The World Press Photo has announced the regional winners of its 2023 photo contest. The selection includes images which showcase stories from photojournalists and documentary photographers across every continent.
Mizzima Myanmar photographer Mauk Kham Wah was announced a World Press Photo 2023 regional award winner on 29 March. His photo “Retrieving the Dead” that won the award was taken in Moebye, Karenni State on 21 February 2022. The caption for the photo reads: Resistance fighters from the People's Defense Forces retreat with the body of a comrade, following a clash with the Myanmar military, in Moe Bye, Kayah (Karenni) State, Myanmar. Myanmar authorities had sent reinforcements to the region as fighting with local opposition groups intensified.
Mizzima Myanmar photographer Mauk Kham Wah was announced a World Press Photo 2023 regional award winner on 29 March. His photo “Retrieving the Dead” that won the award was taken in Moebye, Karenni State on 21 February 2022. The caption for the photo reads: Resistance fighters from the People's Defense Forces retreat with the body of a comrade, following a clash with the Myanmar military, in Moe Bye, Kayah (Karenni) State, Myanmar. Myanmar authorities had sent reinforcements to the region as fighting with local opposition groups intensified.
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