Der World Press Photo Award für das Jahr 2011 wurde wieder vergeben. Hier werden Fotos von Pressefotografen prämiert, was auch als der Oscar der Pressefotografie gilt. Die Verleihung feierte in diesem Jahr ihren 55 Geburtstag. Die Gewinner des World Press Photo Award 2011
Als Bild des Jahres (Preisgeld 10.000 Euro) wurde das folgende Fotos gewählt. Es zeigt eine Jemenitin mit einem verletzten Verwandten. Die anderen Fotos sind die Gewinner in den einzelnen Kategorien. |
| Winner Press-Photo 2011 - Samuel Aranda, Spain, for The New York Times |
Arts and Entertainment Stories
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| Zweiter Platz: Arts and Entertainment Singles - Vincent Boisot,
France, Riva Press for Le Figaro Magazine (Model bei der Dakar-Fashion-Week) |
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| Erster Platz: Arts and Entertainment Stories - Rob Hornstra, The
Netherlands, Institute for Artist Management (Russian Sochi Singers) |
Contemporary Issues Singles
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| Erster Platz: Contemporary Issues Singles Brent Stirton, South Africa, Reportage by Getty Images for Kiev Independent (Ukraine, 31 August - Maria, a drug addict and sex worker) |
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| Erster Platz: Contemporary Issues Stories - Stephanie Sinclair, USA, VII Photo Agency for National Geographic magazine (Yemen - child bride) |
Daily Life Singles
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| Erster Platz: Daily Life Singles - Damir Sagolj, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Reuters Nord Korea (Portrait von Kim II-sung) |
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| Erster Platz - Daily Life Stories - Alejandro Kirchuk,
Argentina (Marcos, 89 pflegt sein Prinzession Monica, 87, die seit 2007 an Alzheimer erkrankt ist <3) “Never Let You Go” |
General News Singles
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| Erster Platz: General News Singles Alex Majoli, Italy, Magnum Photos for Newsweek (Protestanten auf dem Tahrir Platz in Kairo) |
People in the News Singles
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| 2nd prize People in the News Singles Tomasz Lazar, Poland Arrest of protesters in Harlem, New York City, during a demonstration against police tactics and income inequality. New York, USA, 25 October |
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| 1st prize People in the News Stories Yasuyoshi Chiba, Japan, Agence France-Presse Aftermath of the tsunami, Japan, 3 April Chieko Matsukawa shows her daughter’s graduation certificate as she finds it in the debris in Higashimatsushima city, Miyagi prefecture, Japan. |
Prize Portraits Singles
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| 1st Prize Portraits Singles Laerke Posselt, Denmark Iranian-born Danish actress Mellica Mehraban, Copenhage, 4 May |
The 27-year-old Iranian-born actress Mellica Mehraban grew up in Denmark, but debuted as an actor in Iran in 2011. Taking the leading role as a villain in the spy drama ‘Fox Hunting’, she learned firsthand about the culture of her native country: following a regime-approved script, she was required to wear a head scarf in all scenes, forbidden from swearing, and learned to show that she was in love with a man without telling him or touching him.
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| 2nd prize Portraits Stories Ton Koene, The Netherlands Recruit at a police training center, Kunduz, Afghanistan, 28 September |
New Afghan police recruits at the German police training centre in Kunduz, Afghanistan. All are illiterate; they are farmer sons from rural areas who never had any education and are joining the police for economic reasons. Their loyalty to the government is thin. A police officer earns around $170 per month, and due to harsh living and working conditions and as well the high risk for being killed by the Taliban, many decide to leave the police force before their contract ends.
Spot News Singles
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| 1st prize Spot News Singles Yuri Kozyrev, Russia, Noor Images for Time |
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| 2nd prize Spot News Stories Niclas Hammarström, Sweden, for Aftonbladet Utøya, Norway, 22 July |
Trying to avoid the killer’s bullets, many people jumped into the cold water. Anders Behring Breivik killed 69 people on 22 July on the small island of Utøya outside Oslo in Norway.
Sports Singles
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| 2nd prize Sports Singles Ray McManus, Ireland, Sportsfile Scrum half, Old Belvedere vs. Blackrock, Dublin, Ireland, 5 February |
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| 2nd prize Sports Stories Adam Pretty, Australia, Getty Images |