# Andrew Quilty > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Andrew_Quilty > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Andrew_Quilty.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Quilty > Source revision: 1348220751 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) **Andrew Quilty** is an Australian [photojournalist](/source/Photojournalist) based in [Afghanistan](/source/Afghanistan).[1][2] ## Career After graduating from a [TAFE](/source/TAFE) photography course in 2004, Quilty undertook an informal [internship](/source/Internship) at [Fairfax Media](/source/Fairfax_Media) which led to full-time employment.[3] Quilty left Fairfax in 2010 and became a freelance photographer in [Sydney](/source/Sydney), before he relocated to [New York](/source/New_York_City).[3] In 2013, Quilty visited Afghanistan where he says he discovered his "bonafide purpose and fulfilment" in his work, deciding to be permanently based in Kabul.[3][4] Throughout his career, Quilty's photography has been recognised with a number of awards.[3][5] Most notably, Quilty was awarded the [Gold Walkley](/source/Gold_Walkley) in 2016.[6] The award was presented to Quilty in recognition for "The Man on the Operating Table", a photograph of hospital patient Baynazar Mohammed Nazar lying dead on an operating table in the [Kunduz Trauma Centre](/source/Kunduz_Trauma_Centre), run by [Médecins Sans Frontières](/source/M%C3%A9decins_Sans_Fronti%C3%A8res), after the [2015 American airstrike](/source/Kunduz_hospital_airstrike) which killed 42 people and injured over 30 others.[7] Quilty was involved in uncovering the [killing of Dad Mohammad](/source/Killing_of_Dad_Mohammad) by Australian soldiers, and has been identified as a prosecution witness in the trial of the soldier responsible.[8] His first book, *August in Kabul: America's last days in Afghanistan*, was published in 2022. ## Personal life Quilty is the cousin of painter [Ben Quilty](/source/Ben_Quilty).[9] ## Bibliography - Quilty, Andrew (September 2021). ["When the raids came : the war's toll on one Afghan family"](https://harpers.org/archive/2021/09/when-the-raids-came-afghanistan-war-toll-on-one-afghan-family). *Harper's Magazine*. **343** (2056): 41–51. - Quilty, Andrew (2022). *August in Kabul : America's last days in Afghanistan*. Carlton, Vic.: Melbourne University Press. ## References 1. Reynolds, Emma (16 April 2015) [Australian photographer captures faces of Afghanistan's starving children](https://www.news.com.au/world/middle-east/australian-photographer-captures-faces-of-afghanistans-starving-children/news-story/cc43fb7d2ef06b4c280cfefef02c4077), *[news.com.au](/source/News.com.au)*, [News Corp Australia](/source/News_Corp_Australia). Retrieved 10 April 2019. 1. [Adams, Phillip](/source/Phillip_Adams_(writer)) (21 March 2019) [Andrew Quilty on life in Afghanistan](https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/latenightlive/andrew-quilty/10926436), *[Late Night Live](/source/Late_Night_Live)*, [Australian Broadcasting Corporation](/source/Australian_Broadcasting_Corporation). Retrieved 10 April 2019. 1. [About Andrew Quilty](https://www.andrewquilty.com/about), Andrew Quilty website. Retrieved 10 April 2019. 1. Dwyer, Genevieve (12 August 2016) [What makes a photographer pack up his life and relocate to Afghanistan](https://www.sbs.com.au/topics/life/culture/article/2016/08/11/what-makes-photographer-pack-his-life-and-relocate-Afghanistan), SBS Life, [Special Broadcasting Service](/source/Special_Broadcasting_Service). Retrieved 10 April 2019. 1. Harris, Julia (20 June 2008) [Outback photo on world stage](http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2008/06/20/2280495.htm), [ABC North West Queensland](/source/ABC_North_West_Queensland), Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 10 April 2019. 1. (2 December 2016) [Walkley Awards: Andrew Quilty wins gold for photo of Kundaz hospital bombing aftermath](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-12-02/walkley-awards-2016/8089070), *[ABC News](/source/ABC_News_(Australia))*, Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 10 April 2019. 1. Zwartz, Henry (5 December 2016) [Photojournalist Andrew Quilty on story behind his Walkley Award winning image](https://www.smh.com.au/national/photojournalist-andrew-quilty-on-story-behind-his-walkley-award-winning-image-20161205-gt3xqx.html), *[The Sydney Morning Herald](/source/The_Sydney_Morning_Herald)*, [Nine Entertainment Co.](/source/Nine_Entertainment_Co.) Retrieved 10 April 2019. 1. Mitchell, Alex & Bolza, Miklos (11 April 2025). ["Aussie journalist barred from war crime hearing after surprise appearance"](https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/8940477/journalist-barred-from-war-crime-hearing-after-surprise/). *[The Canberra Times](/source/The_Canberra_Times)* 1. Turner, Brook (22 February 2019). ["Ben Quilty on the burden of being Australia's artist from central casting"](https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/art-and-design/ben-quilty-on-the-burden-of-being-australia-s-artist-from-central-casting-20190219-p50ypb.html). *[The Sydney Morning Herald](/source/The_Sydney_Morning_Herald)*. Retrieved 8 September 2022. ## External links - [Official website](https://www.andrewquilty.com/) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Andrew Quilty](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Quilty) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Quilty?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). 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