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2021 World Press Photo Contests nominees announced
We are proud to introduce the nominees for the 64th World Press Photo Contest and 11th Digital Storytelling Contest - including the nominees for the World Press Photo of the Year, World Press Photo Story of the Year, World Press Photo Interactive of the Year and World Press Photo Online Video of the Year.
“The nominated images, stories and productions we introduce today present different perspectives of one of the most important years in recent history, marked by the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the social rights movements around the world. Amongst the nominees are remarkable stories of hope, resilience, and social change. I would like to thank the independent jury for their dedication and commitment in selecting the stories that mattered in 2020,” said Joumana El Zein Khoury, executive director of the World Press Photo Foundation.
World Press Photo Story of the Year nominees
The World Press Photo Story of the Year award honors the photographer whose visual creativity and skills produced a story with excellent editing and sequencing that captures or represents an event or issue of great journalistic importance that year. The three nominees for World Press Photo Story of the Year are:
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When Ahmed Najm was a child playing in the streets of Kurdistan, he never envisioned a career that would win him international acclaim as a photojournalist. Growing up with five elder brothers, photography school was never an option. Indeed, in Kurdistan a region of Iraq there were no photography schools.
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Visual storytelling is an exciting affair, but it may not enthuse many at a terror-hit place like Iraq. Ahmed Najm, who heads the pioneering photo agency Metrography in the region, continues to break stereotypes by training 15 female photojournalists to explore the new local stories.
Though many doubt the endurance of photojournalism, nothing can rob the belief that a picture is worth a thousand words. When it comes to Iraq, which pampers a conservative society and struggles to exit the recently eradicated ISIS-induced terrorism, there’s a lot that requires representation through a medium like pictures. Simultaneously, the concerns like maintaining the right decorum and being safe amidst the customary disorders hitting the country are what journalists need to address. Ahmed Najm contributes si