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    Jan 27, 2020 4 minutes

    GETTY Images photographer Chris McGrath has been named the 2019 Nikon-Walkley Press Photographer of the Year, the highest accolade for photo-journalists in Australia.

    McGrath took out two major awards: the Nikon-Walkley Press Photographer of the Year, for his work covering stories in Kosovo, Hong Kong and Istanbul, and the Feature/Photographic Essay award for his series The End of the Caliphate, focussed on the defeat of Islamic State in March 2019.

    The judges praised Mc-Grath’s entry as a mature set of images shot in classic Magnum style, exploring how daily life continues alongside the devastation of the conflict.

    Starting his career in Queensland, McGrath has worked for Getty for more than 19 years, and is currently based in

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