Лучшие фотографии 2007 года (24 фотографии)

World Press Photo of the Year: World Press Photo of the Year 2007 Tim Hetherington, UK for Vanity Fair. American soldier resting at bunker, Korengal Valley, Afghanistan, 16 September То есть это, как бы, лучшая фотография за тот год. Первое место в категории General News John Moore, USA, Reportage by Getty Images.Assassination of Benazir Bhutto, Rawalpindi, Pakistan, 27 December Spot News: 3rd prize singles Stephen Morrison, Canada, European Pressphoto Agency Kenya elections aftermath: police chase looting protesters, Nairobi, 31 December Первое место в категории Stories John Moore, USA, Reportage by Getty Images.Assassination of Benazir Bhutto, Rawalpindi, Pakistan, 27 December Первое место в категории People in the News Balazs Gardi, Hungary, VII Network.Afghan man holds a wounded boy, Korengal Valley, October Contemporary Issues: 1st prize stories Jean Revillard, Switzerland, Rezo.ch. Makeshift huts of immigrants, Calais, France Portraits: 1st prize stories Vanessa Winship, UK, Agence Vu. Rural school girls, Eastern Turkey Arts and Entertainment: 1st prize stories Rafal Milach, Poland, Anzenberger Agency. Retired circus artists, Poland Contemporary Issues: 1st prize singles Brent Stirton, South Africa, Reportage by Getty Images for Newsweek. Evacuation of dead of Mountain Gorillas, Virunga National Park, Eastern Congo Sports Features: 1st prize stories Erik Refner, Denmark, Berlingske Tidende. Copenhagen Marathon finish line, 18 May Sports Features: 1st prize singles Andrew Quilty, Australia, Oculi for Australian Financial Review Magazine. Children watch horses compete at Maxwelton country races, Australia Daily Life: 1st prize singles Justin Maxon, USA, Aurora Photos. Mui, a homeless woman with HIV and her son bathe in the Red River, Hanoi, Vietnam Daily Life: 1st prize stories Pieter ten Hoopen, The Netherlands, Agence Vu. Kitezh, the invisible town, Russia Arts and Entertainment: 1st prize singles Ariana Lindquist, USA. Girl in an anime character costume, Shanghai, China Первое место в категории People in the News: 1st prize singles Yonathan Weitzman, Israel. Dress of an African girl caught in the Israel/Egypt border fence, 20 August Spot News: 2nd prize stories Roberto Schmidt, Colombia/Germany, Agence France-Presse. Kenya election unrest, Nairobi, 29-31 December General News: 2nd prize singles Stanley Greene, USA, Noor. Attack plan drawn in sand, Chad-Sudan border, January Первое место в категории General News: 1st prize stories Balazs Gardi, Hungary, VII Network. Operation Rock Avalanche, Afghanistan, October Первое место в категорииSports Action (singles) Ivaylo Velev, Bulgaria, Bul X Vision Photography Agency. Freeride competitor Philippe Meier chased by an avalanche, Flaine, France, 15 March Первое место в категории People in the News (stories) Philippe Dudouit, Switzerland, for Time magazine. PKK fighters, Southern Kurdistan/Northern Iraq Портрет года Platon, UK, for Time Magazine. Nature: 1st prize singles Fang Qianhua, China, Nangfang Dushi Daily/Southern Metropolis Daily. An endangered plant at Wanzhou city sanctuary garden, China Sports Action: 3rd prize stories Chris Detrick, USA, The Salt Lake Tribune. Sports portfolio Nature: 2nd prize stories Paul Nicklen, Canada, National Geographic Magazine. Arctic ivory — hunting the narwhal, Nunavut, Canada *** Конкурс World Press Photo проводится в Амстердаме ежегодно с 1955 года. На этот раз на него было направлено рекордное число работ фотожурналистов: 5019. В конкурсе приняли участие фотомастера из 125 стран мира. Призы присваивались по десяти категориям. Их вручение состоится 27 апреля в Амстердаме. Победитель Тим Хетерингтон получит 10 тысяч евро и новую фотокамеру.