Honorable Mention
The Walled Off Hotel
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The differences between Bethlehem and Jerusalem are stark. On the other side, the grass is literally greener. Shot on 4/2/2017 from atop a Palestinian refugee camp behind the Israeli West Bank Barrier, children are resigned to playing in trash with "Eden" just out of reach. While covering the opening of Banksy's Walled Off Hotel in Bethlehem, a Bedouin guide brought me into this camp to meet its people. This is the view that so many disenfranchised Palestinians see from the rooftop. AUTHOR
His first camera was a 1982 Kodak Disk 4000, but Tesauro’s never been a photographer. That term implies F-stop fluency and dark room proficiency. From the beginning, Tesauro leaned into the camera as a tool to support his storytelling. Eventually, editors trusted him to shoot his own images around the world. Author of The Modern Gentleman book series, Tesauro is a lifestyle writer and photojournalist whose work has been featured in The New York Times, The Washington Post, Travel+Leisure, Esquire, Decanter, and others.From Coachella to Kentucky Derby, London to Hong Kong, Tesauro’s career spans 20+ years and 20+ countries, bridging the worlds of fine wine, cultural journalism, lifestyle education, and creative events. He specializes in food & drink, savvy & vice, travel, style, and expert storytelling across global platforms as published author, TV host, ambassador, performance poet, and educator.
