Bio

Uriel Sinai started photographing in his home town of Tel Aviv in 1993. Two years later he began working for local newspapers in his area, and in 2000 moved on to the Israeli daily, Haaretz.

In 2003, Sinai joined Getty Images, covering Israel and the West Bank. He was based in the Gush Katif settlement in the Gaza Strip during Israel's disengagement in 2005 - coverage which subsequently earned him the first place story prize from the "World Press Photo" contest.

Sinai has been widely recognized for his photographs including being awarded this year’s Magazine Photographer of the Year from Picture of the Year International. He has also won awards from the National Press Photographers Association, the China International Press Photo Contest in 2007 and 2008, and the Days Japan Photojournalism Award in 2007.

His work is published regularly in newspapers and magazines around the world including: Time, Newsweek, Paris Match, Stern, The Economist, The New York Times, USA Today, Der Spiegel and others.