The 2025 Award is compatible with the Palestinian photographer Abu Ello for his image of Mahmoud Ajjour, a nine -year -old child who was seriously injured in Gaza. He turned to urge his family to continue, when his arms exploded. Now he is in Qatar, where he learns to play with the phone, to write and open the doors with his feet.
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The image of Mahmoud Ajjour, a nine -year -old Palestinian child with amputation, is a general image of World Press. The photo was taken for the New York Times by Palestinian photographer Samar Abu Ello, who was also forced to leave the Gaza Strip due to the war.
Try to restart in Doha
Samar now lives in the same residential complex as Mahmoud in Doha, where the stories of some of the few Palestinians who were seriously injured, who, like him, were able to escape from the tape to receive medical treatment. Mahmoud was seriously injured in March 2024, while he was fleeing an Israeli attack in Gaza City. He turned to urge his family to continue, when his arms exploded. All family members were evacuated to Qatar, where, after a medical intervention, Mahmoud learns to play with the phone, write and open doors with their feet.
Petron children and brutality
The war in Gaza has impatiently affected the children: According to United Nations estimates, in December 2024, Gaza had the largest number of children who are immersed in the world. “This is a silent picture that speaks strongly: it tells the story of one child, but also about a greater war, its consequences are hesitant for generations,” said Jimana Ellen Khoury, CEO of the World Photo Film. He said: “When reviewing our file on this seventieth anniversary of the image of the international press, I see a lot of pictures like this.” I am very grateful to photographers who, despite personal dangers and emotional influence, decided to document these stories, allowing us to understand sympathy and finding the incentive to act. In the face of the next seventy years, World Press Photo will continue to support photographers who risk everything to show us the truth.
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