/ 2019 / /

Odyssey of Hope

  • Prize
    1st Place in State of the World/Politics impact, 1st Place winner in State of the World
  • Photographer
    Carol Guzy, United States
  • Category
    Politics impact
  • Studio
    ZUMA
  • Instagram

Desperate journey of one family amid thousands of Central American migrants with dreams of seeking political asylum in the U.S. Jonatan Matamoros, 36 and his wife Sara Artiaga, 31 with their infant son Jose Miguel from Honduras hitch a ride to Tijuana November 20, 2018 with others from the caravan. They endured bitter cold wind as they drove to a shelter with hopes of a future in America amid a political tug of war for President Trump's controversial border wall. They made a first futile attempt, then crossed realizing deportation was likely back to the violent homeland they fled.

Carol Guzy was born in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and lived there until 1978 when she completed her studies at Northampton County Area Community College, graduating with an Associate's degree in Registered Nursing. A change of heart led her to the AIFL to study photography. Upon graduation she worked for the Miami Herald for 8 years then The Washington Post until 2014. Currently freelance contract photographer with Zuma Press. She is the only journalist to ever receive a fourth Pulitzer Prize and countless honors for her work, recently the Robert Capa Gold Medal 2018 for her work in Mosul.

Awards 4 Pulitzer Prizes
3 RFK Awards
8 Photographer of the Year WHNPA
3 Photographer of the Year POY
1 OPC Robert Capa Award
Many other honors and awards...