1991 Photo Contest, General News, Honorable mention
Photographer

Anthony Suau

Black Star for Time

01 September, 1990

At Shaalan One refugee camp, in the 43-mile-wide swath of no-man's land between Jordan and Iraq, Kuwait refugees queue for water and food, but dust storms hamper their distribution. Saddam Hussein's occupation of Kuwait sent thousands of refugees, including Egyptians and Bangladeshis, fleeing into the desert to escape the atrocities of Iraqi troops.

About the photographer

Anthony Suau

Suau started his career at the Chicago Sun Times in 1976 and later joined the Denver Post. In 1985, he moved to New York City to work for Black Star agency. He was a contract pho...

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