Samuel Aranda’s Photo From Yemen Wins the Photo of the Year

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A Painterly World Press Photo Winner

Samuel Aranda had to slip into Yemen carefully as he covered last year’s unrest. His patience was rewarded today when one of his images was chosen Photo of the Year by World Press Photo.

via Lens Blog: http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/02/10/a-painterly-world-press-photo-winner/?pagewanted=all

“I got back to my place and I saw the photo in the screen and I was like, ‘Wow,’” Mr. Aranda said. “The woman is not just crying. It was something more. You can feel that the woman is really strong.”