2024-04-19 10:47:52
[Yahoo News Report]The winners of the annual World Press Photo competition were announced yesterday (18) in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Reuters photographer Mohammed Salem won the “Photo of the Year” award for a photo of “Palestinian women hugging the body of their niece” in the war-torn Gaza Strip. The jury said that the visuals of the photo are full of care and respect, and at the same time, people can already feel unimaginable sadness with just a glance, “making people face the “ruthlessness of the consequences of a conflict”.
Photographer Salem said the photo was taken on October 17 last year, ten days following the long-running feud between Israel and Palestine was officially sparked by the Hamas attack. At that time, her child was only a few days old, describing her. “It was an intense and sad moment, and I think this photo sums up the situation and the mood of the entire Gaza corridor.”
As can be seen in the photo, once morest the backdrop of a simple tiled wall, a woman wearing a blue burqa and a yellow scarf hugs a roll of white fabric enveloping her young body. Salem sobbed when he saw Inas Abu Maamar, 36, hugging the body of his 5-year-old niece wrapped in sheets at the Nasser Hospital morgue in southern Gaza. The little girl Saly was killed in the aerial bombardment. His mother and sister were also killed. Only his 4-year-old brother was lucky enough to survive.
Photographer Salem is also Palestinian and has worked for Reuters since 2003. He also won the World Press Photo Award in 2010. Yesterday, when a Reuters editor attended the awards ceremony, he said in his name: “This is not a photo that deserves to be celebrated… Salem hopes that through this award, the world will become more aware of the impact of war on humanity, especially on children. ” “
The jury commented that “it is a powerful scene”. The photo is full of care and respect, while expressing the cruelty and futility of the conflict.
Picture Story Awards for stories of caregivers of Malagasy families
Furthermore, the “Story” prize was won by South African journalist Lee-Ann Olwage for her series “Valim-babena”, which documented the life of a Malagasy family in which a 41-year-old daughter takes care of his 91 years. Father of 12 with dementia. The photographer said he wanted to reflect the lack of attention paid to dementia in Madagascar.
Award for a long-term project documenting the history of migration on the U.S.-Mexico border
The winner of the “Long-term Projects” category is “Les Deux Murs” by Alejandro Cegarra, journalist for the New York Times and Bloomberg. The photographer has been documenting the lives of illegal immigrants at the US-Mexico border since 2018. He himself left Venezuela for Mexico in 2017, recording the stories of immigrants through first-hand perspectives and black and white photos.
“Open Format” was awarded to Ukrainian photographer Julia Kochetova for her project “War is Personal”
“Open Format” was won by Ukrainian photographer Julia Kochetova for her work “War is Personal”. The photographer collaborated with illustrators and DJs to create a series of documentary images regarding Ukrainian life, complemented by poetry, recordings and music, and compose an audio. -a visual story with strong emotional characteristics, and shows the world the lives of people during the war.
World Photo Press AwardsFounded in 1955, this year’s jury selected the winning photos from 61,062 entries from 3,851 photographers from 130 countries. This year’s World Press Photo exhibition will be held at Borough Yards, London, from May 3 to 27.
See more award-winning worksWorld Photo Press Awardswebsite.
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