa Cultural – São Paulo
2015 – Assistência à Saúde em Perigo: Líbia e Somália no olhar de André Liohn” ICRC Biblioteca Parque Villa Lobos – São Paulo
2014 – FGW1414 exhibition MEMO THE FIRST GLOBAL WAR – Atlante delle Guerre e dei Conflitti del Mondo & Museo Storico del Trentino.
2014 – Assistência à Saúde em Perigo: Líbia e Somália no olhar de André Liohn” ICRC Museu Nacional Honestino Guimarães
2013 – Violence against health care through the ages – ICRC Geneve
2011 – Almost Dawn in Libya – Libya
Documentary: You are not a Soldier
2010 – New York Photo Festival Photographic coverage of the 2010 Haiti earthquake Series category (winner)
2010 – New York Photo Festival Photographic coverage of the 2010 Haiti earthquake Singles category
2011 – Prêmio ESSO de Jornalismo Somália – O Diário das Trevas – Finalist
2011 – Yonhap United Nations Millennium Awards
2012 – Robert Capa Gold Medal Award from the Overseas Press Club
2012 – National Press Photographers Association – Best of Photojournalism, 2nd in International News Picture Story
2012 – Webby Award official honoree
2012 – Bayeux-Calvados Awards for war correspondents
2018 – Norwegian Picture of the Year First Prize News
