New York, Dec 09: An Iranian photographer will be recognized as the previously anonymous winner of the 1980 Pulitzer Prize for spot news photography, the panel overseeing the prestigious US journalism awards said on Thursday.
Jahangir Razmi`s picture of a firing squad in Iran was first published in an Iranian newspaper in August 1979. The editor withheld Razmi`s identity because he was concerned for the photographer`s safety, and it later circulated around the world anonymously.
Razmi`s identity was only revealed, with his consent, by the Wall Street Journal on December 2.
A committee of the Pulitzer Prize Board reviewed the newspaper`s story and photographic evidence and concluded that Razmi was the photographer.
"When we made an anonymous award for the first time in our history, we had hoped that the name would emerge," Sig Gissler, administrator of the Pulitzer Prizes, said in a statement.
"We are very pleased that, after 26 years, we can close the gap and honor a worthy recipient for an iconic image."
The board said Razmi will be invited to receive his award and a cash prize of $10,000 when the 2007 Pulitzer Prize winners are honored in May next year.
Bureau Report
