Richard Jones (photojournalist)

Richard Jones is a British photojournalist, based in Hong Kong until 2012. In 2009 he was the victim of an assault by Grace Mugabe and her bodyguard.[1]

Jones' work related to China's One-Child Policy has won numerous Human Rights Press Awards[2] and a National Press Photographers Association Award.[3] He won the Photojournalism category at the Photography Masters Cup International Color Awards in 2009.[4] He was nominated and "Highly Commended" in the Foreign Reporter of the Year category at the UK Press Awards in 2011 for his reporting from China for the Mail on Sunday.[5]

In 2012 Jones moved to the UK and pursued a career in the cultural sector, working for museums and galleries. In 2023 he was named as a finalist National Lottery Awards "Outstanding Individuals" in heritage for is work documenting the faces and testimonies of the Last Generations of Coalminers from Wales.^[citation needed]

References

1. "Mrs Mugabe assaults our photographer outside her luxury Hong Kong hotel - Times Online". 21 January 2009. Archived from the original on 21 January 2009. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
2. "Home" (PDF).
3. "NPPA: Best of Photojournalism 2009 Still Photo Winners". bop.nppa.org. Archived from the original on 27 March 2009.
4. "Photography Masters Cup | International Color Awards". www.worldphotographicarts.com. Archived from the original on 18 July 2011.
5. "Press Awards 2011: The full list of winners". 5 April 2011.