Salwan Georges

Salwan Georges is a Pulitzer Prize-winning visual journalist whose work explores the human impact of war, climate change, and displacement through stories of survival, memory, identity, and resilience. Based in the United States, he reports both nationally and internationally, often returning to places where global events intersect with personal history.

Georges spent a decade as a staff photojournalist at The Washington Post, reporting from more than 50 countries, before going independent in 2026. In 2020, he shared the Pulitzer Prize for the Post’s coverage of the climate crisis. He was named International Photographer of the Year by Pictures of the Year International in 2021 and by the National Press Photographers Association in 2023 and 2024.

His work has taken him from the front lines of Ukraine to post-earthquake Turkey and Syria, from Arctic military bases to rural African communities protecting endangered wildlife. In the United States, he has documented the fentanyl epidemic, racial justice movements, migration, inequality, and presidential elections.

His photographs have been exhibited internationally, including at Visa pour l’Image, Xposure International Photography Festival, Photoville, and the Library of Congress, which holds his long-term work on Arab American communities in its permanent collection.