  Tragic Karabakh images take center stage at World Press Photo 2021 March 11, 2021 - 18:36 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Tragic photos taken during the 44-day war in Nagorno-Karabakh have taken center stage across a number of categories of the 2021 World Press Photo Contest. Chosen from among more than 4,300 photographers submitted from 130 countries, the projects were announced on March 10 by an independent jury of experts. The prize celebrates the best visual journalism of 2020. In the Contemporary Issues category, Armenian photographer Vaghinak Ghazaryan’s "Resting Soldier", a photograph of a soldier sleeping in a trench, was shortlisted. © Vaghinak Ghazaryan Russian photographer Valery Melnikov, meanwhile, has received a nomination for "Leaving Home in Nagorno-Karabakh", which centers on families leaving their homes in districts that were handed over to Azerbaijan following the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh War. Melnikov’s photos on the war scooped a nomination for the Photo Story of the Year and General News categories․ The captivating portrait of an Armenian girl with Resignation Syndrome by Polish photographer Tomek Kaczor won the the World Press Photo award in the Portrait category in 2020.   Top stories Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says.   Partner news |  Latest news Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts  The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza.Aram I supports Karekin II’s “patriotic position” Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I has expressed support for the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin.Government reveals details from Pashinyan’s meeting in border village Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with a group of residents of a border village in Armenia’s northern Tavush provinceNarek Manasyan wins European Boxing Championships silver for Armenia Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28. |
