Yugoslavia’s Civil War
General News, second prize stories
1991
Vukovar was a focus of ethnic strife in Yugoslavia's civil war. About ten per cent of the population of 50,000 refused to leave the homes where they had lived in peace with their Serbian neighbors. Haggard and despondent, they emerged when the Croatian militia had lost control of the town after a months-long siege, to find the town in ruin and Serbian soldiers and militiamen in command.
Commissioned by: Saba Press Photos
Photo Credit: Ron Haviv
Award-Âwinning photojournalist Ron Haviv has produced images of conflict and humanitarian crisis that have made headlines from around the world since the end of the Cold War. A coÂfounder of the VII Photo Agency, his work has been published by magazines worldwide. Numerous museums and galleries have featured his work, including the Louvre, United Nations, and the Council on Foreign Relations. He has published critically acclaimed collections of his photographs with the books, Blood and Honey: A Balkan War Journal, Afghanistan: On the Road to Kabul, and Haiti: January 12, 2010. Haviv has been the central character in three films including National Geographic Explorer’s Freelance in a World of Risk that explores the hazards inherent in combat photography. In addition, Haviv has spoken about his work on ABC World News, BBC, CNN, CNBC, NPR, NBC Nightly News, Good Morning America, and The Charlie Rose Show.