Among the Coronaviruses, the ‘World Photo Foundation’ has awarded titles to some of the world’s best photos. Let’s take a look at these pictures.
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In the midst of a coronavirus pandemic, the ‘World Photo Foundation’ awarded some of the best photos to the titles. In such a situation, let us see the pictures that won the ‘World Press Photo 2021’. This picture got first place on the contemporary problem. This picture was taken by Pablo Tasco of Argentina on 12 February 2020 in Yemen. In this, a woman named Fatima is preparing to throw a fish net on the boat with her son. (Photo Credit- Pablo Tosco)
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Corona-infected 85-year-old Rosa Luzia Lunardi hugged nurse Adriana Silva da Costa Souza at Viva Bem Care Home in Sao Paulo, Brazil. This photo was taken by Danish photographer Meds Nissen. The photo was awarded the ‘World Press Photo of the Year’ award. (Photo Credit- Mads Nissen)
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Husband of Emma Ilyan, living in Tulkram, Palestine, has been serving life imprisonment since 2003. Emma is sitting on the couch with her twin children born through IVF. This photo of him was taken by Italian photographer Antonio Fascilongo on 25 January 2015. This photo has got the first place in the Long Term Projects category. (Photo Credit- Antonio Faccilongo)
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On August 6, 2019, the second part of an old folkloric film ‘The Old Baberkin with Five Cao’ was being shot in Sakha region of Russia. Alexei Vasilev took this picture during this time. It has been ranked first in the category of contemporary problem stories. (Photo Credit- Alexey Vasilyev)
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A sea lion is swimming near a mask under the sea in California, USA. American photographer Ralph Pace took this photo on 19 November 2020. This photo has got the first place in the category of environment. (Photo Credit- Ralph Pace)
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The Sao Francisco de Perigara farm in Brazil caught fire last year. This farm is the largest house of ‘Hyacinth MacOS’ (a kind of parrot). 92 per cent of the farm was burnt to ashes due to the fire. This photo was taken by Brazilian photographer Lalo de Almeida on 14 August 2020. It has been ranked first in the story category of the environment. (Photo Credit- Lalo de Almeida)
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A rocket fell into a field on November 10 after shelling in the town of Martuni (Khojavend), Nagorno-Karabakh. On this day, a peace agreement was signed between Armenia and Azerbaijan. This photo, taken by Russian photographer Valery Melnikov, has got the first place in the story category of General News. (Photo Credit- Valery Melnikov)
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On 3 December 2020, a Rothschild giraffe was sent safely to a fence off flooded Longicharo Island in Lake Baringo in western Kenya. American photographer Ami Witley captured this picture on her camera. The picture was given first place in the Nature category by ‘World Photo Foundation’. (Photo Credit- Ami Vitale)
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This photo has been taken by Netherlands photographer Jasper Dost on the balcony of his house. Dost’s daughter Merle Covers is terrified of seeing the pigeon sitting on the balcony. Photographer captured it on 6 April 2020. This picture has got first place in the story category of Nature. (Photo Credit- Jasper Doest)
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On 23 April 2020 in St. Petersburg, Russia, Ignat, a transgender man, is sitting with his girlfriend Maria. This photo of him has been taken by Russian photographer Oleg Ponmarev. In this picture taken by Oleg, he has secured the first position in the portrait. (Photo Credit- Oleg Ponomarev)
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35-year-old Torel Jasper posed with his weapon at his home in Sriver, Louisiana state, USA. Italian photographer Gabriel Galiberti took this photo on 14 April 2019. The ‘World Photo Foundation’ has given this picture first place in the story category of the portrait. (Photo Credit- Gabriele Galimberti)
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George is climbing a pile of wood during bouldering training in Bavaria, Germany. Australian photographer Adam Pretty took this photo on 15 September 2020. This picture has got the first place in the sports category. (Photo Credit- Adam Pretty)
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On February 25, 2020, this picture of a basketball net made on the side of a road in the city of Flint, USA, was taken. A board next to this net has ‘FDT’ written on it, which is based on the anti-Donald Trump anthem song. It has got the first place in the sports story category. This photo was taken by Canadian photographer Chris Donovan. (Photo Credit- Chris Donovan)
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On June 25, 2020, in Washington DC, a man and a woman expressed their disagreement over the removal of the Mukti Smarak. This picture, taken by Evelyn Hawkstein, has secured the first place in Spot News. (Photo Credit- Evelyn Hockstein)
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Firemen working to extinguish the fire in the Lebanese capital of Beirut after the August 4, 2020, explosion at the port. It has got the first place in the story category of Spot News. This photo has been taken by Italian photographer Lorenzo Tugnoli. (Photo Credit- Lorenzo Tugnoli)
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