Ryszard Kapuściński (ur. 4 marca 1932 w Pińsku, zm. 23 stycznia 2007 w Warszawie) – polski reportażysta, publicysta, poeta i fotograf, zwany „cesarzem reportażu”. Należy do czołówki najczęściej tłumaczonych autorów polskich.
Rysard Kapuściński (Pinsk, Poland, now Belarus, March 4, 1932 — Warsaw, January 23, 2007) was a Polish journalist, writer, essayist and poet, famous for his narratives about the African continent and for his literary reporting style, which combines exhaustive prior documentation, his experiences in the area, and his deep knowledge of its inhabitants, with his analytical ability to understand historical and political events.
