(Baonghean.vn) - As in previous years, the World Press Photo contest was held again on February 18th, awarding prizes to 41 photojournalists from 21 countries across 7 categories. Notably, in this year's awards ceremony, 7 photojournalists won top prizes for their work on the situation in Syria – a subject rarely seen in a prestigious competition like World Press Photo. Let's take a look at the award-winning photos from photojournalists around the world, depicting the dark and tragic world of Syria.
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| Out of nearly 83,000 photos submitted by 5,775 photojournalists from 128 countries, the photograph depicting a man trying to get his child across a barbed wire fence on the Hungarian-Syrian border, taken on August 28, 2015, became the "Photo of the Year." According to photographer Werren Richardson, he camped with a group of about 200 refugees for five days. Werren took the picture around 3 a.m. without using a flash to avoid attracting attention from the refugees attempting to cross the border. (Photo: Werren Richardson) |
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| In the "News" category, the winning photograph depicted a neighborhood scene after a bombing carried out by the Syrian army in Douma, a suburb of Damascus, Syria, on October 30, 2015. (Photo: Sameer Al-Doumy/AP) |
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| A series of photographs by AFP reporter Abo Doumany depicting Syrian civilians after bombings won second prize in the "General Information" category. One photograph shows a Syrian man carrying the body of a child away from a Syrian army bombing on the outskirts of Damascus, Syria, on November 7, 2015. (Photo: Abo Doumany/AFP) |
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| A young girl injured in the bombing awaits treatment at a hospital in Douma, a suburb of Damascus, on August 22, 2015. Photo: Abo Doumany/AFP |
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| Also sharing second place in the "General Information" category was a photograph of a man with a head injury walking down a street in Douma, a suburb of Damascus, after an airstrike. Photo: Sameer Al-Doumy/AP |
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| Third place in the "News" category went to a photograph depicting Syrians attempting to cross the border in Türkiye on July 14, 2015. Photo: Bulent Kilic/AFP |
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| In the "Population" category, a portrait of a Syrian family at a refugee camp in Lebanon on December 15th, with an empty chair symbolizing a family member missing in Syria, won third prize. (Photo: Dario Mitidieri) |
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| The second prize in the "General Information" category went to a photograph depicting a group of refugees attempting to reach the Greek island of Lesbos at night to avoid the coast guard on December 6, 2015. Photo by Paul Hansen/Dagens Nyheter. |
Chu Thanh
(According to Le Monde)
