Awards & Winners

Stephen Shames

Date of Birth 1947
Place of Birth Cambridge
(United States of America, Massachusetts, Middlesex County, Area code 617, Area code 857)
Nationality United States of America
Profession Photographer
Stephen Shames is a veteran American photojournalist who for over 45 years has used his photography to raise awareness of social issues, with a particular focus on child poverty, solutions to child poverty, and race. He testified about child poverty to the United States Senate in 1986. Shames was named a Purpose Prize Fellow in 2010 by Encore.org for his work helping AIDS orphans and former child soldiers in Africa as founder of the Stephen Shames Foundation.

Awards by Stephen Shames

Check all the awards nominated and won by Stephen Shames.

1992


World Press Photo Award for People in the News
Honored for : Outside the dream
(Stories)

Nominations 1992 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
World Press Photo Award for People in the News Outside the dream
Stories