Photo of a wounded boy from Palestine won the World Press Photo

The victorious photo depicts a nine -year -old Gaza Boy

Photo: Samar Abu Eluf/World Press Photo

The World Press P photo jury has chosen this year’s competition winner. He became a portrait of the Palestinian boy Mahmuda Adzhroma, who lost both hands during the Israeli Air Force in Gaza.

The author of the work Samar Abu Eluf is originally from Gaza. She photographed a boy to publish The New York Times, reports CNN.

The photographer met the future hero of her photo three months after the child was injured. Mahmuda, together with his family, was evacuated to Qatar to provide medical care.

« One of the most difficult that Mahmud has told me was his first realization that he was amputated by his hands. He told her, » How can I hug you? «  Said the photographer.

Prageli attacks of Israel on gas were triggered by deadly by attack Hamas fighters on October 7, 2023. It is estimated to coordinate the Humanitarian Issues of the UN, about half of the victims in gas – women and children.

« It’s a quiet photo that says loudly. She tells the story of one boy as well as a wider war that will have an impact on generation »– said the executive director of World Press Photo Juman El Zayne Huri.

The second place was taken by working with Chinese migrants who are warming near the fire after crossing the US-Mexican border.

Also, the second importance of the jury has given a picture of a young man who goes to his village along the river bed of the Amazon River – earlier it was possible to get there only a boat, but now the place is reminiscent of the desert.

In addition, the organizers of the competition chose the winners in regional categories, in particular they noted the photo of Donald Trump after attempted on him, as well as a picture of the groom at his wedding in Sudan.

The works of this year’s winners are presented at a mobile exhibition, which was opened on April 18 in Amsterdam. Subsequently, the shows are planned to be held around the world, including in London, Jakarti, Sydney and Mexico City.

World Press Photo – Competition of professional photographers who work in the field of photojournalism or documentary photography. The winners are determined annually at the regional and global stages.

Earlier World Press Photo got Photojournalist of the Russian propaganda information agency « TASS » for a photo of anti -Russian protests in Tbilisi.

The German photographer Florian Bakhayer, who has been a six-year-old Angelina from Kharkiv region, also received a distinction, who suffers from panic attacks after escape from shelling.

The organizers presented this work near the photo of the wounded DNR fighter. After criticism of World Press Photo asked for such a decision.