Born in Osaka, Japan, Ose has covered various events world wide such as the historical election in the DR Congo and Sudanese refugee crisis, departure of deposed president Jean-Betrand Aristide in Haiti, Iraq War and others. He received various awards including the Award of Excellence in the Magazine General News Story category of the Pictures of the Year International competition for his coverage of DR Congo election. After spending nearly 15 years in Africa, and 3 years on Beirut, Lebanon, Ose is currently based in Jakarta, Indonesia.
Jiro Ose, Photojournalist
An award winning photojournalist, Jiro Ose has covered global events such as the historical election in Congo, Sudanese refugee crisis, the Iraq War and others.