Saturday, March 24, 2012

The best photographers - 2011








At the 55th contest photos World Press Photo winners were announced. First place was taken by Spaniard Samuel Aranda Photography, which he did in Yemen during the fighting for the U.S. The New York Times.





The photograph shows a Muslim woman with a family member injured at the hands of. The photo was taken at the hospital of the capital of Yemen on October 15, where the victim was taken after participating in a protest against President Ali Abdullah Saleh.





A professional jury has recognized that the photo captures the spirit of Samuel, the so-called ...





Last year's winner of the competition has been recognized Dzhozhi Bieber from South Africa and its photo 18 -year-old Afghan woman whose husband cut off the noses and ears for trying to escape.





The winners of the prestigious contest photos were 57 photographers from 24 countries. Among them were Russian and photographers. Yuri Kozyrev received the award in the category ... Alexander Taran got nominated for ... And Alexander Gronsky won the category ...





Also, the winners of the competition became the Japanese Koichiro Tezuka, and Yasuesi Chiba, Japan covering the disaster.





World Press Photo Contest was created in 1955. In the Netherlands, under the patronage of Prince. The purpose of the contest - the promotion of talented photographers from around the world. Today he is the most prestigious in the field of photojournalism. Prizes are awarded in various categories, so the awards have become the owners of dozens of photographs of authors.





But the main prize winner is awarded 10,000 euros and a digital camera. Also published an album with all the winners and comments on it in 6 languages.





Within 2 months after the summing up in Amsterdam, the exhibition works of the winners, followed by photos of ... In Russia, the exhibition organized in Moscow.





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