Toshio Sakai

Toshio Sakai (酒井 淑夫, Sakai Toshio, March 31, 1940 – November 21, 1999), a graduate of Meiji University,[1] a photographer for United Press International, won the Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography in 1968, for his photo "Dreams of Better Times" taken during the Vietnam War.[2][3][4] He was the first person to receive that award.

For the former professional Go player, see Toshio Sakai (Go player).
Sakai's Pulitzer Prize-winning photograph, "Dreams of Better Times"

References
  1. "SAKAI Toshio". photoguide.jp. Retrieved June 15, 2019.
  2. UPI History: Milestones (1961–1980)
  3. "Toshio Sakai". pulitzer.org. Retrieved May 17, 2019.
  4. Buell, Hal (April 11, 2008). "The Backstory of Vietnam's Pulitzers". Retrieved May 17, 2019.


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