Alon Skuy

Alon Skuy is a distinguished photojournalist born in Johannesburg, South Africa, and currently based in Miami, Florida. After studying photography at The Market Photo Workship, Skuy embarked on a career that lead him to become the Chief Photographer for the Sunday Times and The Times in South Africa. His work focuses on issues of inequality, conflict, resilience, and life on the fringes of society.

Skuy's career is defined by his depth and range as a news and documentary photographer. He is especially noted for his coverage of the 2012 Marikana Massacre, the most lethal use of force by South African security forces against civilians since the Sharpeville Massacre of 1960. His long-term work includes documenting xenophobic violence and intimate portrayals of subcultures.

He has received numerous accolades, including recognition from the World Press Photo Foundation and multiple awards from the Picture of the Year International (POYI). Notably, he won first place in the News category of the POYI awards in 2015 for his work on the unrest at the Marikana Mine, and was awarded Photographer of the Year, Local in POYI in 2020. Skuy has also been honored with 9 Standard Bank Sikuvile Awards and multiple Vodacom Journalist of the Year Awards in photography.

In addition to his photojournalistic achievements, Skuy was awarded the Ruth First Fellowship for Photojournalism at the University of the Witwatersrand for his photographic essay "Living Inside A Bridge" (2008). He has mentored young photographers and conducted workshops in collaboration with World Press Photo.

His work has been featured in public collections and he has published notable books, including [BR]OTHER (2021), which received an Award of Excellence at the 80th Pictures of the Year International Awards, and MARiKANA 2012/2022, commemorating a decade since the Marikana Massacre.