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The World Press Announces The 2016 Photo Winner

The haunting image that won the contest!

Kaitlyn Costa
Feb 23, 2016
Umass - Dartmouth
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The World Press Announces The 2016 Photo Winner

The winners of the 2016 World Press Photo contest were announced on Thursday, February 18, 2016. It's leading winner took home the prize with an image that evokes an immense amount of emotions. The image shows a man passing a baby through the fence at the Hungarian-Serbian border on August 28, 2015. This black and white image was taken by freelance photographer Warren Richardson.


The photo highlights the ongoing refugee crisis, titling it "Hope For A New life". Even with just a photo, Warren illustrates the everyday struggle the refugees have to stay safe and live their lives, alongside their children caught in the middle of it. Chair of the general duty and photo director for Agence France-Presse, Francis Kohn knew this photo was one that needed to be showcased.

"Early on we looked at this photo and we knew it was an important one. It had such power because of its simplicity, especially the symbolism of the barbed wire. We thought it had almost everything in there to give a strong visual of what’s happening with the refugees. I think it’s a very classical photo, and at the same time it’s timeless. It portrays a situation, but the way it’s done is classic in the greatest sense of the word."

Here are some of the other photographers that were apart of the contest:


Ebola Survivors Football Club by Tara Todras-Whitehill

In the city of Kenema 190 miles outside of Freetown, Sierra Leone, Erison Turay founded the Ebola Survivors Football Club right after his lost family members to Ebola.

Sexual Assault in America's Military by Mary F. Calvert

21-year-old US Army Spc. Natasha Schuette was urged not to report her drill sergeant after being assaulted by him during at basic training in Fort Jackson, South Carolina. Refusing to let him get away with it Natasha fought hard and Staff Sgt. Louis Corral is now serving four years in prison not only for the assault on Natasha but four other women as well.

Where the Children Sleep by Magnus Wennman

Swedish photographer Magnus Wennman captures the horrifying truth behind the war in Syria and how it has continued to lead more than over two million children fleeing from their homes due to war to harboring nearby countries.

For more photo's visit; http://www.worldpressphoto.org/

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