Life and work
Chery was born in Haiti. In 2019, he was shot by a Haitian senator who opened fire outside the country's parliament, wounding him in the face. Later he left the country after becoming the target of violence by gang members. He now lives in Michigan, United States.Awards
*2015: Magnum Emergency Fund Grantee, Magnum Foundation *2019: Robert Capa Gold Medal, from the Overseas Press Club of America for "Haiti: Nation on the Brink" *2020: Finalist, with Rebecca Blackwell, Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Photography for "images from Haiti, conveying the horrors of lynching, murder and human rights abuses as the country wrestles with ongoing unrest."References
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* 1981 births 20th-century Haitian journalists 21st-century Haitian journalists 21st-century photographers Haitian photojournalists Living people {{Photographer-stub