Kate Geraghty

Kate Geraghty (born 1972) is an Australian photojournalist and five time Walkley winner.[1] She is a photographer for The Sydney Morning Herald, and The Age.[2]

Background

Geraghty started her photographic profession at Albury-Wodonga's The Border Mail in 1997. Then she freelanced in Cambodia and Australia. In 2001 she joined The Sydney Morning Herald.[3]

Her first assignment for the Sydney Morning Herald was to cover the 2002 Bali bombings. Since then, she's covered the arrest in Jakarta of Amrozi bin Nurhasyim and Samudra, the 2009 Jakarta bombings, the 2003 invasion of Iraq, the aftereffects of the 2004 tsunami in Aceh, Indonesia, Van Tuong Nguyen’s execution in Singapore, and the war in Lebanon.[3] She believes that people, especially people in areas where the justice system is lacking or non existent, need unbiased and independent news and photography. Her drive and determination gives her access to elusive sources; she proved this by negotiating with Hamas for two years then finally getting access to leader Khalid Mishal in 2013. She says that "It's a privilege to meet people and for them to trust us enough to tell us their story. Whether it's a pro-Russian rebel or a boy who's been shot by Islamic State, each one of them has to be given the respect to tell their story."[4]

Today

Kate just returned from covering the arrival of aslyum seekers on Manus Island in Papau New Guinea. There, she shot “Asylum,” a photograph that is the finalist for the News Photography Category Walkley.[5] She shows at the King Street Gallery.[6]

Gaza flotilla

During the 2010 Gaza flotilla raid, she was on board the MV Samoud, with Paul McGeough.[7] She reports being Tasered by the Israelis.

The Israeli attack was:

pretty full on....Three of the soldiers on the deck were Australian-Israelis,.... I couldn't believe it. It hurt and it made me feel sick.[8]

Mr Dillon said:

[Kate Geraghty] was leaning over the side of the boat to take a photograph down of one of the boats approaching us and they blasted her with a Taser,

She photographed the Turkish ferry Mavi Marmara being boarded by Israeli forces and the Challenger One had attempted to outrun the Israeli zodiacs to give her time to transmit her photographs. Australian consular officials met them in Ela prison.[9]

Awards

References

  1. ↑ "Kate Geraghty". Retrieved June 26, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Photo from Reuters Pictures". Daylife.com. Retrieved 2010-06-03.
  3. 1 2 "Geraghty, Kate" The Australian Women's Register, 2008-10-20, Retrieved 2010-06-05
  4. ↑ Meares, Joel (May 15, 2015). "Photographer Kate Geraghty on the privilege of witnessing history". The Sydney Morning Herald – via The Sydney Morning Herald.
  5. ↑ "Kate Geraghty".
  6. ↑ "Biography | Kate Geraghty". King Street Gallery. Retrieved 2010-06-03.
  7. ↑ 31 May 2010 5:17PM (2010-05-31). "Paul McGeough, Kate Geraghty on convoy boat during Israeli attack". News.com.au. Retrieved 2010-06-03.
  8. ↑ "Aussie photographer Kate Geraghty Tasered during flotilla raid". Perth Now. Retrieved 2010-06-03.
  9. ↑ 2 June 2010. "Herald journalist vows to fight deportation | smh.com.au". M.smh.com.au. Retrieved 2010-06-03.
  10. ↑ http://www.unaavictoria.org.au/media/MPA%202009/MEDIA%20RELEASE%20WINNERS%20ANNOUNCED%20MPA%2009.pdf UN Association of Australia press release 2009 (pdf)
  11. ↑ Brown, Phil. "The Walkley Foundation - Gallery". Walkleys.com. Retrieved 2010-06-03.
  12. ↑ Brown, Phil. "The Walkley Foundation - Gallery". Walkleys.com. Retrieved 2010-06-03.
  13. ↑ "ANU - Department of International Relations - IR". Rspas.anu.edu.au. Retrieved 2010-06-03.

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