The Reunion

• Prize
  Bronze in Editorial/General News
• Photographer
  John T. Pedersen
• Agency / Studio
  Dagbladet
• Technical Info
  Sony A9 24mm /125 sec f 3,2 iso 6400
• Photo Date
  18.11.2023
• Website
  http://www.johntpedersen.com

On Saturday evening at 8:15 PM, the first Norwegian flight from Cairo landed at Gardermoen with 80 evacuees from Gaza. Friends and family had gathered to welcome their loved ones. Prime Minister of Norway, Jonas Gahr Støre, also visited the reception center to welcome the evacuees. Family man and husband Safwat Diab (57) was reunited with his wife, daughter, and sons after being trapped in the Gaza Strip during a visit to his hometown since October 7.

• Biography
  John T. Pedersen (1966) is an independent photojournalist based in Norway, with a particular focus on humanitarian issues. I have worked for a number of newspapers, trade press, magazines and agencies. Affiliated with the national newspaper Dagbladet in Oslo. https://www.worldpressphoto.org/collection/photo/2019/37713/1/John-T-Pedersen
• Awards
  2012- Årets bilder. 3rd prize Portrait. 2019- World Press Photo Contest, Sports, Singles, 1st Prize winner. 2020- IPA - The International Photo Awards Honorable Mention. Boxing in Katanga. 2020- IPA - The International Photo Awards Honorable Mention. A gift from God. 2020- IPA - The International Photo Awards Honorable Mention. Last stop Uganda. 2020- IPA - The International Photo Awards Honorable Mention. Trampoline life. 2021- IPA - The International Photo Awards Honorable Mention. The seniors at the vaccine center. 2022- IPA - The International Photo Awards, 2nd Place in the category Event, Social Cause. 2022- IPA - The International Photo Awards Honorable Mention. Inhabitants in Katanga. 2022- IPA - The International Photo Awards Honorable Mention. Acid violence against women in Uganda. 2022- IPA - The International Photo Awards Honorable Mention. Survive in Katanga. 2022- Lens Culture Summer Open 2022 winner. 2022-Budapest International Foto Awards, 1st place in the category Events. Festival people. 2022-Budapest International Foto Awards, Gold winner in the category Editorial-Environmental. Inhabitants in Katanga. 2022-Budapest International Foto Awards, Gold winner in the category Events-Other. Festival people. 2022-Budapest International Foto Awards, Bronze winner in the category Editorial-Personality. Acid violence against women in Uganda. 2022-Budapest International Foto Awards, Bronze winner in the category Editorial-Environmental. Survive in Katanga. 2022- Life Framer, Humans of the World, 2nd prize with this image of Gloria Kankunda «I’m Not a Victim, I’m a Survivor"