Yasuyoshi Chiba wins World Press Photo 2020 with protest poetry image
The winners of the 63rd World Press Photo contest were revealed on social media, bypassing the traditional ceremony in Amsterdam due to Covid-19. Yasuyoshi Chiba earned the title of Photo of the Year for his work 'Straight Voice,' which captures a young man delivering a protest poem in Khartoum, Sudan, on June 19, 2019. Lekgetho Makola, the jury chair, commended the photograph for its themes of hope and gratitude. Romain Laurendeau was awarded Story of the Year for 'Kho, the Genesis of a Revolt,' which focused on protests by Algerian youth. Other category winners included Nikita Teryoshin (Contemporary Issues, singles), Lorenzo Tugnoli (Contemporary Issues, stories), and Esther Horvath (Environment, singles), among others.
Key facts
- World Press Photo 2020 winners announced via social media due to Covid-19
- Photo of the Year: Yasuyoshi Chiba, 'Straight Voice', Khartoum, Sudan, June 19, 2019
- Story of the Year: Romain Laurendeau, 'Kho, the Genesis of a Revolt' on Algerian protests
- Jury chair: Lekgetho Makola, Market Photo Workshop
- Chiba is Japanese, based in Nairobi, AFP East Africa head
- Laurendeau had cornea transplant in 2009 for keratoconus
- Category winners include Teryoshin, Tugnoli, Horvath, Locatelli, Asfouri, Schroeder, Kaczor, Ferguson, Blinch, Skalij, Batiche, Ayene
- Award ceremony in Amsterdam canceled
Entities
Artists
- Yasuyoshi Chiba
- Romain Laurendeau
- Nikita Teryoshin
- Lorenzo Tugnoli
- Esther Horvath
- Luca Locatelli
- Nicolas Asfouri
- Alain Schroeder
- Tomek Kaczor
- Adam Ferguson
- Mark Blinch
- Wally Skalij
- Farouk Batiche
- Mulugeta Ayene
Institutions
- World Press Photo
- Agence France-Presse (AFP)
- Market Photo Workshop
- The New York Times
- National Geographic
- The Washington Post
- Duży Format/Gazeta Wyborcza
- The New York Times Magazine
- NBAE
- Los Angeles Times
- Deutsche Presse/Agentur
- Associated Press
- Artribune
Locations
- Nairobi
- Kenya
- Khartoum
- Sudan
- Amsterdam
- Netherlands
- France
- Senegal
- Algeria
- Israel
- Palestinian territories