Tim Hetherington wins World Press Photo Award

World Press Photo Award 2007

Tim Hetherington wins World Press Photo Award - Digital cameras, digital camera reviews, photography views and news newsFebruary 9, 2008 - 08.50 GMT
The international jury of the World Press Photo Contest selected a color image of Tim Hetherington as World Press Photo of the year 2007. The picture was taken in September last year and shows a US soldier resting at "Restrepo" bunker, named after a soldier from his platoon who was recently killed by insurgents. Tim Hetherington will receive his award during an awards ceremony in Amsterdam on April 27. The award also carries a cash prize of 10,000 euro, and Canon will donate an EOS-1Ds Mark III digital SLR camera...More