Aranda of Spain has won World Press Photo of the Year 2011 with this picture of woman holding wounded relative during protests against president Saleh in Sanaa

Th2 10, 2012

ATTENTION EDITORS – PICTURE 1 OF 19 OF THE WINNERS OF THE 55th WORLD PRESS PHOTO CONTEST 2011
Samuel Aranda of Spain, a photographer working for The New York Times, has won the World Press Photo of the Year 2011 with this picture of a woman holding a wounded relative during protests against president Saleh in Sanaa, Yemen October 15, 2011. Jury chair Aidan Sullivan said about the photo: “The winning photo shows a poignant, compassionate moment, the human consequence of an enormous event, an event that is still going on. We might never know who this woman is, cradling an injured relative, but together they become a living image of the courage of ordinary people that helped create an important chapter in the history of the Middle East.” The prize-winning entries of the World Press Photo Contest 2011, the world’s largest annual press photography contest, were announced February 10, 2012. Picture taken October 15, 2011. REUTERS/Samuel Aranda/Corbis/The New York Times/Handout (YEMEN OF THE – Tags: SOCIETY MEDIA TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) NO SALES. NO ARCHIVES. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. IT IS DISTRIBUTED, EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS