La mesa de luz

CORRECTING BYLINE – CROPPED VERSION A grab from a video taken from the mobile phone of a National Transitional Council (NTC) fighter shows the arrest of Libya’s strongman Moamer Kadhafi in Sirte on October 20, 2011.   AFP PHOTO/DSK

Las tropas rebeldes libias han acabado con la vida del líder líbio Muamar el Gadafi. Os presento esta galería de imágenes de este extravagante líder de fama internacional. Universitario, militar, dictador, mecenas de terroristas y estadista a lo largo de su vida, Gadafi nunca dejo indiferente durante sus viajes en los que dormía en su propia Jaima, era protegido por su ejercito de virgenes y bebía leche de una camella que llevaba consigo.

En la mesa de fotografía siempre ha sido problemático buscar imágenes de Gadafi en el concentrador de las agencias. Cada agencia escribe en sus pies de foto el nombre del dictador libio de una manera diferente. Efe escribe Gadafi, Reuters Gaddafi con dos des, Ap pone una hache en Gadhafi y por último la francesa Afp escribe el nombre Kadhafi con ká de kilo. Y con el primer nombre también hay problemas por lo que más nos vale a los editores hacer varias busquedas o escribir por Libia… aunque en inglés se escribe Lybia.

A combo of file pictures created on April 20, 2011 shows Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi. Kadhafi is facing an unprecedented challenge to his four-decade rule of the oil-rich North African country as forces loyal to his regime continue to battle rebels who have launched an uprising since mid February.  Moamer Kadhafi’s 42-year rule in Libya is “clearly crumbling,” NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said early Monday as rebels launched a fierce street battle for Tripoli in a final push for victory.    AFP PHOTO / – / FILES

FILE – In this Dec. 1977 photo, Libya  leader Colonel Moammar Gadhafi  strolls during a break in a session of the Arab Nations Summit Conference in Tripoli, Libya.     A U.S. official says Libya’s new government has told the United States that Gadhafi, 69,  is dead. The official said Libya’s Transitional National Council informed U.S. officials in Libya of the development Thursday, Oct. 20, 2011.  His death on Thursday, confirmed by Prime Minister Mahmoud Jibril, came as Libyan fighters defeated Gadhafi’s last holdouts in his hometown of Sirte, the last major site of resistance in the country. (AP Photo/File)

FILE – This undated photo shows  Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi.   A U.S. official says Libya’s new government has told the United States that Gadhafi, 69,  is dead. The official said Libya’s Transitional National Council informed U.S. officials in Libya of the development Thursday, Oct. 20, 2011.  His death on Thursday, confirmed by Prime Minister Mahmoud Jibril, came as Libyan fighters defeated Gadhafi’s last holdouts in his hometown of Sirte, the last major site of resistance in the country.  (AP Photo/File)

FILE – In this Jan. 9, 1986 photo, Libyan Leader Moammar Gadhafi  listens to a question during a news conference  at his Tripoli Headquarters.    A U.S. official says Libya’s new government has told the United States that Gadhafi, 69,  is dead. The official said Libya’s Transitional National Council informed U.S. officials in Libya of the development Thursday, Oct. 20, 2011.  His death on Thursday, confirmed by Prime Minister Mahmoud Jibril, came as Libyan fighters defeated Gadhafi’s last holdouts in his hometown of Sirte, the last major site of resistance in the country. (AP Photo/Giulio Broglio)

FILE -  In this undated 1969 photo, Col. Moammar Gadhafi , right, salutes as he appears with Egypt’s Prime Minister Gamal Abdel Nasser, left, in Suez, Egypt.   A U.S. official says Libya’s new government has told the United States that Moammar Gadhafi is dead. The official said Libya’s Transitional National Council informed U.S. officials in Libya of the development Thursday, Oct. 20, 2011.  (AP Photo/Farouk Ibrahim)

FILE – In this 1970 photo, Moammar Gadhafi  at the Cairo Airport in 1970.    A U.S. official says Libya’s new government has told the United States that Gadhafi, 69,  is dead. The official said Libya’s Transitional National Council informed U.S. officials in Libya of the development Thursday, Oct. 20, 2011.  His death on Thursday, confirmed by Prime Minister Mahmoud Jibril, came as Libyan fighters defeated Gadhafi’s last holdouts in his hometown of Sirte, the last major site of resistance in the country. (AP Photo)

Libyan leader Muammar al-Gaddafi (C) leans on the shoulders of Egypt’s President Hosni Mubarak (centre R) and Yemen’s President Ali Abdullah Saleh (centre L) as they laugh during a photocall before the second Afro-Arab Summit in Sirte in this October 10, 2010 file photo. Gaddafi died of wounds suffered on October 20, 2011 as fighters battling to complete an eight-month-old uprising against his rule overran his hometown Sirte, Libya’s interim rulers said. His killing, which came swiftly after his capture near Sirte, is the most dramatic single development in the Arab Spring revolts that have unseated rulers in Egypt and Tunisia and threatened the grip on power of the leaders of Syria and Yemen.   REUTERS/Asmaa Waguih/Files (LIBYA – Tags: POLITICS)

Libya’s leader Muammar Gaddafi gestures as he attends the Second Forum for Kings, Sultans, Princes, Sheikhs and Mayors of Africa in Tripoli in this September 8, 2010 file photo. Gaddafi died of wounds suffered on October 20, 2011 as fighters battling to complete an eight-month-old uprising against his rule overran his hometown Sirte, Libya’s interim rulers said. His killing, which came swiftly after his capture near Sirte, is the most dramatic single development in the Arab Spring revolts that have unseated rulers in Egypt and Tunisia and threatened the grip on power of the leaders of Syria and Yemen.  REUTERS/Ismail Zitouny/Files (LIBYA – Tags: POLITICS)

Libya’s leader Muammar Gaddafi attends a celebration of the 40th anniversary of his coming to power at the Green Square in Tripoli in this September 1, 2009 file photo. Gaddafi died of wounds suffered in his capture near his hometown of Sirte on October 20, 2011, a senior NTC military official said. National Transitional Council official Abdel Majid Mlegta told Reuters earlier that Gaddafi was captured and wounded in both legs at dawn on Thursday as he tried to flee in a convoy which NATO warplanes attacked.    REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra/Files  (LIBYA – Tags: ANNIVERSARY POLITICS)

Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi looks on as Italy’s Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi gives a speech in Rome in this August 30, 2010 file photo. Gaddafi died of wounds suffered in his capture near his hometown of Sirte on October 20, 2011, a senior NTC military official said. National Transitional Council official Abdel Majid Mlegta told Reuters earlier that Gaddafi was captured and wounded in both legs at dawn on Thursday as he tried to flee in a convoy which NATO warplanes attacked.  REUTERS/Max Rossi/Files (ITALY – Tags: POLITICS)

A combo of file pictures created on April 20, 2011 shows Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi. Kadhafi is facing an unprecedented challenge to his four-decade rule of the oil-rich North African country as forces loyal to his regime continue to battle rebels who have launched an uprising since mid February.  Moamer Kadhafi’s 42-year rule in Libya is “clearly crumbling,” NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said early Auguat 22, 2011 as rebels launched a fierce street battle for Tripoli in a final push for victory.    AFP PHOTO/-/FILES

Libya’s leader Muammar Gaddafi poses after an interview with TRT Turkish television reporter Mehmet Akif Ersoy at the Rixos hotel in Tripoli in this March 8, 2011 file photo. Deposed Libyan leader Gaddafi was captured and wounded near his hometown of Sirte at dawn on October 20, 2011 as he tried to flee in a convoy which NATO warplanes attacked, National Transitional Council official Abdel Majid said on Thursday.   REUTERS/Huseyin Dogan/Files      (LIBYA – Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST HEADSHOT)

Libya’s leader Muammar Gaddafi looks on during a news conference at the Quirinale palace in Rome in this June 10, 2009 file photo. Deposed Libyan leader Gaddafi has been captured and wounded in both legs, National Transitional Council official Abdel Majid said on October 20, 2011. “He’s captured. He’s wounded in both legs … He’s been taken away by ambulance,” the senior NTC military official told Reuters by telephone.   REUTERS/Max Rossi/Files (ITALY – Tags: POLITICS HEADSHOT CIVIL UNREST)

FUS04 TRÍPOLI (LIBIA) 20/10/2011.- Foto de archivo tomada el 28 de agosto de 2011 de un hombre destruyendo con un cuchillo un retrato del líder huido libio Muamar al Gadafi en Trípoli (Libia). Muamar el Gadafi ha muerto hoy, jueves 20 de octubre de 2011, en Sirte y su cadáver está siendo trasladado a un hospital de Misrata, según aseguraron a Efe fuentes rebeldes libias. EFE/Ciro Fusco

MOH05 TRIPOLI (LIBIA) 20/10/2011.- Foto de archivo tomada el 10 de abril de 2011 del exlíder libio Muamar al Gadafi (c), a bordo de un vehículo en el complejo de gobierno de Bab el Azizia, en Trí­poli (Libia), tras reunirse con una delegación formada por cinco lí­deres africanos que intentaban mediar en el conflicto libio. Muamar el Gadafi ha muerto hoy, jueves 20 de octubre de 2011, en Sirte y su cadáver está siendo trasladado a un hospital de Misrata, según aseguraron a Efe fuentes rebeldes libias. EFE/Mohamed Messara

TUN52 TÚNEZ (TÚNEZ) 20/10/2011.- Foto de archivo tomada el 4 de agosto de 2008 del entonces lí­der libio Muamar al Gadafi, durante su participación en una reunión con intelectuales tunecinos en La Marsa, cerca de Túnez (Tunez). Muamar el Gadafi ha muerto hoy, jueves 20 de octubre de 2011, en Sirte y su cadáver esta siendo trasladado a un hospital de Misrata, según aseguraron a Efe fuentes rebeldes libias. EFE

ANS001 ROMA (ITALIA) 20/10/2011.- Foto de archivo tomada el 10 de junio de 2009 del ahora lí­der huido Muamar al Gadafi, a su llegada al aeropuerto militar Ciampino de Roma (Italia). Las fuerzas armadas del Consejo Nacional de Transición (CNT) libio anunciaron hoy, jueves 20 de octubre de 2011, la captura en Sirte del líder huido Muamar al Gadafi, según la cadena de televisión Al Yazira. EFE/Alessandro Di Meo

***ATENCIÓN EDITORES AL CONTENIDO GRÁFICO*** GAD01 MISRATA (LIBIA), 20/10/2011.- El cadáver del lí­der libio Muamar el Gadafi es trasladado en una ambulancia a un hospital en Misrata, Libia, hoy, jueves 20 de octubre de 2011. EFE/Guillem Valle

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

World Press Photo of the Year 2009 – Pietro Masturzo, Italy – From the rooftops of Tehran, June
Se han dado a conocer hoy en Amsterdam los ganadores de los máximos galardones del fotoperiodismo que son los premios World Press Photo. Las diferentes agencias, periódicos y revistas han enviado 101.960 imágenes realizadas por 5.847 fotógrafos. Entre ellas, los 19 miembros del jurado formado por editores y fotógrafos de renombre, han elegido a los premiados en las diferentes categorías.

La foto ganadora es una instantánea sobre las protestas de la oposición en Irán realizada por el fotógrafo freelance italiano Pietro Masturzo. En ella unas mujeres gritan en señal de protesta en uno de los tejados de Teherán. Los periodistas extranjeros se vieron obligados a permanecer en sus casas u oficinas durante las protestas. En un post antigüo hablo sobre este tema y como periodistas ciudadanos utilizaron las redes sociales para informar de lo que ocurría. Creo que Masturzo estaba encerrado en su casa de Teherán cuando estas mujeres empezaron a gritar desde la azotea de enfrente. Entonces cogió su cámara e hizo la instantánea ganadora. Pero hay que tener en cuenta que esta foto forma parte de un trabajo más extenso con el título “From the rooftops of Tehran”.y si la foto ganadora no surgió de esta manera, el reportaje si lo hizo.

Existen otras imágenes más informativas y que en mi opinión reflejan mejor lo ocurrido en Irán, pero la imagen de Masturzo es muy bella. Aunque me gustaría verla sin el trabajo de Photoshop. Personalmente veo mucho mejor desde el punto de vista informativo esta imagen de Irán de Olivier Laban-Mattei ganadora del segundo premio en la categoría de Spot News.

Second prize Spot News stories – Olivier Laban-Mattei – Post-election protests in Tehran in June AFP

Aquí tenéis lo que he podido recopilar de los premios de este año. Increibles imágenes de gran peso informativo algunas, como la imágen de las bombas de fósforo blanco en Gaza que sirve de prueba de lo allí ocurrido, algunas impactantes como la del craneo del soldado herido, y otras bellas, como la mirada de esa niña. En este enlace podéis ver todos los trabajos premiados.

1st prize Spot News Singles – Adam Ferguson, Australia, VII Mentor Program for The New York Times – Afghan woman rushed from the scene of a suicide bombing, Kabul, 15 December

Third prize in Spot News stories – Palestinian Mohammed Abedwith – Shelling in Gaza in January 2009 AFP

Honorable mention – Robin Utrecht, the Netherlands, ANP – Car drives into crowd of onlookers during Queen’s Day celebrations, Apeldoorn, the Netherlands, 30 April

1st prize Spot News Stories – Walter Astrada, Argentina, Agence France-Presse – Bloodbath in Madagascar, February

1st prize General News Singles – Kent Klich, Sweden – Gaza photo album: Tuzzah, Gaza Strip, 3 March

1st prize General News Stories – Marco Vernaschi, Italy, for Pulitzer Center – Guinea Bissau

2nd prize People in the News Singles – David Guttenfelder, USA, The Associated Press – US soldiers respond to Taliban fire outside their bunker, Korengal Valley, Afghanistan, 11 May

1st prize People in the News Stories – Charles Ommanney, United Kingdom, Getty Images for Newsweek – Inauguration Day, Washington DC, 20 January 

1st prize Sports Action Singles – Gareth Copley, United Kingdom, Press Association – England’s Jonathan Trott is run out at the fifth Ashes test match, London, August

1st prize Sports Action Stories – Donald Miralle, Jr., USA – Ironman World Championships, Hawaii

1st prize Sports Features Singles – Robert Gauthier, USA, Los Angeles Times Magazine – Yankee fans try to distract Angels left fielder Juan Rivera, Yankee Stadium, 25 October

1st prize Sports Features Stories – Elizabeth Kreutz, USA – Lance Armstrong’s comeback

2nd prize Contemporary Issues Singles – Stefano De Luigi, Italy, VII Network for Le Monde Magazine – Giraffe killed by drought, northeast Kenya, September

1st prize Contemporary Issues Stories – Eugene Richards, USA, Reportage by Getty Images for The Sunday Times Magazine/Paris Match – War Is Personal, USA

2nd prize Daily Life Singles – Joan Bardeletti, France – Sunday picnic, Mozambique

1st prize Daily Life Stories – Gihan Tubbeh, Peru – Adrian, 13-year old autist

1st prize Portraits Singles- Laura Pannack, United Kingdom, Lisa Pritchard Agency for The Guardian Weekend magazine – Graham, anorexic teenager

2nd prize Portraits Stories – Annie van Gemert, the Netherlands – Boys and girls

1st prize Arts and Entertainment Singles – Malick Sidibé, Mali, for The New York Times Magazine – Fashion portfolio: Prints and the Revolution, Mali

1st prize Arts and Entertainment Stories – Kitra Cahana, Canada, Fabrica for Colors – Rainbowland, New Mexico

1st prize Nature Singles – Joe Petersburger, Hungary, National Geographic – Hunting kingfisher, Hungary

1st prize Nature Stories – Paul Nicklen, Canada, National Geographic – South Georgia, Antartica