World Press Photo Award Winners 2013
World Press Photo, one of photojournalism's most prestigious contests, issued awards in nine categories to 54 photographers of 32 nationalities.
The 1st prize Sports – Sports
Action Single by Wei Seng Chen, Malaysia, a jockey, his feet stepped
into a harness strapped to the bulls and clutching their tails, shows
relief and joy at the end of a dangerous run across rice fields. The
Pacu Jawi (bull race) is a popular competition at the end of harvest
season keenly contested between villages in Batu Sangkar, West Sumatra,
Indonesia, Feb. 12, 2012.
The 1st prize General News
Single by Rodrigo Abd, Argentina, for The Associated Press, Aida cries
while recovering from severe injuries she received when her house was
shelled by the Syrian Army. Her husband and two children were fatally
wounded during the shelling in Idib, north Syria, March 10, 2012.
The 1st prize Daily Life Stories
by Fausto Podavini, Italy, shows despite her husband's life-threatening
disease, Mirella devoted her life to assisting Luigi, trying to be
positive and reassuring, looking after him with intense love and
respect. Everyday care, usually done in a few minutes, takes hours when
it concerns someone with dementia. Mirella, 71, spent 43 years of her
life with the only person she loved, with all of life's difficulties,
laughter, and beautiful moments. But over the last six years things
changed: Mirella lived with her husband Luigi’s illness, Alzheimer’s,
and devoted her life to him as his caregiver, Rome, Italy, June1, 2010
The 1st prize Contemporary
Issues Single by Micah Albert, USA, for Redux Images, shows pausing in
the rain, a woman working as a trash picker at the 30-acre dump, which
literally spills into households of one million people living in nearby
slums, wishes she had more time to look at the books she comes across.
She even likes the industrial parts catalogs. “It gives me something
else to do in the day besides picking trash,” she said in Nairobi,
Kenya, April 3, 2012.
The 1st prize Sports – Sports
Features Stories by Jan Grarup, Denmark, for Laif, shows the Somali
basketball association pays armed guards to watch over and protect
Suweys and her team when they play. In Mogadishu, the war-torn capital
of Somalia, young women risk their lives to play basketball. Suweys, the
19-year-old captain of a women's basketball team, and her friends defy
radical Islamist views on women’s rights. They have received many death
threats from not only al-Shabaab militias and radical Islamists, but
some male members of their own families. "I just want to dunk," said
Suweys. It is on the basketball court she feels happiest. "Basketball
makes me forget all my problems,” Mogadishu, Somalia, Feb. 21, 2012
The 1st prize Contemporary
Issues Stories by Maika Elan, Vietnam, for Most, shows Phan Thi Thuy Vy
and Dang Thi Bich Bay, who have been together for one year, watch
television to relax after studying at school. Vietnam has historically
been unwelcoming to same-sex relationships. But its communist government
is considering recognizing same-sex marriage, a move that would make it
the first Asian country to do so, despite past human rights issues and a
long-standing stigma. In August 2012, the country’s first public gay
pride parade took place in Hanoi, Da Nang, Vietnam, June 22, 2012.
The 2nd prize Prize People –
Staged Portraits Single by Stefen Chow, Malaysia, for Smithsonian
magazine, shows a portrait of Ai Wei Wei, Beijing, China, Feb. 6, 2012.
The 2nd prize Spot News Stories
by Fabio Bucciarelli, Italy, for Agence France-Presse, a Free Syrian
Army (FSA) fighter takes position during the clashes against Syrian
government forces in Sulemain Halabi district in Aleppo, Syria, Oct. 10,
2012.
The 2nd prize Sports – Sports
Action Stories by Sergei Ilnitsky, Russia, for European Pressphoto
Agency, shows Alaaeldin Abouelkassem of Egypt (top) in action against
Peter Joppich of Germany (C) during their Men's Foil Individual Round16
match for the London 2012 Olympic Games in London, Britain, July 31,
2012.
The 3rd prize People – Observed
Portraits Stories by Ananda van der Pluijm, Netherlands, shows Martin,
after living with his dad for 10 years and staying in a youth shelter,
my half-brother Martin (18) returned home 2 years ago, to live with his
mother again. He arrived with some clothes in a bag, no work or
graduation. I'm following him during this period to get to know him
again and record his developments, Tilburg, Netherlands, Feb. 15, 2011.
The 3rd prize People – Observed
Portraits Single by lona Szwarc, Poland, for Redux Pictures, shows Kayla
posing with her lookalike doll. “American Girl” is a popular line of
dolls that can be customized to look exactly like their owners. Kayla
poses in front of a portrait of her ancestors in Boston, Massachusetts,
USA, Feb 19, 2012.
The 2013 World Press Photo of
the year by Paul Hansen, Sweden, for Dagens Nyheter, shows two-year-old
Suhaib Hijazi and her three-year-old brother Muhammad who were killed
when their house was destroyed by an Israeli missile strike. Their
father, Fouad, was also killed and their mother was put in intensive
care. Fouad’s brothers carry his children to the mosque for the burial
ceremony as his body is carried behind on a stretcher in Gaza City,
Palestinian Territories, Nov. 20, 2012.
