Stories behind the winning shots

Leonard Goh | Jun 20, 2008

Every year, the World Press Photo organization hands out awards to photojournalists whose pictures have made an impact on society. With global conflicts getting more media attention, it is no wonder the winning shots are often of war, and sometimes, peace.

But behind each of these snaps are stories that will either warm your heart or force you to think seriously about that situation. The World Press Photo Web site now features video interviews with the winning photographers to let them tell their tale on how the picture came to be taken.

Winner of the 2008 World Press Photo of the Year Tim Hetherington took a shot of a young soldier resting in his bunker that "he dug with his own hands", and how the military man "may not see his family again" due to the increasing number of bombings in the area they were in. Entrenched in the US army, Hetherington also talked about moments where he had to share food and bunk with the soldiers while laughing off bomb incidents to calm their nerves.

Interviews with the previous year's winners are also online.

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