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AP photographer wins World Press Photo of Year
   CCTV.COM   2004-02-17 13:02:33   


    A photograph of a masked Iraqi war prisoner holding his four-year-old son at a US detention camp, by Associated Press Photographer Jean-Marc Bouju, won the World Press Photo of the Year award on Feb.13. Prizes were awarded in 10 categories during 12 days of judging in the Dutch city of Rotterdam.

    The winning photo, taken on March the 31st in Najaf, was selected from more than 63,000 images by over 4,000 photographers .

    Bouju will receive the award and a prize of 12,700 US dollars. The 61 photographers who won World Press Photo prizes came from 23 countries and regions.


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