Samuel Aranda gana el World Press Photo Of The Year 2011

World Press Photo of the Year 2011 | Samuel Aranda, The New York Times

Ayer se daban a conocer los ganadores de los prestigiosos premios World Press Photo, el máximo galardón internacional en cuanto a fotoperiodismo se refiere, siendo el mayor reconocimiento para el español Samuel Aranda, cuya fotografía en la que una mujer, vestida con un nicab negro, arropa a un herido en las revueltas de Yemen. La Primavera Árabe ha sido, por razones obvias, la gran protagonista de esta edición del concurso, la número 55, que ha contado con la presencia de más de 100.000 fotografías presentadas por 5.247 fotógrafos de 124 países.

La fotografía, como cualquier otra disciplina artística, es grande, en parte, por lo que despierta en el observador, por cómo éste interpreta lo que observa y obra en consecuencia. La imagen de Samuel Aranda, que fotografiaba para The New York Times, porque en España vende más fotografiar famosos, retrata no solo la realidad de Yemen sino la de toda la revolución de la Primavera Árabe y ensalza la figura de la mujer, porque es ella quien se mantiene firme mientras sostiene al herido, porque el nicab no la ciega y sus manos también están manchadas de la misma sangre revolucionaria. Fijaos hasta qué punto es libre la interpretación ulterior que hay quien ve en ella la famosa escena de La Piedad.

Os dejamos con una relación de ganadores y algunas de sus fotografías porque aunque haya un máximo galardón para una sola fotografía existen diversas categorías en este certamen.

1st prize Spot News Singles | Yuri Kozyrev, Russia, Noor Images for Time

SPOT NEWS SINGLES

1. Yuri Kozyrev, Russia, Noor Images for Time
   Rebels in Ras Lanuf, Libya, 11 March
2. Massoud Hossaini, Afghanistan, Agence France-Presse
   Explosion during religious ceremony, Kabul, Afghanistan, 5 December
3. Li Yang, China, for China Daily
   Rescue of a girl attempting suicide, Changchun, Jilin province, China, 17 May
   Honorable mention
   Salil Bera, India, The Week
   A leopard attacks, Mahananda Wildlife Sanctuary, India

SPOT NEWS STORIES

1. Koichiro Tezuka, Japan, Mainichi Shimbun
   Tsunami strikes Natori City, Japan, 11 March
2. Niclas Hammarström, Sweden, for Aftonbladet
   Utøya, Norway, 22 July
3. Eduardo Castaldo, Italy
   Dawn of a revolution, Cairo, Egypt, January-February

1st prize General News Singles | Alex Majoli, Italy, Magnum Photos for Newsweek

GENERAL NEWS SINGLES

1. Alex Majoli, Italy, Magnum Photos for Newsweek Protestors at Tahrir Square react to president Mubarak’s announcement not to step
   down, Cairo, Egypt, 10 February
2. Lars Lindqvist, Sweden, Dagens Nyheter
   On the pier of Ishinomaki port, Japan, 15 April
3. Toshiyuki Tsunenari, Japan, Asahi Shimbun
   Woman cries amid the ruins of Natori City, Japan, 13 March

GENERAL NEWS STORIES

1. Rémi Ochlik, France, IP3 Press
   Battle for Libya
2. Paolo Pellegrin, Italy, Magnum Photos for Zeit Magazin
   Tsunami aftermath, Japan, April
3. David Guttenfelder, USA, The Associated Press for National Geographic magazine
   Japan’s nuclear refugees, April-November

PEOPLE IN THE NEWS SINGLES

1. Samuel Aranda, Spain, for The New York Times
   A woman holds a wounded relative during protests against president Saleh,
   Sanaa, Yemen, 15 October
2. Tomasz Lazar, Poland
   Arrest of protesters in Harlem, New York City, during a demonstration against police
   tactics and income inequality. New York, USA, 25 October
3. Mohammed al-Law, Egypt, The Associated Press
   Former Egyptian president Mubarak arrives for his trial, Cairo, Egypt, 7 September

PEOPLE IN THE NEWS STORIES

1. Yasuyoshi Chiba, Japan, Agence France-Presse
   Aftermath of the tsunami, Japan, March-April
2. John Moore, USA, Getty Images
   Evicted, Colorado, USA
3. Jan Dago, Denmark, Jyllands-Posten
   The fight for Tahrir Square, Cairo, 1-6 February

2nd prize Sports Singles | Ray McManus, Ireland, Sportsfile

SPORTS SINGLES

1. Donald Miralle, Jr., USA
   Mass swim start at the Ironman World Championships, Kailua Bay, Hawaii, USA
2. Ray McManus, Ireland, Sportsfile
   Scrum half, Old Belvedere vs. Blackrock, Dublin, Ireland
3. Henrik Brunnsgård, Sweden
   Base jumper Johannes Dagemark takes off of a wind turbine, Skara, Sweden

SPORTS STORIES

1. Alexander Taran, Russia
   ‘Strelka’, street fighting tournament, St. Petersburg, Russia
2. Adam Pretty, Australia, Getty Images
   World Swimming Championships, Shanghai, China
3. Tomasz Gudzowaty, Poland, Yours Gallery/Agentur Focus
   Lucha libre at La Loba, Mexico City

CONTEMPORARY ISSUES SINGLES

1. Brent Stirton, South Africa, Reportage by Getty Images for Kiev Independent
   Maria, a drug addict and sex worker, Kryvyi Rig, Ukraine
2. Ilvy Njiokiktjien, The Netherlands ‘Kolonel’ Jooste trains white Afrikaners at a youth camp, Carolina, South Africa
3. Simona Ghizzoni, Italy, Contrasto
   Jamila, 40, injured during Operation Cast Lead, Gaza Strip
   Honorable mention
   Shaofeng Xu, China, ChuTian Metropolis Daily
   Man climbs up a high voltage electricity tower, Chengdu, Sichuan Province
   China, 22 November

1st prize Contemporary Issues Stories | Stephanie Sinclair, USA, VII Photo Agency for National Geographic magazine

CONTEMPORARY ISSUES STORIES

1. Stephanie Sinclair, USA, VII Photo Agency for National Geographic magazine
   Child brides: Too young to wed
2. Ebrahim Noroozi, Iran, Jamejam Online
   Public executions by hanging, Iran
3. Pedro Pardo, Mexico, Agence France-Presse
   Drug cartel wars, Acapulco, Mexico

DAILY LIFE SINGLES

1. Damir Sagolj, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Reuters
   Picture of North Korea’s founder Kim Il-Sung on a wall in Pyongyang, 5 October
2. Johnny Haglund, Norway, Vi Menn
   Girls catch fish in the Congo river
3. Paolo Woods, The Netherlands
   Radio presenter sister Melianise Gabreus, Les Cayes, Haiti

DAILY LIFE STORIES

1. Alejandro Kirchuk, Argentina
   Never Let You Go
2. Pietro Paolini, Italy, TerraProject
   Bolivianas
3. Alexander Gronsky, Russia, Photographer.ru
   Pastoral, Moscow
   Honorable mention
   Darcy Padilla, USA, Redux Pictures
   Jason & Elyssa, 2011

PORTRAITS SINGLES

1. Laerke Posselt, Denmark
   Iranian-born Danish actress Mellica Mehraban
2. Guillaume Herbaut, France, Institute for Artist Management for Stiletto
   Femen activist Inna Shevchenko, Ukraine
3. Denis Rouvre, France
   Toku Konno, tsunami survivor, Sendai, Japan

PORTRAITS STORIES

1. Donald Weber, Canada, VII Photo Agency
   Interrogation room, Ukraine
2. Ton Koene, The Netherlands
   Recruits at police training center, Kunduz, Afghanistan
3. Simon Norfolk and John Burke, UK
   Burke + Norfolk, Afghanistan, 19th and 21st century

ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT SINGLES

1. David Goldman, USA, The Associated Press
   Cpl. Ben Vandandaigue plays the drums at a Canadian base, Kandahar, Afghanistan
2. Vincent Boisot, France, Riva Press for Le Figaro Magazine
   Dakar fashion week, model poses in Yolande Mancini’s design, Senegal
3. Pavel Prokopchik, The Netherlands
   Local shaman performs ritual, Ungurtas, Kazakhstan

ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT STORIES

1. Rob Hornstra, The Netherlands, Institute for Artist Management
   The Sochi Project: Sochi Singers
2. Emiliano Larizza, Italy, Contrasto
   Saut-d’Eau Pilgrimage, Haiti
3. Huimin Kuang, China, Huang Jianglu newspaper
   The Return of the Native, Mao Zedong remembered

1st prize Nature Singles | Jenny E. Ross, USA

NATURE SINGLES

1. Jenny E. Ross, USA
   Polar bear attempts to feed on sea birds’ eggs, Novaya Zemlya, Russia
2. Joan Costa, Spain, for Malaspina Expedition
   Specimen of a heteropoda, Pacific Ocean
3. Francesco Zizola, Italy, Noor Images
   Tuna fish in the Tonnara, off Carloforte Island, Sardinia, Italy

NATURE STORIES

1. Brent Stirton, South Africa, Reportage by Getty Images for National
   Geographic magazine
   Rhino wars
2. Carsten Peter, Germany, National Geographic magazine
   Hang Ken, infinite cave, Vietnam
3. Paul Hilton, UK, EPA for Pew
   Shark fin

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