World Press Photo, una dintre cele mai importante organizații de fotojurnalism și fotografie documentară din lume, și-a desemnat câștigătorii concursului anual, la care au participat 5666 de fotografi din 124 de țări, juriul având de ales dintr-un număr de 103.481 de fotografii pe cele mai bune.
Personal, în anul 2010, am înscris în concurs câteva fotografii, vreo 30, nu din dorința de a câștiga vreun premiu, ci doar pentru a participa. În ultimii doi ani, din motive obiective, nu am mai avut timpul necesar pentru a face o selecție riguroasă a fotografiilor realizate, însă chiar dacă nu am participat, am păstrat un interes deosebit pentru acest concurs, în special pentru secțiunea Sport.
Marele premiu a fost câștigat în acest an de suedezul Paul Hansen, cu o fotografie din timpul înmormântării a doi copii din Gaza, uciși de rachetele israeliene (fotografia care ilustrează acest articol). Sincer, nu mă dau în vânt după astfel de evenimente cutremurătoare, motiv pentru care și evit de multe ori să vorbesc despre ele.
Revenind la sport, premiile la categoria Single, au fost adjudecate de trei fotografi asiatici (dintre cele trei fotografii premiate îmi place mai mult cea de pe poziția a treia), în timp ce, la categoria Story, Jocurile Olimpice de la Londra au ocupat locurile doi și trei, lăsând primul loc unui concurs de călărie din Cehia.
Premiul 1, categoria Sport Action Singles: Wei Seng Chen, Malaysia – Pacu Jawi Bull Race, Indonesia
Pentru a vedea toate fotografiile premiate în acest an accesați site-ul World Press Photo
Iată lista completă a câștigătorilor, pe categorii
WORLD PRESS PHOTO OF THE YEAR 2012
Paul Hansen, Sweden, Dagens Nyheter
Gaza Burial, Gaza City, Palestinian Territories, 20 November
SPOT NEWS SINGLES
1 Paul Hansen, Sweden, Dagens Nyheter
Gaza Burial, Gaza City, Palestinian Territories, 20 November
2 Emin Özmen, Turkey, Sabah
Interrogation, Aleppo, Syria, 31 July
3 Adel Hana, Palestinian Territories, The Associated Press
Collaborator, Gaza City, Palestinian Territories, 20 November
SPOT NEWS STORIES
1 Bernat Armangue, Spain, The Associated Press
Gaza, November
2 Fabio Bucciarelli, Italy, Agence France-Presse
Battle to Death, Aleppo, Syria, October/December
3 Javier Manzano, USA, Agence France-Presse / Getty Images
for The New York Times
Siege of Aleppo, Syria
GENERAL NEWS SINGLES
1 Rodrigo Abd, Argentina, The Associated Press
Aida, Idlib, Syria, 10 March
2 Sebastiano Tomada, USA, Sipa Press USA
Wounded Baby in Hospital, Aleppo, Syria, 3 October
3 Dominic Nahr, Switzerland, Magnum Photos for Time magazine
Dead Soldier in Oil Pool, Heglig, South Sudan/Sudan border, 17 April
Honorable mention
Ammar Awad, Jordan, Reuters
Israeli Border Police Pepper spray Palestinian Protester, Jerusalem, 30 March
GENERAL NEWS STORIES
1 Alessio Romenzi, Italy, for Time magazine
Syria Under Siege
2 Paolo Pellegrin, Italy, Magnum Photos for Zeit Magazin
Postcards from America: The Crescent, Rochester, NY, USA
3 Daniel Berehulak, Australia, Getty Images
Japan After the Wave
SPORTS ACTION SINGLES
1 Wei Seng Chen, Malaysia
Pacu Jawi Bull Race, Indonesia
2 Yongzhi Chu, China,
Warm Up at Sports School, China
3 Wei Zheng, China
Synchronized Swimmer at 2012 Olympic Games, London, UK
SPORTS ACTION STORIES
1 Roman Vondrous, Czech Republic, Czech Press Agency
Cross Country Steeplechase, Czech Republic
2 Sergei Ilnitsky, Russia, European Pressphoto Agency
The Golden Touch – Fencing at the Olympics
3 Chris McGrath, Australia, Getty Images
London 2012 – An Overview
SPORTS FEATURE STORIES
1 Jan Grarup, Denmark, Laif
Women’s Basketball, Mogadishu, Somalia
2 Denis Rouvre, France
Sumo Wwrestlers, Japan
3 Vittore Buzzi, Italy
Lone Chaw Lethwei Gym, Myanmar
CONTEMPORARY ISSUES SINGLES
1 Micah Albert, USA, Redux Images
Woman Reading at Dandora Municipal Dump, Nairobi, Kenya
2 Esteban Felix, Peru, The Associated Press
Pool Hall Attack, San Pedro Sula, Honduras
3 Emilio Morenatti, Spain, The Associated Press
Shop Stormed by Demonstrators, Barcelona, Spain, 29 March
Honorable mention
Felipe Dana, Brazil, The Associated Press
Natalia, 15-year-old Crack User, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
CONTEMPORARY ISSUES STORIES
1 Maika Elan, Vietnam, Most
The Pink Choice, Vietnam
2 Majid Saeedi, Iran, Getty Images
Life in War, Afghanistan
3 Aaron Huey, USA, for National Geographic magazine
In the Shadow of Wounded Knee, USA
Honorable mention
Altaf Qadri, India, The Associated Press
School for Less Fortunate, New Delhi, India
DAILY LIFE SINGLES
1 Daniel Rodrigues, Portugal
Youth Playing Football, Dulombi, Guinea-Bissau
2 Søren Bidstrup, Denmark, Berlingske
Early Morning on Summer Holiday, Italy
3 Jacob Ehrbahn, Denmark, for Politiken
John McLean at Dining Hall,Youngstown, Ohio, USA
DAILY LIFE STORIES
1 Fausto Podavini, Italy
Mirella
2 Paolo Patrizi, Italy
Migrant Sex Workers, Italy
3 Tomás Munita, Chile, for The New York Times
El Salvador Gangs
Honorable mention
Frederik Buyckx, Belgium, for De Standaard
Pacified Favela
PEOPLE – OBSERVED PORTRAITS SINGLES
1 Nemanja Pancic, Serbia, Kurir
Milan, Belgrade, Serbia
2 Marie Hald, Denmark
Bonnie, Soroe, Denmark
3 Ilona Szwarc, Poland, Redux Pictures
Kayla, Boston, USA
PEOPLE – OBSERVED PORTRAITS STORIES
1 Ebrahim Noroozi, Iran
Victims of Forced Love
2 Daniel Ochoa de Olza, Spain, The Associated Press
Bullfighter’s Comeback
3 Ananda van der Pluijm, The Netherlands
Martin
PEOPLE – STAGED PORTRAITS SINGLES
1 Nadav Kander, Israel, for The New York Times / Time magazine
Daniel Kaluuya
2 Stefen Chow, Malaysia, for Smithsonian magazine
Ai Weiwei
3 Anna Bedyńska, Poland, Agora
Zuzia
PEOPLE – STAGED PORTRAITS STORIES
1 Stephan Vanfleteren, Belgium, Panos for Mercy Ships/De Standaard
People of Mercy, Guinea
2 Ebrahim Noroozi, Iran
Mournful, Iran
3 Fu Yongjun, China, City Express
Miss My Parents So Much, China
NATURE SINGLES
1 Christian Ziegler, Germany
Southern Cassowary, Australia
2 Ali Lutfi, Indonesia, for The Jakarta Globe
Circus at the Crossroads, Indonesia
3 Randall Benton, USA, The Sacramento Bee
Caribbean Trumpet Fish, Bonaire
NATURE STORIES
1 Paul Nicklen, Canada, National Geographic magazine
Emperor Penguins, Ross Sea
2 Xiaoqun Zheng, China, Wenzhou Daily
The Cage, China
3 Thomas P. Peschak, Germany/South Africa
Whale Sharks, Indian Ocean
