In 2011 he became the first Latin American photojournalist to receive the prestigious Robert Capa Gold Medal from the Overseas Press Club for his work on the Libyan Civil War[2] and nominated by the Prix Bayeux-Calvados des Correspondents de Guerre.

After notifying the Pulitzer Center and the photojournalist Anne Holmes, who subsequently removed an interview with Vernaschi that had previously been on her blog, Liohn went public on the journalist's forum Lightstalkers.

In 2012, with fellow photographers Christopher Morris, Jehad Nga, Bryan Denton, Lynsey Addario, Eric Bouvet and Finbarr O'Reilly, he created the project Almost Dawn in Libya, four photo exhibits in the main Libyan cities of Tripoli, Benghazi, Misurata and Zintan.

"You are not a soldier" - 2021 - In an attempt to understand what drove her father's desires to be on the frontlines, documentary director Maria Carolina Telles dives into the story of award-winning war photographer André Liohn.

Highly decorated for his work, including the prestigious Robert Capa Gold Medal, his life takes a drastic turning point shortly after the death of his colleagues Tim Hetherington, Chris Hondros, Marie Colvin and James Foley.

In 2014, Lelo Filho – actor, producer, director, author and one of the founders of Cia Baiana de Patifaria – challenged himself to set up the project Fora da Ordem, winner of the 2013 Myriam Muniz Award from FUNARTE, inspired by a homonymous song by Caetano Veloso.

Lelo Filho was inspired by André Liohn's life story to create the character Pedrinho, a documentary filmmaker, and father of two who lives in Norway from where he leaves to cover historical events around the world.

So I couldn't help but remember the importance of André Liohn, an incredible friend and photographer, who so inspired me to create Pedrinho, a character in FORA DA ORDER, which for me means 'redemption', the desire and optimism that Brazil can "hit the arrow, the path and get there."