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MADRID- Ancora un premio alla primavera araba. Dopo il Nobel, anche il World Press Photo premia l'ondata di proteste che da oltre un anno ha colpito i Paesi della sponda sud del Mediterraneo. Quest'anno, lo spagnolo Samuel Aranda è il vincitore del World Press Photo, assegnato per la miglior fotografia dell'anno. L'opera scelta è il ritratto di una donna velata con il niqab che tiene stretta tra le sue braccia uno dei ragazzi feriti durante la rivlolta in Yemen. L'istantanea è stata scelta tra più di 100.000 immagini scattate da un totale di 5.247 fotografi provenienti da 124 Paesi in tutto al mondo.
L'immagine subito rimanda al capolavoro di Michelangelo, la famosa Pietà Vaticana. Samuel Aranda ha catturato l'incorruzione che ha spinto molti giovani arabi a scendere nelle piazze pur rischiando la morte, catturandone anche il dolore di una giovane donna che consola il suo familiare ferito.
L'immagine, secondo quanto affermato dalla giuria, è stata scattata lo scorso 15 ottobre nel momento in cui i dimostranti protestavano contro il presidente Ali Abdullah Saleh e si erano rifugiati in una moschea di Sanaa per allestire un ospedale da campo. Secondo la giuria, il premio è un simbolo della primavera araba. "La scena riassume quello che è successo durante la primavera araba, non solo in Yemen ma anche in Tunisia, Libia, Egitto e Siria. Ma è anche il lato intimo del dramma vissuto", hanno sostenuto i giurati.
Samuel Aranda, che è attualmente in Tunisia, riceverà 10.000 euro in contanti, e una macchina fotografica Canon.

Samuel Aranda biografia: la primavera araba nelle sue foto
L'elenco degli altri vincitori (News York Times)
SPOT NEWS SINGLES — 1. Yuri Kozyrev, Russia, Noor Images for Time, Rebels in Ras Lanuf, Libya, March 11; 2. Massoud Hossaini, Afghanistan, Agence France-Presse, Explosion during religious ceremony, Kabul, Afghanistan, Dec. 5; 3. Li Yang, China, for China Daily, Rescue of a girl attempting suicide, Changchun, Jilin province, China, May 17; Honorable mention. Salil Bera, India, The Week, A leopard attacks, Mahananda Wildlife Sanctuary, India.
SPOT NEWS STORIES — 1. Koichiro Tezuka, Japan, Mainichi Shimbun, Tsunami strikes Natori City, Japan, March 11; 2. Niclas Hammerstrom, Sweden, for Aftonbladet, Utoya, Norway, July 22; 3. Eduardo Castaldo, Italy, Dawn of a revolution, Cairo, Egypt, January-February.
GENERAL NEWS SINGLES — 1. Alex Majoli, Italy, Magnum Photos for Newsweek, Protestors at Tahrir Square react to president Mubarak's announcement not to step down, Cairo, Egypt, Feb. 10; 2. Lars Lindqvist, Sweden, Dagens Nyheter, On the pier of Ishinomaki port, Japan, April 15; 3. Toshiyuki Tsunenari, Japan, Asahi Shimbun, Woman cries amid the ruins of Natori City, Japan, March 13.
GENERAL NEWS STORIES — 1. Remi Ochlik, France, IP3 Press, Battle for Libya; 2. Paolo Pellegrina, Italy, Magnum Photos for Zeit Magazine, Tsunami aftermath, Japan, April; 3. David Guttenfelder, USA, The Associated Press for National Geographic magazine, Japan's nuclear refugees, April-November.
PEOPLE IN THE NEWS SINGLES — 1. Samuel Aranda, Spain, for The New York Times, A woman holds a wounded relative during protests against president Saleh, Sanaa, Yemen, Oct. 15; 2. Tomasz Lazar, Poland, Arrest of protesters in Harlem, New York City, during a demonstration against police tactics and income inequality. New York, USA, Oct. 25; 3. Mohammed al-Law, Egypt, The Associated Press, Former Egyptian president Mubarak arrives for his trial, Cairo, Egypt, Sept. 7.
PEOPLE IN THE NEWS STORIES — 1. Yasuyoshi Chiba, Japan, Agence France-Presse, Aftermath of the tsunami, Japan, March-April; 2. John Moore, USA, Getty Images, Evicted, Colorado, USA; 3. Jan Dago, Denmark, Jyllands-Posten, The fight for Tahrir Square, Cairo, Feb. 1-6.
SPORTS SINGLES — 1. Donald Miralle, Jr., USA, Mass swim start at the Ironman World Championships, Kailua Bay, Hawaii, USA; 2. Ray McManus, Ireland, Sportsfile, Scrum half, Old Belvedere vs. Blackrock, Dublin, Ireland; 3. Henrik Brunnsgaard, Sweden, Base jumper Johannes Dagemark takes off of a wind turbine, Skara, Sweden.
SPORTS STORIES — 1. Alexander Taran, Russia, 'Strelka,' street fighting tournament, St. Petersburg, Russia; 2. Adam Pretty, Australia, Getty Images, World Swimming Championships, Shanghai, China; 3. Tomasz Gudzowaty, Poland, Yours Gallery/Agentur Focus, Lucha libre at La Loba, Mexico City.
CONTEMPORARY ISSUES SINGLES — 1. Brent Stirton, South Africa, Reportage by Getty Images for Kiev Independent, Maria, a drug addict and sex worker, Kryvyi Rig, Ukraine; 2. Ilvy Njiokiktjien, The Netherlands, 'Kolonel' Jooste trains white Afrikaners at a youth camp, Carolina, South Africa; 3. Simona Ghizzoni, Italy, Contrasto, Jamila, 40, injured during Operation Cast Lead, Gaza Strip; Honorable mention. Shaofeng Xu, China, ChuTian Metropolis Daily, Man climbs up a high voltage electricity tower, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China, Nov. 22.
CONTEMPORARY ISSUES STORIES — 1. Stephanie Sinclair, USA, VII Photo Agency for National Geographic magazine, Child brides: Too young to wed; 2. Ebrahim Noroozi, Iran, Jamejam Online, Public executions by hanging, Iran; 3. Perdo Pardo, Mexico, Agence France-Presse, Drug cartel wars, Acapulco, Mexico.
DAILY LIFE SINGLES — 1. Damir Sagolj, Bosnia, Reuters, Picture of North Korea's founder Kim Il-Sung on a wall in Pyongyang, Oct. 5; 2. Johnny Haglund, Norway, Vi Menn, Girls catch fish in the Congo river; 3. Paolo Woods, The Netherlands, Radio presenter sister Melianise Gabreus, Les Cayes, Haiti.
DAILY LIFE STORIES — 1. Alejandro Kirchuk, Argentina, Never Let You Go; 2. Pietro Paolini, Italy, TerraProject, Bolivianas; 3. Alexander Gronsky, Russia, Photographer.ru, Pastoral, Moscow; Honorable mention. Darcy Padilla, US, Redux Pictures, Jason & Elyssa, 2011.
PORTRAITS SINGLES — 1. Laerke Posselt, Denmark, Iranian-born Danish actress Mellica Mehraban; 2. Guillaume Herbaut, France, Institute for Artist Management for Stiletto, Femen activist Inna Shevchenko, Ukraine; 3. Denis Rouvre, France, Toku Konno, tsunami survivor, Sendai, Japan.
PORTRAITS STORIES — 1. Donald Weber, Canada, VII Photo Agency, Interrogation room, Ukraine; 2. Ton Koene, The Netherlands, Recruits at police training center, Kunduz, Afghanistan; 3. Simon Norfolk and John Burke, Britain, Burke + Norfolk, Afghanistan, 19th and 21st century.
ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT SINGLES — 1. David Goldman, USA, The Associated Press, Cpl. Ben Vandandaigue plays the drums at a Canadian base, Kandahar, Afghanistan. 2. Vincent Boisot, France, Riva Press for Le Figaro Magazine, Dakar fashion week, model poses in Yolande Mancini's design, Senegal; 3. Pavel Prokopchik, The Netherlands, Local shaman performs ritual, Ungurtas, Kazakhstan.
ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT STORIES — 1. Rob Hornstra, The Netherlands, The Sochi Project: Sochi Singers; 2. Emiliano Larizza, Italy, Contrasto, Saut-d'Eau Pilgrimage, Haiti. 3. Huimin Kuang, China, Huang Jianglu newspaper, The Return of the Native, Mao Zedong remembered.
NATURE SINGLES — 1. Jenny E. Ross, USA, Polar bear attempts to feed on sea birds' eggs, Novaya Zemlya, Russia; 2. Joan Costa, Spain, for Malaspina Expedition, Specimen of a heteropoda, Pacific Ocean; 3. Francesco Zizola, Italy, Noor Images, Tuna fish in the Tonnara, off Carloforte Island, Sardinia, Italy.
NATURE STORIES — 1. Brent Stirton, South Africa, Reportage by Getty Images for National Geographic magazine, Rhino wars; 2. Carsten Peter, Germany, National Geographic magazine, Hang Ken, infinite cave, Vietnam; 3. Paul Hilton, Britain, EPA for Pew, Shark fin.
Venerdì 10 Febbraio 2012
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