United Kingdom / Republic of Ireland, 12 February, 2008: Canon congratulates
British photographer Tim Hetherington, winner of World Press Photo of the Year
2007. The winning image was taken by Tim Hetherington on 16 September 2007. It
shows a US soldier resting at Restrepo bunker a base in Afghanistans Korengal
Valley, named after a platoon member killed by insurgents. This is the seventh
consecutive year that a photographer relying on Canon EOS equipment has won
the award. Hetherington will receive a cash prize of €10,000 from World Press Photo at an
awards ceremony in Amsterdam on 27 April. In addition, Canon Europe will donate
Hetherington an EOS-1Ds Mark III camera. An exhibition of the prize-winning
World Press Photo images will be shown from 29 April to 22 June in the Oude
Kerk, Amsterdam, and will subsequently travel to some 100 cities in 50 countries
around the world.
Thank you and Rest in Peace Tim
pilya 9 months ago
This is very interesting. Nice
5 star.
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