Organization / PublicationMagnum Photos for The New York Times Magazine
CategoryOskar Barnack Award
PrizeIndividual awards
Date
CountryKuwait
Place
CaptionA well-capping operation is completed by American and Canadian specialists. Hundreds of Kuwaiti oil wells were sabotaged by departing Iraqis, turning the desert into a poisoned inferno. Specialist firefighters moved in to minimize the damage.