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Photographer Manu Brabo

Manu Brabo was born in Spain in 1981. After studying Photography in The School of Arts and Crafts in Oviedo, he moved to Madrid where he started Journalism in Carlos III University while he was working as a photographer for several humble newspapers and agencies.

In 2011, Manu was held captive and then released by by Libyan forces. Brabo, along with fellow AP photographers, Rodrigo Abd, Narciso Contreras, Khalil Hamra, and Muhammed Muheisen were awarded the 2013 Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Photography. (AP)

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