Women of War

• Prize
• Photographer
  Sebastiano Tomada, United States

3/20/2013
Emerging from the shadows of their secret command outpost,
these are the members of the only all-female fighting unit in the
war-torn Syrian city of Aleppo. They have come together to
augment the fighting power of the Free Syrian Army. “Women are
fighting on all the fronts now,” a female activist said. "Women
often transport weapons and supplies for rebels as they are less
likely to be searched at army and security checkpoints. Soon they
will be everywhere."

• Awards
  2014: POY_Pictures of The Year International (2nd place general news) 2013: WORLD PRESS PHOTO - 2nd prize General News Story) VISA D'OR AWARD Perpignan (International Humanitarian Red Cross Award) INTERNATIONAL PHOTO AWARDS - 1st prize Photo Essay/Feature Story and 4 honorable mentions NEW YORK PHOTO AWARDS - 1st Prize Documentary Series KONTINENT AWARDS - 1st Prize Documentary Series PDN Faces Editorial Portrait Award AMERICAN PHOTO MAGAZINE Picture of the Year 2012: ITALIAN EMERGING TALENT by ITALIAN/AMERICAN CONSULATE and ASSOCIATION of Fine Arts 2011: 2011 PDN Faces Celebrity/Editorial PortraitsAward NPPA Best Of 2010: PDN Faces NEW YORK PHOTO AWARDS Finalist