Felipe Dana (born August 1985) is a

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-winning Brazilian photojournalist for the

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(AP).

Career

Dana is known for his coverage of social inequality and urban violence in Latin America and conflicts in various countries including Iraq, Syria, Afghanistan, Gaza, Libya, and Ukraine. He received

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awards in 2013 and 2017. Dana was also part of AP teams finalist for the

in 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2021. In 2023, Dana won the

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for the coverage of

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, as part of the AP team. His drone video footage of the Battle of Mosul in Iraq open the action film Mosul on

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Awards

* 2011: Atlanta Photojournalism Awards * 2012: Atlanta Photojournalism Awards * 2013: POY – Pictures of the Year Latam, 3 awards * 2013:

award * 2015:

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* 2016: National Press Photographers Association, 2 awards * 2016: POYi Pictures of the Year International * 2016: SPJ Sigma Delta Chi Award * 2016: APME Associated Press Media Editors * 2016: Oliver S. Gramling Journalism Awards – AP * 2016: Atlanta Photojournalism Awards * 2017: APME Associated Press Media Editors * 2017: Finalist,

* 2017:

award * 2017: National Press Photographers Association, 3 awards * 2017: Atlanta Photojournalism Awards * 2018: Finalist,

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* 2018:

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of America * 2018: Shorty Awards, Nominated * 2018: National Headliner Awards, 2 awards * 2018: APME Associated Press Media Editors * 2018: POYi Pictures of the Year International * 2019: Finalist, Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Photography * 2019: POYi Pictures of the Year International * 2019: ''

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'': Agency Photographer of the Year * 2019: POY – Pictures of the Year Latam, 3 awards * 2020: Atlanta Photojournalism Awards, 2 awards * 2020: National Press Photographers Association * 2021: POY – Pictures of the Year Latam * 2021: Finalist, Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Photography * 2023: Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Photography (shared with Bernat Armangue, Evgeniy Maloletka,

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, Nariman El-Mofty,

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, and Vadim Ghirda)

References

External links

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Associated Press: Mosul endgame in Images

National Geographic – Among the ruins of Mosul

National Geographic – Why Zika Is This Year's Scary Virus

TIME – An Unexpected Encounter in Mosul's Ruins

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