Guest imported_Europe Posted February 15, 2004 Share Posted February 15, 2004 This years winner http://pics.jp.dk/nybillede/images/18712.jpg'> Jean-Marc Bouju Iraqi man comforts his son at a regroupment center for POWs, Najaf, Iraq, 31 March Jean-Marc Bouju wins premier award The international jury of the 47th annual World Press Photo contest has selected as World Press Photo of the Year 2003 a color image of the French photographer Jean-Marc Bouju of The Associated Press. The picture shows a detained Iraqi man comforting his 4-year-old-son at a regroupment center for POWs near Najaf, Iraq. The picture was taken on 31 March 2003. 4,176 professional photographers from 124 countries participated in this year’s World Press Photo contest, the premier annual international competition in press photography. With a total number of 63,093 images, the 2004 contest attracted a record number of entries. The percentage of digital submissions also shows an exceptional increase: 80.7 percent of all images were submitted in digital format (in 2003 this figure was 69%). The judging took place in Amsterdam 1-12 February. The jury gave prizes in 10 theme categories to 61 photographers of 23 nationalities from: Australia, Belgium, Canada, China, Cuba, Colombia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Indonesia, Iran, Ireland, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Palestinian Territories, Russia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom and the USA. Other winners and highlights http://pics.jp.dk/nybillede/images/18713.jpg'> This picture, taken by Australian photographer Craig Golding, won third prize in the sports action stories category. http://pics.jp.dk/nybillede/images/18715.jpg'> Australian photographer Philip Blenkinshop's picture of Hmong guerrillas in Laos won first prize in the people in the news stories category. http://pics.jp.dk/nybillede/images/18716.jpg'> Dutch photographer Jan Banning's photo of an Indian bureaucrat won first prize in the portraits stories category. http://pics.jp.dk/nybillede/images/18721.jpg'> American photographer Adam Nadel's photo of an amputee soccer team in Sierra Leone won first prize in the sports features singles category. http://pics.jp.dk/nybillede/images/18725.jpg'> American photographer Mark Zaleski's picture of a helicopter fighting forest fires in California won first prize in the nature singles category. http://pics.jp.dk/nybillede/images/18728.jpg'> Dutch photographer Jerry Lampen took this photo of a woman being comforted by her relatives as the body of her husband is removed from their home in Gaza. http://pics.jp.dk/nybillede/images/18730.jpg'> British photographer Nick Danziger snapped George W. Bush and Tony Blair in a mirrorlike image to win first prize in the portrait singles category. http://pics.jp.dk/nybillede/images/18727.jpg'> Australian photographer Tim Clayton captured an inverted Yannick Bru in the scrum at the Rugby World Cup in Sydney to win first prize in the sports action singles category. http://pics.jp.dk/nybillede/images/18731.jpg'> Canadian photographer Paul Nicklen's photo of Atlantic salmon won first prize in the nature stories category. Post more from this if you find it online... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nic Thamaire Posted February 15, 2004 Share Posted February 15, 2004 NICE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaesthebluntedwonder Posted February 15, 2004 Share Posted February 15, 2004 Wow, this makes me wanna start taking pictures again. I dunno why I ever stopped. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swiffer Jet Posted February 15, 2004 Share Posted February 15, 2004 nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caL Posted February 15, 2004 Share Posted February 15, 2004 that one in the water, and the helicopter one are my favorite :love2: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrChupacabra Posted February 15, 2004 Share Posted February 15, 2004 God damn, some of those are unbelievable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afterten Posted February 15, 2004 Share Posted February 15, 2004 amazing pictures Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimsøn Posted February 15, 2004 Share Posted February 15, 2004 Nice, nice, nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gfreshsushi Posted February 15, 2004 Share Posted February 15, 2004 haha, "scrum." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Dazzle Posted February 15, 2004 Share Posted February 15, 2004 Originally posted by Europe http://pics.jp.dk/nybillede/images/18730.jpg'> British photographer Nick Danziger snapped George W. Bush and Tony Blair in a mirrorlike image to win first prize in the portrait singles category. Nick Danziger is the man. I recommend his books, too..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poop Man Bob Posted February 15, 2004 Share Posted February 15, 2004 Awesome thread; awesome photographs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abracadabra Posted February 15, 2004 Share Posted February 15, 2004 things that go bump in the night. top notch thread Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest imported_Tesseract Posted February 16, 2004 Share Posted February 16, 2004 So fuckin dope! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest imported_Europe Posted February 16, 2004 Share Posted February 16, 2004 Pretty positive replies... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodney Trotter Posted February 16, 2004 Share Posted February 16, 2004 Originally posted by kaesthebluntedwonder Wow, this makes me wanna start taking pictures again. I dunno why I ever stopped. Me too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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