Prestížna súťaž World Press Photo: Z víťaznej fotky horiaceho demonštranta mrazí!

Snímka českého fotografa sa do užšieho výberu nedostala. Šéfka poroty Magdalena Herreraová vyhlásila, že víťazná snímka s názvom Venezuelská kríza je príkladom klasickej fotografie vyvolávajúcej okamžité emócie. Venezuelský rodák Schemidt, ktorý dianie pre AFP pokrýva z Mexika, za víťaznú snímku získal odmenu 10 000 eur.

Just announced at the Awards Show in Amsterdam, the World Press Photo of the Year is Ronaldo Schemidt’s ‘Venezuela Crisis’, Agence France Presse. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ‘Venezuela Crisis’ was also awarded 1st prize in the Spot News Singles category. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ José Víctor Salazar Balza (28) catches fire amid violent clashes with riot police during a protest against President Nicolás Maduro, in Caracas, Venezuela. May 3, 2017 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ President Maduro had announced plans to revise Venezuela’s democratic system by forming a constituent assembly to replace the opposition-led National Assembly, in effect consolidating legislative powers for himself. Opposition leaders called for mass protests to demand early presidential elections. Clashes between protesters and the Venezuelan national guard broke out on 3 May, with protesters (many of whom wore hoods, masks or gas masks) lighting fires and hurling stones. Salazar was set alight when the gas tank of a motorbike exploded. He survived the incident with first- and second-degree burns. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ We’ve just revealed the winners in each category of the 2018 Photo Contest and 2018 Digital Storytelling Contest at the Awards Show in Amsterdam. Follow the link in our bio to see the winners. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ The 2018 Photo Contest (#WPPh2018) drew entries from around the world: 4,548 photographers from 125 countries submitted 73,044 images. The independent jury selected 312 photographs by 42 photographers from 22 countries, over an intensive anonymous judging process. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #WPPh2018 award-winning visual journalists will speak about their work at the World Press Photo Festival in Amsterdam from 13–14 April. The Festival will have a varied program of presentations, workshops, and meetups featuring special guests, including the renowned Sem Presser Lecture, supported by DuPho, this year presented by Stephanie Sinclair.

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Na fotke je zachytený 28-ročný José Salazar Balza, ktorý sa vznietil po explózii nádrže svojej motorky počas násilného stretu s políciou pri demonštrácii proti venezuelskému autoritárskemu prezidentovi Nicolasovi Madurovi v máji 2017. Balza prežil s popáleninami druhého stupňa.