La mesa de luz

An Indonesian environmental activist holds a portrait of a victim of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster during an anti-nuclear protest marking its 24th anniversary outside The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources in Jakarta, Indonesia, Monday, April 26, 2010. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)

El 26 de abril de 1986 un fallo durante unas pruebas de seguridad en la central nuclear de Chernóbil, situada en la Ukrania de la antigua Union Soviética, provocó el mayor desastre nuclear de la historia. La cantidad de radiación desprendida por el reactor número cuatro fue 500 veces mayor que la de la bomba de Hiroshima.

Todavía no existe una cifra de muertos por el accidente pero sus secuelas siguen vivas en Chernóbil. Entre las fotos de los diferentes actos de homenaje y protestas antinucleares (como la que encabeza el post) os dejo estas imágenes de la ciudad fantasma de Chernóbil que nos ha enviado al periódico la agencia EFE por su servicio.

KIV29. CHERNOBYL (UCRANIA), 20/04/2010.- Fotografía facilitada hoy, martes 20 de abril de 2010, que muestra un grafiti en un muro de la abandonada ciudad de Pripyat (Ucrania) este 19 de abril. Siete artistas de Bielorrusia, Rusia y Alemania pintaron grafitis para conmemorar el aniversario del accidente en una planta nuclear. Uno de los dos reactores nucleares de la estación de energía de Chernobyl explotó durante una prueba en 1986. La población de Pripycat que era de 47.000 personas fue evacuada totalmente tras la explosión. Los ucranianos recuerdan el vigésimo cuarto aniversario del peor accidente nuclear del mundo este 26 de abril. EFE/SERGEY DOLZHENKO

KIV39- CHERNOBYL (UCRANIA) 19/04/2010.- Vista al monumento a las víctimas del accidente en la planta nuclear de Chernobyl, en la abandonada Pripyat, localidad ucraniana, hoy, lunes 19 de abril de 2010. La explosión de uno de los dos reactores de la estación nuclear durante un ensayo en 1986 provocó la evacuación de los 47.000 habitantes de la localidad, donde los ucranianos conmemorarán el 24 aniversario del peor accidente nuclear registrado en el mundo el próximo 26 de abril. EFE/Sergey Dolzhenko

KIV38- CHERNOBYL (UCRANIA) 19/04/2010.- Vista interior del estudio de un artista con retratos de líderes de la antigua Unión Soviética en la abandonada Pripyat, localidad ucraniana cerca de la planta nuclear de Chernobyl, hoy, lunes 19 de abril de 2010. La explosión de uno de los dos reactores de la estación nuclear de Chernobyl durante un ensayo en 1986 provocó la evacuación de los 47.000 habitantes de la localidad, donde los ucranianos conmemorarán el 24 aniversario del peor accidente nuclear registrado en el mundo el próximo 26 de abril. EFE/Sergey Dolzhenko

KIV26 CHERNOBYL (UCRANIA) 19/04/2010.- Vista del interior de una habitación en la abandonada localidad ucraniana de Pripyat, cerca de la planta nuclear de Chernobyl, Ucrania, hoy, lunes 19 de abril de 2010. La explosión de uno de los dos reactores de la estación nuclear de Chernobyl durante un ensayo en 1986 provocó la evacuación de los 47.000 habitantes de Prypyat. Los ucranianos conmemorarán el 24 aniversario del peor accidente nuclear registrado en el mundo el próximo 26 de abril. EFE/Sergey Dolzhenko

KIV37- CHERNOBYL (UCRANIA) 19/04/2010.- Vista interior del estudio de un artista con retratos de líderes de la antigua Unión Soviética en la abandonada Pripyat, localidad ucraniana cerca de la planta nuclear de Chernobyl, Ucrania, hoy, lunes 19 de abril de 2010. La explosión de uno de los dos reactores de la estación nuclear de Chernobyl durante un ensayo en 1986 provocó la evacuación de los 47.000 habitantes de la localidad, donde los ucranianos conmemorarán el 24 aniversario del peor accidente nuclear registrado en el mundo el próximo 26 de abril. EFE/Sergey Dolzhenko 

KIV32- CHERNOBYL (UCRANIA) 19/04/2010.- Vista de un parque de atracciones abandonado en Pripyat, localidad ucraniana cerca de la planta nuclear de Chernobyl, Ucrania, hoy, lunes 19 de abril de 2010. La explosión de uno de los dos reactores de la estación nuclear de Chernobyl durante un ensayo en 1986 provocó la evacuación de los 47.000 habitantes de la localidad, donde los ucranianos conmemorarán el 24 aniversario del peor accidente nuclear registrado en el mundo el próximo 26 de abril. EFE/Sergey Dolzhenko

KIV34- CHERNOBYL (UCRANIA) 19/04/2010.- Vista de un parque de atracciones abandonado en Pripyat, localidad ucraniana cerca de la planta nuclear de Chernobyl, Ucrania, hoy, lunes 19 de abril de 2010. La explosión de uno de los dos reactores de la estación nuclear de Chernobyl durante un ensayo en 1986 provocó la evacuación de los 47.000 habitantes de la localidad, donde los ucranianos conmemorarán el 24 aniversario del peor accidente nuclear registrado en el mundo el próximo 26 de abril. EFE/Sergey Dolzhenko

KIV30 CHERNOBYL (UCRANIA) 19/04/2010.- Vista de Pripyat, localidad ucraniana abandonada cerca de la planta nuclear de Chernobyl, Ucrania, hoy, lunes 19 de abril de 2010. La explosión de uno de los dos reactores de la estación nuclear de Chernobyl durante un ensayo en 1986 provocó la evacuación de los 47.000 habitantes de Prypyat. Los ucranianos conmemorarán el 24 aniversario del peor accidente nuclear registrado en el mundo el próximo 26 de abril. EFE/Sergey Dolzhenko

KIV09 CHERNOBYL (UCRANIA) 19/04/2010.- Casas abandonadas y deterioradas subsisten en un área de 30 kilómetros alrededor de la planta nuclear de Chernobyl, Ucrania, hoy, lunes 19 de abril de 2010. Más de 200 residentes siguen viviendo en esta área de exclusión alrededor de la planta contaminada tras el accidente nuclear de 1986 en el reactor número 4. Los ucranianos conmemorarán el 24 aniversario del peor accidente nuclear registrado en el mundo el próximo 26 de abril. EFE/Sergey Dolzhenko

CHERNOBYL (UCRANIA), 20/04/2010.- Fotografía facilitada hoy, martes 20 de abril de 2010, que muestra un grafiti en un muro de la abandonada ciudad de Pripyat (Ucrania) este 19 de abril. Siete artistas de Bielorrusia, Rusia y Alemania pintaron grafitis para conmemorar el aniversario del accidente en una planta nuclear. Uno de los dos reactores nucleares de la estación de energía de Chernobyl explotó durante una prueba en 1986. La población de Pripycat que era de 47.000 personas fue evacuada totalmente tras la explosión. Los ucranianos recuerdan el vigésimo cuarto aniversario del peor accidente nuclear del mundo este 26 de abril. EFE/SERGEY DOLZHENKO

TOPSHOTS, AFP’S SELECTION OF THE BEST PHOTOS TRANSMITTED. AFP’S TOPSHOTS, A NEW WAY OF RECEIVING AFP’S BEST PHOTOS, UPDATED EVERY 8 HOURS. SEARCH ‘TOPSHOTS’ FOR A DEFINITIVE SELECTION OF AFP’S WORLD WIDE PRODUCTION FROM BREAKING NEWS TO BREATHTAKING PICTURES. AFP PHOTO

Esta es una edición de las mejores fotos de la agencia francesa Afp que han llegado en los últimos diez días. Pero no me ha costado mucho encontrarlas. Los editores de la agencia se encargan de seleccionar esta preciosas gemas fotográficas y enviarlas cada ocho horas a los abonados con la etiqueta de Top Shots. Muchas de estas fotos tratan temas poco noticiosos y se puede pensar que es fácil conseguir una imagen bella en estas informaciones más tranquilas. Pero no es cierto. Ademas,  muchas de estas imágenes tratan temas de gran tensión informativa con grandes alardes estéticos.

Es de agradecer este tipo de servicio en una agencia de información gráfica. Por esto y otras razones que cuento en un post que dediqué a esta agencia, France Press es mi favorita. Espero que os gusten esta selección de lo mejor de los top shots de los últimos 10 días… un ejemplo de buen fotoperiodismo.

Armed Thai soldiers stand guard on Silom Road in the financial district of central Bangkok on April 20, 2010. Thailand toughened its stance against anti-government protesters, warning security forces would use live ammunition and tear gas in any fresh clashes.  TOPSHOTS  / AFP PHOTO / Nicolas ASFOURI

Barcelona’s Argentinian forward Lionel Messi (R) jumps for the ball against Inter Milan’s Serbian midfielder Dejan Stankovic (Hidden) during the UEFA Champions League first leg semifinal Inter Milan vs Barcelona football match on April 20, 2010 at San Siro stadium in Milan. Milan won 3-1.    TOPSHOTS  / AFP PHOTO / ANDREAS SOLARO

(R-L) Sarah Jablonski, Jo Hayashi, Nikita Lev and Jovita McIver wait during auditions for 5 and 6 year-olds for the School of American Ballet (SAB) at Lincoln Center in New York April 19, 2010. The School of American Ballet, established in 1934 by George Balanchine and Lincoln Kirstein, is the premier ballet academy in the United States.     TOPSHOTS       AFP PHOTO / TIMOTHY A. CLARY

TOPSHOTS Afghanistan Uniform Police rise for the national anthem at their graduation ceremony held at a US Marine base in the desert in Helmand province, southern Afghanistan, on April 18, 2010. Two months after US Marines led what was billed the biggest offensive against the Taliban in more than eight years of war, several bombs are still exploding daily in Helmand province and troops still come under fire from insurgents. AFP PHOTO/Mauricio LIMA

TOPSHOTS Thomas Laybourn throws his racket after a lost point whilst playing with Kamilla Rytter Juhl of Denmark against Nadiezda Kostiuczyk and Robert Mateusiak of Poland during their final mixed doubles match during the European Badminton Championships in Manchester, north-west England on April 18, 2010. AFP PHOTO/BEN STANSALL

TOPSHOTS A woman wearing a raincoat stands in front of the UK pavilion during a rain shower at the site of the World expo 2010 in Shanghai on April 14, 2010.  Up to 100 million people are expected to flock to the massive six-month event from May 1, nearly all of them Chinese.  AFP PHOTO/PHILIPPE LOPEZ

PLA soldiers stand guard at a metro station as visitors arrive at the site of the World Expo 2010 in Shanghai on April 20, 2010.  Shanghai’s Expo organisers gave members of the public a preview of the largest-ever World’s Fair as they tested facilities and public transportation ten days before the official start.  Up to 100 million people are expected to flock to the massive six-month event from May 1, nearly all of them Chinese. TOPSHOTS  AFP PHOTO/PHILIPPE LOPEZ

A Colombian Army parachutist traces figures in the air with colored smoke during an exhibition at 2010 Expodefensa fair in Cali, Colombia on April 18, 2010.      TOPSHOTS / AFP PHOTO / Luis ROBAYO

A dwarf and a dancer wait to perform at Mango’s bar on April 16, 2010  in Medellin, Antioquia department, Colombia. TOPSHOTS / AFP PHOTO / Raul ARBOLEDA

Astana´s team cyclist Alberto Contador is pictured after winning the XXV Vuelta of Castilla-Leon last stage from Samos to Santiago de Compostela, on April 18, 2010.     TOPSHOTS / AFP PHOTO / MIGUEL RIOPA

TOPSHOTS Philippe Gnannt, ball-trick expert, demonstrates his skills during the presentation of the “Jobulani” football to be used in the final match of the FIFA World Cup 2010 in South Africa this summer, at Adidas’ headquarters in the southern German city of Herzogenaurach on April 20, 2010.  AFP PHOTO DDP /  JOERG KOCH  GERMANY OUT

TOPSHOTS Staff members of the Orsay museum prepare to pack “L’Angelus” (1858) a painting by French Jean-Francois Millet on April 19, 2010 in Paris. The painting will be shown in May as part of the World expo 2010 in Shanghai. AFP PHOTO FRANCOIS GUILLOT

TOPSHOTS Gallery employee Phillip Baumann looks through an untitled sculpture by German artist Heinz Mack during a press preview of the “Art Cologne” art fair on April 20, 2010 in Cologne, western Germany. The 44th “Art Cologne” taking place from April 21 to 25, 2010 will showcase 180 modern, post-war and contemporary galleries.     AFP PHOTO    DDP/HENNING KAISER    GERMANY OUT

TOPSHOTS A taxi driver gestures outside the Greek parliament during a 48hours strike in Athens on April 14, 2010. Greece suffered a new setback on Wednesday when its borrowing rate shot up again to above 7.0 percent, just as taxi drivers and lawyers began a new series of strikes against huge budget cuts. AFP PHOTO / Aris Messinis

TOPSHOTS A departure board at Athens international airport is pictured through a metal advertising placard on April 19, 2010. More than 100 destinations from Athens were canceled due to the Icelandic volcanic ash cloud which covered large parts of Europe for the past four days. Iceland’s Eyjafjoell volcano has started spewing out less ash, a sign the eruption could be tapering off and that Europe’s air traffic nightmare could be coming to an end, experts said today. AFP PHOTO / Aris Messinis

Smoke and ash from the Eyjafjallajokull volcano block daylight on a church on April 19, 2010 near Asolfssakali. Lava is shooting for the first time from Iceland’s erupting volcano and the ash cloud has dramatically reduced. European governments opened up the continent’s airspace to new flights from April 20 giving hope to hundreds of thousands of passengers around the world trapped by a cloud of volcanic ash crippling airlines.    TOPSHOTS / AFP PHOTO / EMMANUEL DUNAND

An Indian potter arranges newly-made earthen pots for drying in Allahabad on April 13, 2010. The demand for earthenware pots is very high in summer when they are used to store cool water for drinking. TOPSHOTS/AFP PHOTO/Diptendu DUTTA

In this photograph taken on April 20, 2010, four month old Hawksbill turtles swim into the sea after a symbolic release by conservationists at the Thousand Islands National Marine Park in Pramuka island north of Jakarta.  Hawksbill turtles, known by their scientific name Eretmochelys Imbricata, are listed as an endangered species by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources. Hunted for their flesh, shell and eggs, plus destructive fishing methods have threatened the survival of the sea turtle. Indonesia’s conservation efforts include aiming to stop the illegal trade of Hawksbill turtle products and protect its natural nesting grounds.    TOPSHOTS  AFP PHOTO / ROMEO GACAD

TOPSHOTS An injured demonstrator is manhandled by policemen following clashes between security forces and demonstrators in Jakarta on April 14, 2010. Bloody clashes broke out in Indonesia’s capital between scores of demonstrators and security forces over the demolition of a cemetery, witnesses and officials said. AFP PHOTO / ROMEO GACAD

TOPSHOTS Kristanto, 10, covered with grease and dirt gathers scrap metal from a burnt bulldozer following the bloody clashes between security forces and religious followers of a revered 18th century Muslim scholar Habib Hasan bin Muhammad Al-Hadad in Jakarta’s international port district of Tanjung Priok on April 16, 2010. Authorities effort to enforce a demolition on the section of the memorial shrine triggered bloody clashes between security forces and followers. Three personel of the city’s public order force died in the riots while more than 100 people were also injured, many seriously while about 70 vehicles mostly from security forces were burned in the April 14 clashes between security forces and people protesting over plans to bulldoze part of the shrine. Police fired tear gas, pepper bullets and water cannon to disperse hundreds of men armed with machetes, swords and sticks who had massed to protect the sacred shrine which turned the area into a war zone.  AFP PHOTO / ROMEO GACAD

A plane goes through clouds as it takes off from Fiumicino airport near Rome on April 17, 2010. Airspace across northern Italy will remain closed until 0600 GMT on Sunday due to the expanding cloud of volcanic ash from Iceland, the Italian civil aviation authority ENAC said, while Rome airports are still working.  TOPSHOTS/AFP PHOTO / FILIPPO MONTEFORTE

A Palestinian masked youth hurls a stone at Israeli soldiers during a protest in the village of Bilin, west of Ramallah, on April 16, 2010 against Israel’s controversial separation barrier. Israel says the network of steel and concrete walls, fences and barbed wire is needed for security while the Palestinians view it as a land grab that undermines their promised state. TOPSHOTS/AFP PHOTO/ABBAS MOMANI

Palestinian beekeepers inspect hives at an apiary near the central Gaza Strip refugee camp of Bureij on April 19, 2010. Jihad Abu Shamalah, the Gaza farmer who owns the apiary says he had to move his bee farm from the northern Gaza Strip after the Israeli army destroyed the area around it  during its last majeure military offensive in January 2009. The apiary?s 450 hives produce some 4000 kilos of honey every year and it is sold only in the Gaza Strip. TOPSHOTS AFP PHOTO/MOHAMMED ABED

Lightning strikes past a hilltop Buddhist stupa in the outskirts of Kathmandu on April 13, 2010. The stupa is located in a Buddhist nunnery whose inhabitants practise Kung Fu every morning. TOPSHOTS/AFP PHOTO/Prakash MATHEMA

Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) jailguard secures the area where the court hearing about the Maguindanao massacre is taking place at Camp Bagong Diwa in suburb of Manila on April 21, 2010.  Nine police officers and two members of the Civilian Volunteers Organization (CVO) pleaded not guilty to 57 counts of murder from the Maguindanao massacre on November 23, 2009. Angry relatives of 57 people killed in the Philippines’ worst political massacre say they fear the government is protecting a powerful Muslim clan accused of the murders.     TOPSHOTS  AFP PHOTO/NOEL CELIS

Students attend a mass in memory of late Polish President Lech Kaczynski in the Saint Anna church on April 12, 2010 in a tribute to victims of the air-crash in which President Lech Kaczynski was killed on April 10. Russia united with Poland in mourning President Lech Kaczynski and 95 other victims of a weekend plane crash, as authorities helped grieving Polish relatives identify loved ones.  TOPSHOTS / AFP PHOTO / JOE KLAMAR

South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak wipes his eyes as he delivers a speech about the sunken naval ship Cheonan at the presidential Blue House in Seoul on April 19, 2010. Lee promised a “resolute” response to a warship’s sinking last month, after North Korea broke weeks of silence to angrily deny involvement in the disaster.  The letters on the background read “South Korea will remember you forever.”   TOPSHOTS   REPUBLIC OF KOREA OUT      AFP PHOTO/DONG-A ILBO

Two-year-old Dhoal’s bones show as he sits in his mother’s lap in a ward for children suffering from severe malnutririon at a local hospital in the southeast Sudanese town of Akobo on April 10, 2010. The population in Akobo and the surrounding counties in the Jonglei state in southern Sudan are suffering from the effects of a devastating drought and tribal conflict. Aid officials have called Akobo the “hungriest place on earth,” after a survey showed that 46 percent of children under five are malnourished.   TOPSHOTS / AFP PHOTO / ROBERTO SCHMIDT

Thai policemen (R) assist an injured person after a grenade bomb exploded outside a police station in Pattani province on April 21, 2010. A grenade attack and a car bomb in Thailand’s troubled south killed a policeman and injured dozens more police and civilians, officials said. Two men riding a motorcycle tossed a hand grenade towards 50 police officers as they received a morning briefing from their commander at the Pattani provincial police station, a spokesman said.  TOPSHOTS   AFP PHOTO / Tuwaedaniya Meringing

A model displays a make-up creation during the opening of IX International Festival of Hairdresser Art  “Cristal Angel” in Kiev on April 14, 2010.    TOPSHOTS / AFP PHOTO / SERGEI SUPINSKY

TOPSHOTS French President Nicolas Sarkozy (R) talks with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (L) during the plenary session of the Nuclear Security Summit in Washington, DC, 13 April 2010. The two-day 47-nation summit that will include a full schedule of talks on 13 April will be focused on strengthening existings measures or creating new ones to ensure countries adequately secure nuclear material. IAN LANGSDON/POOL

Members of the Venezuelan Army take part in a parade at Fort Tiuna, held as part of the celebrations of the Bicentenary of the Venezuelan independence, in Caracas on April 19, 2010. The march of military hardware and troops through the streets of Caracas marks the bicenntenial of the first steps towards independence from Spain, when on April 19, 1810 Venezuelan leaders moved to depose the colonial regime.    TOPSHOTS / AFP PHOTO / Juan Barreto

A monkey plays with a camera during a championship of street boxing in 23 de Enero neighborhood, Caracas on March 13, 2010.   AFP PHOTO / Miguel Gutierrez

El pasado 10 de Abril cumplí dos años con este blog de un esbirro de la edición gráfica que es La Mesa de Luz. Esto quiere decir que ya llevo dos y medio trabajando en la moqueta de la redacción de Público. Para celebrar este segundo aniversario he decidido hacer un pequeño homenaje a los fotógrafos de prensa que trabajan ahí fuera y que me dan la materia prima necesaria para realizar el blog. Se podría decir que este post aniversario trata en exclusiva de fotógrafos trabajando, una de mis tags favoritas. Incluyo esta etiqueta en los post donde se ve a los compañeros trabajando o hablo de cómo trabajamos los fotoperiodistas.

Quiero daros las gracias a todos los que leéis esta humilde bitácora y en especial a mis compañeros en la mesa de edición gráfica en Público. Sin Jon, Pedro, Victoria, Fernando, Mónica e Imma y su apoyo y ayuda, no sacaría muchos temas y no tendría ese ratito de vez en cuando para hacer el blog.

Espero celebrar muchos más años y que sigáis disfrutando con este espacio de la misma manera en que yo disfruto haciéndolo. Gracias a todos.

Photographers crowd the pitch during the singing of the national anthems before the Euro 2008 final soccer match between Germany and Spain at Ernst Happel stadium in Vienna, June 29, 2008.    REUTERS/Dominic Ebenbichler  (AUSTRIA)   MOBILE OUT. EDITORIAL USE ONLY

Press photographers photographers photographe Serena Williams of U.S. play Venus Williams of U.S. during their women’s singles final match on Centre Court, July 4, 2009. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

Photographers take pictures of France’s Teddy Tamgho as he celebrates after winning the men’s triple jump final at the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Athletics Championships at the Aspire Dome in the Qatari capital Doha on March 14, 2010. Tamgho set a new world indoor record of 17.90 metres for the men’s triple jump. AFP PHOTO / PATRICK BAZ

Impresionantes estas imágenes de acontecimientos deportivos con los compañeros y todo su equipo. La rápidez y movimiento de estas informaciones hacen necesario la utilización de varios cuerpos con diferentes ópticas. Muy duro el trabajo de los fotógrafos que hacen ciclismo teniendo que moverse por la carrera encima de las motos, mi jefe Jon Barandica sabe mucho sobre este tema.

TDF305 PAU (FRANCIA), 15.07.08.- El ciclista australiano Cadel Evans, del Silence Lotto, líder del Tour de Francia, durante el entrenamiento que realizó en Pau, Francia, hoy martes 15 de julio, jornada de descanso de la ronda gala. EFE/Christophe Karaba

Photographers take pictures in a field, during the 29-km individual time-trial and fourth stage of the 2008 Tour de France cycling race run around Cholet. German Stefan Schumacher (Gerolsteiner/Ger), clocking in 35mn44sec, won the stage and got the yellow jersey.  AFP PHOTO JOEL SAGET

Thomas Morgenstern of Austria (R) jokes with photographers prior to a trial jump in the Ski jumping World cup event on January 8, 2010 at the “Kulm”, in Bad Mitterndorf.    AFP PHOTO/ DIETER NAGL

El trabajo en la nieve, con el frio, también es digno de reseñar. Lo pudimos comprovar este año en los juegos olímpicos de Vancouver. ¿Cómo manejar los controles cuando llevas unos buenos guantes?

A press photographer takes pictures in the finish area during the men’s giant slalom race of the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics at the Whistler Creek side Alpine skiing venue on February 23, 2010.     AFP PHOTO  FRANCOIS XAVIER MARIT

Austria’s Andrea Fischbacher poses for photographers after the Women’s Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics Super-G event at Whistler Creek side Alpine skiing venue on February 20, 2010. AFP PHOTO / FABRICE COFFRINI

A photographer takes a picture as Chris Moffat (top) and Mike Moffat (bottom) of Canada take part in the men’s luge doubles’ training run 2 at the Whistler sliding centre on February 14, 2010.  AFP PHOTO/Leon Neal

Photographers sit along the pit stop entrance to photograph Formula One drivers returning from a free practice session in Istanbul Park in Istanbul May 9, 2008. The Turkish F1 Grand Prix will take place on Sunday.   REUTERS/Fatih Saribas  (TURKEY)

FC Barcelona’s coach Pep Guardiola poses for photographers during a press conference at New Camp in Barcelona on March 16, 2010, on the eve of a UEFA Champions League football match against VfB Stuttgart.  AFP PHOTO/JOSEP LAGO

FC Barcelona’s coach Josep Guardiola arrives to give a press conference in Barcelona on May 01, 2009. FC Barcelona will play ‘El Clasico’ match against arch-rivals Real Madrid on May 02, 2009, a crucial match in deciding the league title this season, as Real are just four points behind the Catalan giants at the top of the table with just five matches to play.  AFP PHOTO/ JOSEP LAGO

Pero la parte más peligrosa la viven nuestros compañeros en zonas de conflicto. Muchos son los fotógrafos que mueren cada año intentando llevar la información a nuestros hogares. He aquí tres ejemplos de fotógrafos cubriendo temas peligrosos donde un chaleco antibalas o una máscara de gas son otra herramienta más del fotero.

TOL02 ESTAMBUL (TURQUÍA) 1/5/2009.- Trabajadores turcos de izquierda lanzan bombas molotov al enfrentarse a la policía durante una marcha para conmemorar el Día Internacional del Trabajo en Estambul, Turquía, hoy, viernes 01 de mayo. Miles de trabajadores se congregaron para demandar empleo y protección social frente a la crisis económica durante los actos sindicales convocados con motivo de este día. Al menos dos policías y seis manifestantes resultaron heridos en la protesta realizada en la Plaza Taksim.EFE/Tolga Bozoglu 

Palestinians with peace activists and media members avoid tear gas fired by Israeli border police during a protest against the construction of the controversial Israeli barrier in the West Bank village of Bilin near Ramallah February 20, 2009.  REUTERS/Fadi Arouri (WEST BANK)

Press photographers take pictures of an Israeli policeman firing a tear gas canister during clashes with Palestinian stone throwers in the West Bank city of Hebron, on March 19, 2010. Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas said Israel must comply with the Middle East Quartet’s call to halt settlement activity as a means to clear the way for peace negotiations. AFP PHOTO/HAZEM BADER

Hay quién también calificaría las informaciones del corazón o los photocalls cómo una zona de conflicto. Esos lugares donde la aglomeración de medios en busca de la imagen de las estrellas y famosos hace difícil trabajar. Las normas de movimiento en este tipo de temas siempre las he comparado a las de un partido de baloncesto donde hay que coger la posición sin hacer falta al contrario.

Photographers line the red carpet as stars arrive for the 4th annual Asian Film Awards presentation ceremony at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre on March 22, 2010.  Started in 2007, the Asian Film Awards (AFA) honours fimmakers with outstanding achievements in the field of Asian cinema.   AFP PHOTO / Ed JONES

Photographers work on the red carpet at the premiere of the film “Jew Suss – Rise And Fall” (Jud Suess – Film Ohne Gewissen) during the 60th Berlinale Film Festival in Berlin February 18, 2010. Twenty films are vying for the coveted Golden Bear top prize at the Berlinale film festival taking place from February 11 to 21, 2010. AFP PHOTO DAVID GANNON

Photographers snap away as actors arrive before Spain’s film Goya Awards ceremony, in Madrid, on February 14, 2010.  AFP PHOTO/DOMINIQUE FAGET

Las dos imagenes siguientes son de una manifestación de fotógrafos que hubo en Trafalgar Square en Londres para protestar por la persecución de los compañeros por parte de la policía en el centro de Londres. Hay que mantenerse vigilantes para que el derecho a la información no sea recortada en nombre de la seguridad de los ciudadanos.

Photographers attend a mass picture-taking gathering organised by the group I’m A Photographer, Not A Terrorist! in protest of stop and search action by police in Central London on January 23, 2010. AFP PHOTO/Ben Stansall

Photographers attend a mass picture-taking gathering organised by the group I’m A Photographer, Not A Terrorist! in protest of stop and search action by police in Central London on January 23, 2010. AFP PHOTO/Ben Stansall

Por que tener acceso, que te dejen hacer la foto, muchas veces es más importante que hacer una buena imagen. Estar en el lugar adecuado y el momento oportuno muchas veces es algo que no se puede elegir.

Democratic presidential candidate Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) is surrounded by photographers while he eats breakfast at the Glider Diner April 21, 2008 in Scranton. Pennsylvania. Voters in Pennsylvania go to the polls on April 22.   Scott Olson/Getty Images/AFP    = FOR NEWSPAPERS, INTERNET, TELCOS AND TELEVISION USE ONLY =

US president-elect Barack Obama’s daughter Malia (L) and Sasha (R) walk past a group of photographers as they arrive at the ‘We Are One” concert, one of the events of Obama’s inauguration celebrations, at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington on January 18, 2009. AFP PHOTO / ROBYN BECK

Chinese ethnic minority delegates pose for photographers after arriving for the opening session of the nine-day National People’s Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 5, 2010. China’s parliament opens with the ruling Communist Party expected to reassure citizens it can bridge a worsening rich-poor divide while steering an economy through troubled waters.  TOPSHOTS  AFP PHOTO/Frederic J. BROWN

Turkish photographers and cameramen take pictures in front of a courthouse in Istanbul on February 24, 2010. Seven suspects were remanded in custody on February 24 over an alleged coup plot against Turkey’s Islamist-rooted government in 2003 — a controversial probe that has fanned tensions in the already polarized country. The court ruled the suspects — two active-duty admirals, two retired admirals, a retired one-star general and two retired colonels — should be kept in jail pending trial.  AFP PHOTO / MUSTAFA OZER

Lebanese news photographers work during a protest against the forced closure of media institutions on Friday by Hezbollah gunmen and its allies in Beirut May 10, 2008. The Shi’ite movement Hezbollah tightened its control of the Lebanese capital on Saturday in a show of force after it routed gunmen loyal to the western-backed government.  REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir (LEBANON)

Pero estéis cerca…

Photographers swarm over US President Barack Obama’s pen that will be used to sign two Executive Orders and three Presidential Memoranda during a ceremony in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building to swear in his staff in Washington, DC, January 21, 2009.    AFP PHOTO/Jim WATSON

BRA108. RÍO DE JANEIRO (BRASIL), 21/10/09.- Un fotógrafo trabaja durante un operativo de la Policía hoy, 21 de octubre de 2009, en diversas favelas de Río de Janeiro (Brasil). La muerte de tres supuestos narcotraficantes durante una operación de las autoridades elevó a 29 el número de muertos por los enfrentamientos con bandas delincenciales en esta ciudad desde el pasado sábado, cuando un helicóptero policial fue derribado a tiros. EFE/Antonio Lacerda

…o lejos, poner una postura determinada os puede dar la foto definitiva. Aquí tenéis algunos ejemplos de como arrastrarse por los suelos es necesario muchas veces para hacer la foto diferente.

090714 MADRID Reunion entre el Ministro de Fomento Jose Blanco y el Presidente de la Generalitat valenciana Francisco Camps para tratar diversos acuerdos en materia de infraestructuras PUBLICO Edu Parra

Photographers take pictures of Chinese hostesses jumping as they pose for pictures on the Tiananmen Square during a plenary session of the National People’s Congress insiede the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 9, 2010. China sought to allay concerns about a reduction in its massive investment in US Treasuries, saying it was a responsible investor and any changes were part of normal market operations. AFP PHOTO/LIU Jin

A photographer snaps pictures of worker on the red carpet next to the entrance of the Kodak Theater in Hollywood, California on March 3, 2010. The 82nd Academy Awards ceremony will take place at the Kodak Theater on March 7. AFP PHOTO / GABRIEL BOUYS

Lebanese news photographers work during a protest against the forced closure of media institutions on Friday by Hezbollah gunmen and its allies in Beirut May 10, 2008. The Shi’ite movement Hezbollah tightened its control of the Lebanese capital on Saturday in a show of force after it routed gunmen loyal to the western-backed government.  REUTERS/Jamal Saidi (LEBANON)

Si no encuentras un bolardo dónde subirte siempre puedes tirar a ciegas o utilizar el monopíe para salvar el obstáculo…

Tv crews and still photographers cover the opening of 156th meeting of the OPEC conference at the new OPEC headquarters in Vienna on March 17, 2010. OPEC members have agreed to maintain the cartel’s oil production ceiling in the face of recovering crude prices, de-facto group head Saudi Arabia said here on Wednesday. AFP PHOTO / JOE KLAMAR

NYC04 NUEVA YORK (ESTADOS UNIDOS) 12/1/2009.- Un grupo de reporteros y fotógrafos aguardan la llegada del financiero estadounidense Bernard Madoff frente a su casa en Nueva York, Estados Unidos, hoy 12 de enero de 2009. Madoff acudió hoy al Tribunal Federal del Distrito de Nueva York, donde se denegó la solicitud de la fiscalía de revocar la orden de su arresto domiciliario. El acusado de haber violado las leyes federales en materia de valores, en lo que se considera uno de los fraudes financieros más grandes de la historia de Estados Unidos, permanecerá bajo arresto domiciliario y con la vigilancia de varios agentes de seguridad privados que han sido contratados por su esposa, confirmaron medios de comunicación locales. EFE/Justin Lane

…o colocar una cámara por control remóto…

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (L) sits in the cockpit of a fighter jet during a visit to an Irkut jet manufacturing plant in Irkutsk on February 20, 2009. Medvedev is on a working visit to the Siberian city of Irkutsk and the surrounding region. Russian officials are “too slow” in taking action to counter the effects of the global economic crisis, President Dmitry Medvedev said. AFP PHOTO / RIA NOVOSTI / KREMLIN POOL / MIKHAIL KLIMENTYEV

…o simplemente hacer una foto de los compañeros acosando al sujeto de la información.

Photographers surround an elevator with US Senator and Democratic Presidential Candidate Barack Obama (D-IL) on board, inside the Capitol for tonites series of votes on the bailout plan on October 1, 2008 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC.  AFP PHOTO / TIM SLOAN

Pero recordad que el trabajo solamente termina cuando habéis transmitido vuestras fotos y dad gracias de que ya no tenemos que pegarnos con los químicos.

Journalists and photographers work at the Bella center of Copenhagen on December 18, 2009 on the 12th day of COP15 UN Climate Change Conference. World leaders on mounted a desperate bid to save a pact to roll back climate change, eyeing a consensus-driven outcome with few specifics that many admitted would fall short of what was needed. AFP PHOTO DDP / AXEL SCHMIDT GERMANY OUT

A photographer clicks a picture of an Indian voter as he holds up his ink marked finger and poses during the third phase of polling at a polling station in Mumbai on April 30, 2009.  Millions of voters joined the third wave of India’s month-long elections, with security ramped up as the staggered polls moved to the volatile Kashmir Valley and the financial capital Mumbai. Nearly 145 million people are eligible to vote in phrase three of the five-stage national ballot, which is widely expected to result in a shaky coalition government that will have to steer the coutry through an economic slump. AFP PHOTO/ Pal PILLAI

Y para terminar, os recuerdo que ciertos gestos o símbolos tienen diferentes significados dependiendo de la cultura y la sociedad en la que estés fotografiando. Un saludo y gracias a todos.