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John Stanmeyer won the World Press Photo of the Year 2013 contest with this picture of African migrants on the shore of Djibouti city at night, taken on February 26, 2013. (REUTERS/John Stanmeyer/World Press Photo Handout via Reuters)

“Dignified” African migrants picture claims top photo prize

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Feb 14, 2014 | Media

Amsterdam, Reuters—A picture of African migrants standing on the shore of Djibouti City at night, their glimmering phones held aloft to catch a weak signal, won the World Press Photo prize on Friday for American photographer John Stanmeyer of the VII Photo Agency. The...

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‘Gaza Burial,’ which won first prize in the 2013 World Press Photo awards. The 2013 World Press Photo of the year by Paul Hansen, Sweden, for Dagens Nyheter, shows 2-year-old Suhaib Hijazi and her 3-year-old brother Muhammad who were killed when their house was destroyed by an Israeli missile strike. (AP Photo/Paul Hansen, Dagens Nyheter)

“Gaza Burial” photo reaffirmed as prizewinner

by Alex Edwards | May 15, 2013 | Media

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—The award of the 2012 World Press Photo of the Year to Swedish photojournalist Paul Hansen was reconfirmed this week, after allegations that the picture was a fake were dismissed by forensic analysts. The controversy over the photo, entitled...