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The image of a Palestinian woman hugging the deceased body of her niece wins the World Press Photo 2024

   MADRID, 18 Abr.

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The image of a Palestinian woman hugging the deceased body of her niece wins the World Press Photo 2024

   MADRID, 18 Abr. (EUROPA PRESS) -

'A Palestinian woman hugs the body of her niece', by Reuters photojournalist Mohammed Salem, has won the World Press Photo award for the year 2024, after the jury was "deeply moved by how this image evokes emotional reflection in every viewer."

This was announced this Thursday by the World Press Photo Foundation, which added that the award-winning image shows Inas Abu Maamar, 36, cradling the body of her niece Saly, 5, who died, along with her mother and son. sister, when an Israeli missile hit her home in Khan Younis, Gaza.

"The jury was deeply moved by how this image evokes emotional reflection in each viewer. Composed with care and respect, it offers both a metaphorical and literal vision of an unimaginable loss," the entity stressed.

Likewise, the World Press Photo for Graphic Report of the Year went to 'Valim-babena' by South African photographer Lee-Ann Olwage, for GEO. "In Madagascar, a lack of public awareness about dementia means that people who show symptoms of memory loss are often stigmatized," the Foundation explained.

In this case, the jury assessed "how this story addresses a universal health problem through the lens of family and care." "The selection of images is composed with warmth and tenderness, reminding viewers of the love and closeness necessary in times of war and aggression around the world," she added.

The World Press Photo award for Long-Term Project has gone to the image 'The Two Walls', by Venezuelan Alejandro Cegarra, for 'The New York Times' and Bloomberg.

"Since 2019, Mexico's immigration policies have undergone a significant change, transforming from a nation historically open to migrants and asylum seekers at its southern border to a country that applies strict immigration policies," he noted.

Thanks to his own experience of migrating from Venezuela to Mexico, photographer Alejandro Cegarra began this project in 2018. The jury considers that this photographer's position "provided a sensitive human-centered perspective."

As for the World Press Photo Open Format Award, the award went to 'War is personal', by Ukrainian Julia Kochetova, who has created a website that combines photojournalism with the personal documentary style of a newspaper to show the world what it is like to live with war as an everyday occurrence. reality.

"These final selected works are a tapestry of our world today, centered on images that we believe were made with a respect and integrity that could speak universally and resonate far beyond their origins," said Fiona Shields, head of photography at ' The Guardian' and president of the jury.

The premiere of the World Press Photo 2024 exhibition will open this Friday, April 19, at De Nieuwe Kerk in Amsterdam. This marks the beginning of the exhibition's world tour. The winning entries have been selected from 24 regional winners, and document irreversible personal loss in Gaza, families and dementia in Madagascar, migrants on the Mexican border, and life under war in Ukraine.

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