World Press Photo of the Year 2005
The international jury of the 49th annual World Press Photo contest selected a color image of the Canadian photographer Finbarr O’Reilly of Reuters as World Press Photo of the Year 2005.
Finbarr O’Reilly, Canada, Reuters.
Mother and child at emergency feeding center, Tahoua, Niger, 1 August
Spot News: 1st prize singles
Mohamed Azakir, Lebanon, Reuters.
Car bomb explosion, Beirut, Lebanon, 14 February
Spot News: 2nd prize singles
Chris Hondros, USA, Getty Images.
Young girl grieves her parents killed by US patrol, Tal Afar, Iraq, 18 January
Arts and Entertainment: 2nd prize singles
Xin Zhou, People’s Republic of China, Guangzhou Daily.
Tsunami victims commemoration ceremony, Thailand
View complete gallery and all winners here!
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4 Comments on “World Press Photo of the Year 2005”
That is a heart wrenching picture. The one with the little Iraqi girl. She’s just witnessed her parents murder by US troops and she is covered probably by their blood.
What child deserves this? What freedom comes with this price? What freedom has come so far anyway?
Anyone else find interesting that all of these pics are related to something sad. I have always thought that humans are moved by sad events than happy ones.