From The Publisher: May 18, 1992

For a news photographer, it is a sort of Triple Crown, and TIME photographer Christopher Morris has become the first to win it. He has been named Magazine Photographer of the Year (1991) by the National Press Photographers Association and the University of Missouri school of journalism, and the International Center of Photography gave him its Infinity Award for Journalism. Last week he stopped briefly in New York City between overseas assignments, as he put it, "to rest and pay some bills" -- and also to pick up the most prestigious award of all: the Robert Capa Gold Medal, given by...

Want the full story?

Subscribe Now

Subscribe
Subscribe

Learn more about the benefits of being a TIME subscriber

If you are already a subscriber sign up — registration is free!