Winning photograph
When one looks at this photograph, one can see women expressing their
protest vociferously from a rooftop in Teheran on June 24, but one soon
realizes that this picture tells an entire story, or as Juror Kate
Edwards put it: "The photo has a powerful sense of atmosphere,
tension, fear - but also of quietness and calm, and in this sense was a
challenge as a choice. We were looking for an image that drew you in,
took you deeper, made you think more - not just about showing what we
already know, but something that asks more of us."
The Italian
Photgrapher documented in a story the nights after the elections when
the people raised their voices against the Iranian regime from
balconies and roofs after the daytime protests in the streets. The
winning picture was one part of this story, which as a whole won the
first prize in the category People in the News. Link to the photograph.