The 54th World Press Photo Contest's 2nd prize of Contemporary Issue for 2010 will be bestowed on America-based photojournalist Ed Kashi for his photo of a 9-year-old Vietnamese girl struck with Agent Orange.
The photo, announced winner at a press conference last week, captures a slice of life of Nguyen Thi Ly, a third generation suffering from Agent Orange in the central province of Da Nang which was heavily affected by the Vietnam War.
The picture earlier also won the first prize of Germany Unicef’s 2010 Photo of the Year last December.
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Ly pictured in this photo that won 2nd prize
Through a project for the non-governmental organization “Children of Vietnam” which supported Agent Orange victims, photographer Ed Kashi had come to live with Ly’s family for 4 days to complete his photo series.
This year’s World Press Photo premium award went to South African photographer Jodi Bieber with her portrait of an 18-year-old Afghanistan woman whose nose and ear were cut off by her husband and his family under a Taliban verdict.
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The photo of the year 2010
56 other photographers from 23 countries were crowned winners of this year’s contest. Sport, general and spot news, daily life, nature, contemporary issues, portrait, art and entertainments are among the 9 categories of the renowned world’s photography award.
The contest also saw a record number of 108,059 images submitted. The number of participating photographers was 5,847, representing 125 different nationalities.
An award ceremony will be held on May 7 in Amsterdam to honor winning photographers and their work.
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"Old Iron Market burns" taken in Haiti earned first prize of General News single for Italian photograper Riccardo Venturi
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"The Flying Cholitas" by Italian photographer Tamagni Daniele earned second prize of Art and Entertainment
