بيل غولي بعد فوزه (بالبوليتزر) ١٩٨٣ .. مجلة فن التصوير اللبنانية _ ع٥

Bill Gully after winning the Pulitzer Prize) I would have preferred the winning picture not to be about the massacre


The 1983 Pulitzer Prize for Instant Photography was awarded to Bill Foley, a photographer at the Associated Press in Beirut, who took a picture of the victims of the Sabra and Shatila massacre. Dollar and Bill Foley, who covered the events of the Middle East for five years with the photo, learned of his winning the award by telephone, from New York while he was in his office in Beirut.

In the end, he was able to film the event minutes after it happened, and Foley (28 years old) from Indianapolis, graduated with a degree in telecommunications from Indiana University, and in 1978 he joined the Associated Press in Cairo and stayed there until the assassination of Sadat in October 1981. Bill of the turmoil that swept the stage are the only photographs that have been made available for hours, and last year he came to Beirut to cover the Israeli invasion of Lebanon.


The Lebanese photographer is the best among the photographers in the Middle East


Bill Goli spoke to «of photography, about his early beginnings, he said • I was studying electrical engineering and the history of the Soviet Union at Indiana University, and photography was within the framework of the educational materials that I was studying, and for a year it fascinated me and aroused my curiosity. And I didn't have it I had no preconceived notions about photography. This profession fascinated me a lot. I worked in its field in the daily newspaper that was published by the university in 1974-1975. At that time, I earned $25 a week. The beginning was the beginning of light in the long path that I chose to achieve my ambitions and arrange my future, and I left the university.

And she turned to freelance work in Indiana, along with the correspondents in her offices in Europe or in the East. Associated Press journalists »In New York, the Associated Press asked to work with her in the Middle East. The agency agreed to my desire and asked me to go to Cairo as a freelance photographer and not as an employee in 1978

I stayed in Egypt for years, visited most of the capitals of Arab countries, and took pictures of kings and presidents. In 1981, I became an official employee of the Arabs, and I photographed many photojournalistic investigations, after 5 years of work. The Associated Press moved to Beirut to cover the Israeli invasion of Lebanon

And I photographed almost all of the events that took place on his land. My goal was to win the Pulitzer Prize, and the dream came true. Didn't you get other awards? - I was honored with simple awards in the past, and I came to the Middle East to work throughout this period to obtain the international award, and after 8 years of working in photojournalism, and with all due respect, I would have preferred that the winning picture not be the Pulitzer Prize for the massacre, but rather that the choice be made on any picture Another picture that I took is very unfortunate. Of course, the prize exceeds its financial importance to a deeper and more important importance, isn't it - - Exactly, the prize, which is a thousand dollars, exceeds its material scope to take on a greater size and importance. The prize is the grand prize in the United States of America, and it is a moral prize for him. I worked in Cairo, what do you think of Egyptian photographers? - I have dealt with many Egyptian photographers. Unfortunately, they lack experience in the field of photojournalism, perhaps because most of what they photograph are regular meetings and sports matches. The Lebanese photographer by making him the best among photographers, not only in Lebanon, but also in the Middle East and sometimes in the world. And the reason, in your opinion? The circumstances of war may be
Which gave the Lebanes photographer experience, in addition to being fluent in using everything new in the world of photography on an ongoing basis - Jamal Al-Saeedi is one of the daily photographers and Roles Temrian in terms of can you mention some of the photographers that you dealt with and caught your attention -
Photography and technology, and George Samerjian as well. In general, the Lebanese photographer deserves appreciation and respect - of course I will stay at AP (The Associated Press) - and I will continue with it. What are your projects after the Pulitzer » »
Lebanon is about 4 years old, it is a beautiful and wonderful country, and its land continued to witness peace and its return to calm, security and tranquility. I will tell you that I will soon leave Beirut to Washington to receive the laureate, and then I will return to Lebanon to continue my work as a photographer for the Associated Press.