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62nd Annual Pictures Of The Year International Winners Announced

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A year of triumph, turmoil and tribulation is represented in the winning photographs of the 62nd annual Pictures of the Year International photojournalism competition just completed at the Missouri School of Journalism. From the summer Olympics to the elections in the U.S. and Afghanistan to the continuing hotspot conflicts of the world to the daily issues of contemporary culture, the year's best in pictures is truly remarkable.

Click on picture to enlarge and see the award rank:

A bullet-riddled mirror reflects a Marine on watch inside a Fallouja home that was taken during an early morning mission. A shooter's view of a Fallouja street known as 'Sniper Alley' by U.S. Marines is void of any residents after it became a battleground during the siege of Fallouja with Marine snipers shooting anything that moved across their view. A Palestinian boy squeezes through a narrow gap in to wall erected by Israelis to control traffic flowing from Adu Dis into nearby Jerusalem. The wall has hampered Palestinians who travel into Jerusalem for work while easing Israeli fears of suicide bombers carrying out attacks. Zafari Abu Shari weeps at the site of a separation barrier under construction that will likely sever her from Jayous, the closest village to her home and a place where her family relies on for supplies. Vehicles and people stack up along the main road through the Gaza Strip after Israeli soldiers blocked the road for almost four hours after shots were fired near an Israeli settlement that dissects the northern and southern sections of the Gaza Strip. Palestinians clamour for a glimpse as the flag-draped body of a well-known militant is carried through the streets in preparation for burial. The militant was killed by Israeli troops, which have begun targeted assassinations of known militants as a way to protect Israeli citizens from future attack. Palestinian militants set fire to an Israeli flag, a protest against Israeli occupation. A young refugee entertains herself with the debris strewn about a refuse pile inside the Shatila refugee camp in Beirut, Lebanon. Palestinian children born in Lebanon do not escape their refugee status, and as a result do not benefit from Lebanese public services nor will they have full access to the job market, according to Lebanese law. A girl is helped down frow one of the walls surrounding the Mukata (Arafat's headquarters). Several thousand grieving Palestinians bid farewell to their leader, Yassir Arafat, when he was laid to rest at his Ramallah headquarters on the westbank. Thousands of grieving Palestinians gathered for the funeral of Yassir Arafat at his headquarters in the westbank town of Ramallah. After an unidentified illness, Arafat was given permission to travel to Paris for medical treatment. He had previously been under houses arrest since the start of the recent Intifada. When his body finally arrived home for his funeral, tens of thousands gathered around the Mukata - Arafat's and the Palestinian Authority's headquarters. Arafat's body arrives at the Mukata. Several thousand grieving Palestinians bid farewell to their leader, Yassir Arafat, when he was laid to rest at his Ramallah headquarters on the westbank. Thousands of grieving Palestinians gathered for the funeral of Yassir Arafat at his headquarters in the westbank town of Ramallah. After an unidentified illness, Arafat was given permission to travel to Paris for medical treatment. He had previously been under houses arrest since the start of the recent Intifada. When his body finally arrived home for his funeral, tens of thousands gathered around the Mukata - Arafat's and the Palestinian Authority's headquarters.

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Posted by Haitham Sabbah on Friday, May 6, 2005, at 12:55 pm. Filed under Photos, Regional. 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. Eman | May 6, 2005 at 4:30 pm | Permalink

    Very moving pictures, I specially loved the following:
    1)The boy squeezing himself in the wall.
    2)The girl surrounded with destruction and garbage.
    3)The head-injured boy.
    4)The girl helped down the wall.

    Thanks for the pictures Haitham…

  2. Haitham | May 6, 2005 at 5:46 pm | Permalink

    There are many stunning and impressive pictures out there. I just could not list all those I liked. I just selected few that speaks of my interest (Middle East, peace and war). However, majority of the pictures theme are of human misery. Something that really makes me sad. Of course there are endless incredible views in this life, but unfortunately the daily 'bad news' is occupying a big portion of our life.

    Peace on earth :-|

  3. madas | May 6, 2005 at 6:27 pm | Permalink

    Thank you for a beautiful entry… as it is said sometimes a picture is worth 1000 words…i am glad that our cause is still a winning one.

  4. Dan Marsden | May 7, 2005 at 6:07 am | Permalink

    Wow.

    This one gave me the chills:

    http://www.poy.org/62/npoy/loomis_singles_07.php

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