{
  "id": 13572142,
  "title": "Palestinian Mahmoud Abu Hamda wins top photography prize at Bayeux",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/palestinian-mahmoud-abu-hamda-wins-top-photography-prize-at-bayeux-13572142",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-10T22:59:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/world/world/2026/10/1552629/palestinian-mahmoud-abu-hamda-wins-top-photography-prize-bayeux"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "BAYEUX: Palestinian freelance photographer Mahmoud Abu Hamda emerged victorious in the photography category at the prestigious Bayeux award for war correspondents on Saturday. His work from Gaza was recognized, as his reportage was selected as the Public's Choice award. Hamda, based in the Gaza Strip, was unable to attend the event in Bayeux, northwest France, but sent a video message expressing his honor. He stated, \"My greatest honor is that these photos have been able to leave the borders of Gaza.\" The reportage he submitted illustrated the hardships faced by the inhabitants of Gaza following Israel's offensive in response to Hamas's attack in October 2023. Meanwhile, The Washington Post, NPR, and CNN were awarded top prizes in print, radio, and television categories for their reports from Ukraine, Gaza, and the West Bank, respectively. The Young Reporter photography prize for his series \"Endless War and Devastation in Gaza\" went to Associated Press photographer Jehad Alshrafi.",
  "summary": "BAYEUX: Palestinian freelancer Mahmoud Abu Hamda on Saturday won the photography category at the prestigious Bayeux award for war correspondents for his work from Gaza.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Gulf News",
        "title": "Palestinian photographer wins top global war photography prize",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/palestinian-photographer-wins-top-global-war-photography-prize",
        "published": "2026-10-10T19:10:59.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al-Monitor",
        "title": "Palestinian Mahmoud Abu Hamda wins top photography prize at Bayeux",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/palestinian-mahmoud-abu-hamda-wins-top-photography-prize-at-bayeux",
        "published": "2026-10-10T20:30:22.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}