A picture taken among refugees trying to cross from Serbia into Hungary has won the World Press Photo of the Year award for 2015. Australian
A picture taken among refugees trying to cross from Serbia into Hungary has won the World Press Photo of the Year award for 2015.
Australian photographer Warren Richardson says he spent days with refugees trying to evade police.
He took the photo at night using the light of the moon. It shows a father trying to pass his baby through a barbed wire fence. Outstretched hands are seen reaching to take the child.
Jury members described the picture – labelled “Hope for a New Life” – as haunting, subtle and symbolic.
Selected winners from World Press Photo 2015
- Hope for a New Life
Credit: Warren Richardson (Australia). More details
- Haze in China
Credit: Credit: Zhang Lei (China) for Tianjin Daily. More details
- Talibes, Modern-day Slaves
Credit: Mário Cruz (Portugal). More details
- China’s Coal Addiction
Credit: Kevin Frayer (Canada) for Getty Images. More details
- An Antarctic Advantage
Credit: Daniel Berehulak (Australia) for The New York Times. More details
- ISIL Fighter Treated…
Credit: Mauricio Lima (Brazil). More details
- Reporting Europe’s Refugee Crisis
Credit: Sergey Ponomarev (Russia) for The New York Times. More details
- Sexual Assault in America’s Military
Credit: Mary F. Calvert (USA) for Zuma Press. More details
- Storm Front on Bondi Beach
Credit: Rohan Kelly (Australia) for Daily Telegraph. More details
- Tough Times for Orangutans
Credit: Tim Laman (USA). More details
- Waiting to Register
Credit: Matic Zorman (Slovenia). More details
- FIS World Championships
Credit: Christian Walgram (Austria) for GEPA pictures. More details
- Vetluga’s Hockey
Credit: Vladimir Pesnya (Russia) for Sputnik. More details
- Aftermath of Airstrikes in Syria
Credit: Sameer Al-Doumy (Syria) for Agence France Presse. More details