Finbarr in eastern Congo 2008 by Marcus Bleasdale
Finbarr O’Reilly is a Reuters photographer based in Dakar, Senegal and a 2013 Nieman Fellow at Harvard.
He began his journalism career as a writer and has covered Africa
for 10 years. He turned to photography in 2005
and was awarded the World Press Photo of the Year
in 2006 for his image of a mother and child at
an emergency feeding center in Niger.
He has since won numerous industry awards for his
multimedia work and photography, including first place
awards from POYi and the NPPA.
He is published widely in leading international
magazines and newspapers and his solo exhibition,
“Congo On The Wire” has shown in France and Canada.
His series on white poverty in South Africa was included
in the exhibition “After A” in Italy in 2010.
Finbarr is among those profiled in the film
“Under Fire: Journalists in Combat,” trailer (November 2011).
The film was shortlisted for an Oscar at the 2012 Academy Awards.
Contact: finbarroreilly@yahoo.com
Twitter: finbarroreilly
MULTIMEDIA PROJECTS
• Afghanistan audio-slideshow
• Congo audio slideshow
AWARDS
• World Press Photo of the Year 2006
• POYi First Place Multimedia 2009
• POYi Judge’s Special Recognition One Week’s Work 2010
• NPPA International News Story 3rd Place 2011
• NPPA First Place Portrait 2010
• NPPA Portrait HM 2005
• UNICEF Photo of the Year 2007 HM
*all images copyright Reuters
DOSSIER
• NYT Lens blog From the Marine’s side of the camera
• NYT Lens blog South Africa white poverty
• NYT Lens blog Afghan doors
• NYT Lens blog on Libya’s revolution road
• NYT Lens blog on caricaturing Gaddafi
• Congo journal
• Caught in a rebel offensive in Chad
• Congo’s house of hope
• Ambushed by the Taliban
RECOMMENDED SITES
• Lens blog
• Time Lightbox
• Chris Hondros
• Tim Hetherington
• Marcus Bleasdale
• Stephen Dupont
• The New Yorker
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Very moving pictures Fin. Keep up the good work man
- Lcpl Chun
…..You are always inspirational Fin..Love to see your works..
Jashim Salam
Nice and very good work !
Great work, happily shared.
amazing stuff. great site.
Very good work.
Finn, this is very important work you’re doing. I am profoundly impressed. Live well my friend.
Thank you very much for sharing those realitys wich we usualy don’t know about. You build kind of bridge between all those people, their life avec me. Please, keep up.
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(Sorry for errors, english is my second langage
Saw one of yours with the UN staff in Congo in a Portuguese paper today, great work!
Your photos are really moving and it touches the heart. Keep clicking
Brilliant work Finbarr….so beautiful to see you are living your purpose, and what a profound difference you are making. xo
Dear Finbar, your eye is magnificent and your images haunt and inspire me. I’m especially interested in the work you’re doing in Sierra Leone. From the war memorial in Kailahun to your photo essay on the wooden houses in Freetown. Thank you for being a beacon of light. All best wishes, Michele
Finbarr,great work. Very moving….