Winners picture perfect
For more than 55 years the World Press Photo contest has encouraged the highest standards in photojournalism. All the prize-winning photographs are assembled into an exhibition that travels to 45 countries over the course of a year and published in a yearbook. Among the winning images was a photo by Li Yang, 32. The photo, which was recommended by China Daily, won the 3rd prize singles in the Spot News genre.
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Saving the desperate 'BRIDE': A 22-year-old girl in a wedding gown is grabbed by Guo Zhongfan, a local community officer, as she attempts to kill herself by jumping out of a seven-story residential building on May 17 in Changchun, Jilin province. According to local media, the girl tried to commit suicide after her boyfriend of four years broke up with her, just as they were making plans to get married. Spot News, 3rd prize singles / Li Yang, China |
