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World Press Photo of the Year 2004

World Press Photo of the Year 2004
Arko Datta, India, Reuters.
Woman mourns relative killed in tsunami, Cuddalore, India, Tamil Nadu, 28 December.

Update: There are so many winning photos related to the Arab world. Mostly Palestine and Iraq. I could not resist but posting some of them here.

Sniper victim in morgue, Gaza
People in the News: 1st prize singles
Sniper victim in morgue, Gaza
Kristen Ashburn, USA, Contact Press Images.

Arafat's funeral
General News: 2nd prize stories
Arafat's funeral
Paolo Pellegrin, Italy, Magnum Photos for Vanity Fair.

Detainee in solitary confinement, Abu Ghraib Prison, Iraq, 19 June
General News: 3rd prize singles
Detainee in solitary confinement, Abu Ghraib Prison, Iraq, 19 June
John Moore, USA, The Associated Press.

Street football in Iraq
Sports Features: 2nd prize singles
Street football in Iraq
Jos Jimenez-Tirado, Puerto Rico.

(more here, highly recommended)

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Posted by Haitham Sabbah on Saturday, February 12, 2005, at 2:55 pm. Filed under Bleeding Edge, Photos. Tagged , , , , . Follow any responses to this post with its comments RSS feed. Comments are closed, but you can trackback from your blog.

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  1. Roba | February 12, 2005 at 8:45 pm | Permalink

    Wow. Amazing photographs.

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  1. Palestine Blogs | February 12, 2005 at 4:00 pm | Permalink

    World Press Photo of the Year 2004

    People in the News: 1st prize singles
    Sniper victim in morgue, Gaza
    Kristen Ashburn, USA, Contact Press Images.

    General News: 2nd prize stories
    Arafat's funeral
    Paolo Pellegrin, Italy, Magnum Photos for Vanity Fair.

    [via: Sabbah's Blo…

  2. And Far Away... | February 12, 2005 at 8:49 pm | Permalink

    Press Photo of the Year 2004
    Sniper victim in morgue, Gaza
    Kristen Ashburn, USA, Contact Press Images.

    Shocking. This picture sent shivers down my spine.