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Photo symbolizing 'love and compassion' wins World Press Photo of the Year © Provided by KNX 1070 News Radio Los Angeles THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A photo symbolizing “love and compassion” of an 85-year-old Brazilian woman getting her first embrace in five months from a nurse through a transparent “hug curtain” was named the World Press Photo of the Year on Thursday. It was the second time the Danish photographer who shot the image has won the prestigious award. The choice of a winning photo portraying the global pandemic was almost inevitable for the contest covering a year i...

Mads Nissen's photograph "The First Embrace" has been chosen as the World Press Photo of the Year. It features an emotional reunion between a resident of a Brazil nursing home and their loved one after six months apart because of the pandemic. The World Press Photo Foundation, an independent organisation that has recognised the strongest press photographs of the year since 1955, on Thursday announced the winners of this year's edition. Survival during the pandemic, the climate emergency, social protests and territorial conflicts were among the events and issues brought to life for millions by...

Image of a pandemic-era hug named World Press Photo of the Year Mike Corder Bookmark Please log in to listen to this story. Also available in French and Mandarin. Log In Create Free Account Getting audio file ... This translation has been automatically generated and has not been verified for accuracy. Full Disclaimer Mads Nissen/ Politiken/ Panos Pictures/World Press A photo symbolizing “love and compassion” of an 85-year-old Brazilian woman getting her first embrace in five months from a nurse through a transparent “hug curtain” was named the World Press Photo of the Year on ...

Coronavirus hug image named World Press Photo of the Year By MIKE CORDERApril 15, 2021 GMT THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A photo symbolizing “love and compassion” of an 85-year-old Brazilian woman getting her first embrace in five months from a nurse through a transparent “hug curtain” was named the World Press Photo of the Year on Thursday. It was the second time the Danish photographer who shot the image has won the prestigious award. The choice of a winning photo portraying the global pandemic was almost inevitable for the contest covering a year in which news around the globe ...

Picture of coronavirus hug named World Press Photo of the Year Issued on: 15/04/2021 - 18:43 Mads Nissen's award-winning photo, titled The First Embrace, shows Rosa Luzia Lunardi embraced by nurse Adriana Silva da Costa Souza at a care home in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on August 5, 2020. © Madds Nissen, World Press Photo via AP 5 min A photo symbolizing “love and compassion” of an 85-year-old Brazilian woman getting her first embrace in five months from a nurse through a transparent “hug curtain” was named the World Press Phot...