World press photo award 2006
US photographer Spencer Platt of Getty Images is the winner of this year's World Press Photo of the Year award.
His picture, taken 15 August 2006, shows a group of young Lebanese driving through a South Beirut neighbourhood devastated by Israeli bombings.
Jury chair Michele McNally of The New York Times says:
"This photograph makes you look beyond the obvious."
Spot News Singles:
First place:
Nigerian photographer Akintunde Akinleye for Reuters, captured a man rinsing his face after a gas pipeline explosion in Lagos, Nigeria.
People in the News Singles:
First place:
Israeli photographer Oded Balilty of the Associated Press produced a strong image of a settler woman struggling with Israeli security officers at Atmona outpost in the West Bank, Feb. 1, 2006.
Sports features stories:
First place:
Brazilian photographer Joao Kehl, for Cia de Foto, produced a revealing piece of work on a boxing gym in Sao Paulo.
Daily lives stories:
First place:
American photographer David Guttenfelder of The Associated Press focused on a lonely man in Tokyo for his winning entry.
Sports action singles:
First place:
Max Rossi, an Italian photographer for Reuters, was on the spot to capture a moment of competition at the World Championships Gymnastics in Denmark October 14, 2006.
People in the news stories:
Second place:
Arturo Rodrigeuz of Spain for Associated Press produced a powerful set of images of tourists helping migrants on Tejita Beach, Tenerife, 30 July/3 August.
Spot news sotries:
First place:
Italian photographer Davide Monteleone for Contrasto, took a set of images during the 2006 Israeli bombings of Lebanon.
General news singles:
Second place:
Danish photographer Jan Grarup's image for Politiken shows Darfur refugees at the Sudan-Chad border in November 2006.
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US photographer Spencer Platt of Getty Images is the winner of this year's World Press Photo of the Year award.
His picture, taken 15 August 2006, shows a group of young Lebanese driving through a South Beirut neighbourhood devastated by Israeli bombings.
Jury chair Michele McNally of The New York Times says:
"This photograph makes you look beyond the obvious."
Spot News Singles:
First place:
Nigerian photographer Akintunde Akinleye for Reuters, captured a man rinsing his face after a gas pipeline explosion in Lagos, Nigeria.
People in the News Singles:
First place:
Israeli photographer Oded Balilty of the Associated Press produced a strong image of a settler woman struggling with Israeli security officers at Atmona outpost in the West Bank, Feb. 1, 2006.
Sports features stories:
First place:
Brazilian photographer Joao Kehl, for Cia de Foto, produced a revealing piece of work on a boxing gym in Sao Paulo.
Daily lives stories:
First place:
American photographer David Guttenfelder of The Associated Press focused on a lonely man in Tokyo for his winning entry.
Sports action singles:
First place:
Max Rossi, an Italian photographer for Reuters, was on the spot to capture a moment of competition at the World Championships Gymnastics in Denmark October 14, 2006.
People in the news stories:
Second place:
Arturo Rodrigeuz of Spain for Associated Press produced a powerful set of images of tourists helping migrants on Tejita Beach, Tenerife, 30 July/3 August.
Spot news sotries:
First place:
Italian photographer Davide Monteleone for Contrasto, took a set of images during the 2006 Israeli bombings of Lebanon.
General news singles:
Second place:
Danish photographer Jan Grarup's image for Politiken shows Darfur refugees at the Sudan-Chad border in November 2006.
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