Paula Bronstein

Paula Bronstein is an American photojournalist who is based in Bangkok specializing in the Asian region. She has been the recipient of numerous awards throughout her long career that spans over three decades. Her expertise is documenting humanity, bringing awareness to compelling issues throughout the world, focusing on many conflict regions. She is the author of the internationally acclaimed photo book “Afghanistan: Between Hope and Fear” Paula has worked as a staff photographer for a variety of American newspapers for 15 years before moving to the Asian region in the late ’90s working with Getty Images as staff photographer from 2002-2013. Currently freelance, her work has been published globally and exhibited in numerous countries.

Awards - Recognition:  
2018-19: British Journalism Award - Photojournalism - Photojournalist of The Year, Bayeux Calvados-Normandy Award for War Correspondents - The Public Prize, Days Japan, National Press Photographers Association (NPPA), POY- I, World Report Award - Festival of Ethical Photography, Siena International Photo Awards, American Photography (AI-AP- 33,34,35), PX3 - Prix de la Photography Paris Gold/general news
2017: World Press Photo - Daily Life (1st place), “Afghanistan: Between Hope and Fear” University of Texas Press, (1st place) International Photography Awards - Documentary photography book PDN, NPPA, International Women’s Media Foundation: The Anja Niedringhaus - Courage in Photojournalism Award, Pulitzer Prize Finalist: “Breaking News” Pakistan Floods. The Overseas Press Club of America - John Faber Award, Thailand Foreign Correspondents Club: Asia Photographer of the Year, China International Press Photo: Photo Of The Year
My book published in 2016: “Afghanistan Between Hope and Fear” by U.Texas Press


Exhibitions :
2020-2019: Dubrovnik – War Photo gallery, Head On photo festival, Sydney, Geopolis, Brussels 2018: Festival of Ethical Photography - Lodi, Italy, Visa Pour L’Image - Perpignan, France, Photoville - New York City, Head On Photo Festival - Sydney, “Afghanistan Between Hope and Fear: University of Texas Press exhibited in Hong Kong, Bangkok, New York, Seoul, Dubrovnik, Perpignan, London. The Annenberg Space for Photography - Los Angeles, Women in War - Korea Biennale, The Fence - New York, Boston, Washington D.C., Philadelphia, Los Angeles, San Francisco