Ashraf Amra

Ashraf Amra is a Palestinian freelance photojournalist who has won multiple local and international awards for this photography. His images have been published in major news outlets including The New York Times, BBC and The Guardian. This was the second year in a row that he came second place. However, Amra was unable to attend the award ceremony due to travel restrictions imposed on residents of the Gaza Strip by the Israeli authorities. This was also the second year in a row that Amra had been unable to attend the award ceremony. Amra was taken to Turkey for treatment by the Anadolu news agency, for whom Amra was working at the time.