The international jury of the 55th annual World Press Photo Contest has selected a picture by Samuel Aranda from Spain as the World Press Photo of the Year 2011 for an iconic image shot in Yemen.
© Samuel Aranda
15 October 2011 A woman holds a wounded relative in her arms, inside a mosque used as a field hospital by demonstrators against the rule of President Ali Abdullah Saleh, during clashes in Sanaa, Yemen on 15 October 2011.
Great affirmation of Italian photographers this year for the most prestigious contest of photojournalisme with 7 Italian photographers winners.
Emiliano Larizza
Saut-d’Eau Pilgrimage, Haiti
2nd prize stories in Arts and Entertainment
Saut D’eau, Haiti 2011
© Emiliano Larizza/Contrasto
16 July 2011 A woman prays at the foot of the waterfall honoring the goddess of love and beauty, Ezili. Saut-d’Eau, in the heart of Haiti, is one of the country’s most important pilgrimage destinations. Each year on 16 July in the village of Ville-Bonheur, people celebrate the appearance of the Virgin, Our Lady of Mount Caramel, who is said to have appeared in 1884 on a palm tree next to the falls.
Simona Ghizzoni
Jamila, 40, injured during Operation Cast Lead, Gaza Strip
3rd prize singles in Contemporary issues
Beit Lahyia. Gaza Strip. 27-03-2011
© Simona Ghizzoni/Contrasto
27 March 2011 Jamila, 40, was injured by a small rocket and is now disabled and in need for treatment. Two years after the Israeli operation ‘Cast Lead’, the Gaza Strip still lives in a limbo, worsened by the closure of the borders and the subsequent economic crisis along with the complete isolation of the population.
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