Perpignan, France (2 September 2005) "" Corbis assignment photographer Lynsey Addario has been awarded the Fujifilm Young Photographer's Award for "The Wounded," her coverage of medical treatment of American soliders injured while serving in Iraq. The award was presented at the 17th annual Visa pour l'Image international photojournalism festival in Perpignan, France.

"This award is important to me on a personal level because it validates my work as a photojournalist," said Lynsey Addario, Corbis assignment photographer. "Often I go long stretches working without much feedback from a broad audience, so it's very inspiring to have these images recognized in such an important international forum."�

"Lynsey is part of the new generation of photojournalists that are reflecting today's changing world with responsibility, humanity, and talent," said Maria Mann, Worldwide Director of News Photography. "Her win of the Fujifilm Young Photographer's Award is a tribute to her commitment and dedication to the profession."�

Addario, exclusively represented by Corbis, photographed the series in November 2004 at hospitals at the Balud Air Base and in Landstuhl, Germany and at Andrews Air Force Base near Washington, DC. The winning photography series, originally commissioned by LIFE Magazine, was published in the The New York Times Magazine in March 2005.

Photographs from "The Wounded" are available upon request.

About "The Wounded"�
Last November, Lynsey Addario spent one week documenting the medical treatment of American soldiers injured while serving in Iraq. Addario began the assignment for LIFE Magazine at the Air Force Theater Hospital at Balad Air Base. She accompanied troops on a cargo plane bound for a military hospital in Landstuhl, Germany, finally arriving at Andrews Air Force Base near Washington, DC. The number of casualties had increased exponentially due to the US military's assault on Fallujah, counter-insurgency operations, and insurgent attacks throughout the country. The New York Times Sunday Magazine published a portfolio of the work in March 2005.

About Lynsey Addario
Lynsey Addario has worked for the Associated Press, The New York Times, National Geographic, Time, Newsweek, Fortune, Marie Claire, and The New York Times Magazine, among others. Her photo essays from India, Nepal, Afghanistan, Pakistan and Mexico have won her accolades around the globe. In January 2000, Addario established her home base in India and traveled to neighboring regions where she documented the treatment of women in the developing world, the life of women under the Taliban in Afghanistan, female burn victims in Pakistan, and a trip up the Ganges River in India. While in Mexico, she photographed the story of female victims of illegal cosmetic surgery. Now based in Istanbul, Turkey, Addario is documenting major events and people throughout the Middle East. She graduated from the University of Wisconsin at Madison in 1995 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in International Relations.

Addario's awards include:
Pictures of the Year, Magazine Division, News Picture Story, Third Place, "Bombs Hit Istanbul
Synagogue and British Consulate," for The New York Times, 2004
American Photography, 2004, 2003
Photo District News, Photo Annual, 2004, 2003
World Press Photo, Master Class, 2003
Photo District News, Thirty Under 30, 2003
Communication Arts, 2004, 2002
International Center of Photography Young Photographer Infinity Award, 2001
University of Missouri Pictures of the Year Award of Excellence, "Midnight Mass in Cuba," 1999

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