Stories about wars in Gaza and Ukraine, migration, family and dementia top this year's photo contest. Filipino photographer Michael Varcas is one of the regional winners.
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The image was composed with care and respect, offering both a metaphorical and literal glimpse into unimaginable loss, according to the jury. “All of the winning images have such power to convey a specific moment, while also resonating beyond their own subject and time. This is what we were hoping to find. Our Photo of the Year truly encapsulates this sense of impact; it is incredibly moving to view and at the same time an argument for peace, which is extremely powerful when peace can sometimes feel like an unlikely fantasy,” Global jury chair Fiona Shields, the Guardian’s head of photography, said.
A migrant walks over a freight train known as the beast as he arrives at Piedras Negras on October 8, 2023. Alejandro Cegarra for The New York Times/BloombergAmid tens of thousands of civilian and military casualties and an effective stalemate that has lasted for months, there are no signs of peace on the horizon for Russia’s war in Ukraine.
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