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GRAND WINNER

Hind Remblier — Thu, 22 Oct 2015 12:05:39 +0000

The Ebola outbreak in West Africa was first reported in March 2014 and believed by scientists to have started in late December with the death of a 2 year old boy, believed to have contracted the virus from bats in the remote Guinean village of Meliandou. It has rapidly become the deadliest occurrence of the disease since its discovery in 1976. The current epidemic sweeping across West Africa has now killed more than all other known Ebola outbreaks combined. Over 9,000 people have been reported as having died from the disease in six countries; Liberia, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Nigeria, the United States and Mali.

NEWS REPORT

Hind Remblier — Thu, 22 Oct 2015 11:00:16 +0000

Fragmented - The Human Cost of War in Ukraine After the insurrection in Kiev’s Maidan Square, with the rising number of pro-Russian protesters and the creation of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic, instability, fear, and isolation became part of the daily life in eastern Ukraine. Following the annexation of Crimea by Russia in April, protesters occupying the Donetsk Oblast administrative building declared independence from Ukraine and held a referendum on separating from Ukraine, on May 11, 2014. As officials in Kiev did not recognize their independence, the conflict turned into large-scale hostilities.

NEWS SINGLE

Hind Remblier — Thu, 22 Oct 2015 09:51:36 +0000

Baraa Hajjo Al-Halabi is a 22-year-old photographer. Born and raised in Aleppo, Syria, he started taking pictures during the 2011 peaceful demonstrations across the country. On several occasions, he worked on the live broadcasting program Bambuser via his mobile phone. When the Free Syrian Army entered Aleppo during the 2012 Ramadan, Baraa captured images using a video camera, filming clashes and battles in the area. Baraa started working with Agence France-Presse in January 2014.

SPORT REPORT

Hind Remblier — Thu, 22 Oct 2015 09:50:52 +0000

Kushti is the traditional form of Indian wrestling established centuries ago in Persia. This art is practiced in a type of gymnasium called an Akhara. Wrestlers or “Pelwhans” enter a pit made of clay, often mixed with salt, lemon and ghee (clarified butter). Before every match, each wrestler covers the body of his adversary with this earth whose color varies by region. During combat, the coated bodies meld with the color of the arena. Both shoulders must be pinned to the ground. It is strictly forbidden to strangle or throw punches, yet the swollen ears of seasoned wrestlers are testament to the vigorous contact.

SINGLE SPORT

Hind Remblier — Thu, 22 Oct 2015 09:45:36 +0000

Gilad Kavalerchik, 35, who started professionnal photography at 21. He joined daily Yedioth Aharonot as a News/Sports photographer. He currently works as a freelance photographer but remains with Yedioth Aharonot as a photo editor. A few years ago, he decided to focus on sports photography in general and underwater photography in particular.

GRAND WINNER

iHorse — Sat, 13 Dec 2014 11:41:37 +0000

Abdollah Heidari was born in Tehran in 1985, six years after the Islamic Republic of Iran was established. At the age of 21, he passed basic and advance photography courses and took part to various workshops. He began his career as a photojournalist in 2008, working since then for the Mehr News Agency and local newspapers. Beside his work in Iran, he has reported from UAE, Syria and Russia. His pictures, already printed in Iranian and international newspapers and news agencies, have been awarded prices in Iran. He also contributed to a number of exhibitions in
Iran, USA and Belgium.

News

iHorse — Sat, 13 Dec 2014 11:15:42 +0000

Philippe Lopez was born in France in 1974 and has been working for AFP in Asia for 14 years. He began his career in 1999 in Cambodia as a freelancer and became AFP staffer the following year. In 2002 he was appointed as a photo editor in New Delhi as part of the agency’s development of its South Asia photo desk. He then joined the regional headquarters in Hong Kong as a picture editor and, in 2009, he moved to Shanghai as a staff photographer. He returned to the Hong Kong bureau in 2011 where he is still based.

Sport

iHorse — Sat, 13 Dec 2014 11:00:02 +0000

François-Xavier Marit discovered his passion for photography at 15 while using his father’s camera. His passion became a job when he joined the AFP in 1987. Since 1999, he has covered most major sporting events as a photojournalist, gradually developing techniques to shoot athletes from different angles. At the 2004 Olympics in Sydney, he started testing underwater pictures and specialized in robotized cameras able to take spectacular photos of swimmers from beneath the water surface. Now aged 49, he keeps experimenting new technologies to shoot from a distance.

Environment

iHorse — Sat, 13 Dec 2014 10:49:41 +0000

Ciril Jazbec was born in 1987 in Slovenia where he first took up photography and visual storytelling. He studied management before his passion led him to Britain. In 2011 he graduated in photojournalism and documentary photography from the London College of Communication. He now works as a freelance photographer and his personal and assigned projects took him to Alaska, Uganda and Greenland. Many printed and online publications have featured his pictures, including GEO, The Sunday Times, La Repubblica, Wired UK and the Reader’s Digest. His photographs have won several international awards.

Economy

iHorse — Sat, 13 Dec 2014 10:27:07 +0000

Guy Martin was born in 1983 in England and graduated in documentary photography from the University of Wales. One of his first personal projects, a documentation of the border region between Turkey and Northern Iraq, won him the Guardian and Observer Hodge Award for young photographers. Since then he has followed the revolutions sweeping through the Middle East and North Africa. In April 2011, he was severely injured in the Libyan town of Misrata while covering the siege of the city. His work has appeared in many international newspapers and magazines. He also has been exhibited in London, Falmouth and at the St. Brieuc PhotoReporter Festival.