Chechen Genocide

Spot News, third prize stories

00-01-1995

Minutes after Russian artillery hit while these men had been waiting for bread distribution. Many of the victims of January's heavy fighting were Russian civilians, who had often lived in the Chechen capital for decades.

Commissioned by: Sygma

LOCATION: Grozny, Chechnya, Russia

Photo Credit: Jon Jones

As a photojournalist for the Sygma Photo Agency in Paris, Jones documented conflict all over the world, his work being widely published by Time, Newsweek, The New York Times Magazine, Paris Match, and Stern. His work has been exhibited worldwide and he has collaborated on numerous books and joint media projects.

He is a regular photographic judge and lecturer, has taught the Joop Swart Masterclass and won numerous international awards including two World Press Photo Awards. He was the curator of the Sunday Times Magazine 50th anniversary exhibition at the Saatchi Gallery, and is also the editor of a major retrospective book on the Bosnian conflict.