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third place, ‘The Moment’ Maxim Korotchenko, Russia “This dramatic shot shows journalists desperately running away from a 10-ton MAZ truck which has lost control during the 2016 Gold of Kagan rally. The race is held every year near my home in the Astrakhan region of Russia. One of the photographers, seen top right in this shot, was hit and was seriously injured as a result of this accident.” Kit Nikon D750 with Nikon 28-300mm lens Exposure 1/1,000 sec at f/8, ISO 320
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second place, general black & white quanhui liu, china “An 80-year old craftsman makes baskets by hand in my home town in Jongxin County, Jiangxi Province. I lay down on the ground to get this shot. The lighting is all natural – provided by a high window to the right, and doors to either side.” Kit Canon EOS 5D III with Canon 24-70mm lens Exposure 1/50 sec at f/3.5, ISO 200
first place, ‘THE MOMENT’ KM Asad, bangladesh “This is just one group from over 700,000 Rohingyas that have fled from Myanmar to Bangladesh since 2016. I followed this family for 18 hours on the last leg of their long journey to the refugee camps in the town of Cox’s Bazar”. Kit Canon EOS 5D IV with Canon 35mm lens Exposure 1/800 sec at f/4, ISO 640 10
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fifth place, ‘THE MOMENT’ rubo wu, china “I got a call in the middle of the night to alert me to this massive landslide, some 30km from my home in Guizho Province. There were 20 people trapped under the wall that the rescue workers are trying to lift under the searchlights.” Kit Nikon D600 with Nikon 24-70mm lens Exposure 1/20 sec at f/6.3, ISO 3,200 www.digitalcameraworld.com
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second place, General Colour jasem khlef, canada “This is one of a number of portraits I shot at a pre-Christmas party for seniors in Ottawa, which I had been invited to cover. I noticed this woman was not paying attention to what was going on around her, and was told that she suffered from Alzheimer’s. I kept shooting and talking until I got her attention. I used a black background and lit the picture using a flashgun with a Westcott softbox. Much of the visual effect is created in post-production, using Photoshop and Nik plug-ins.” Kit Canon EOS 6D with Canon 24-70mm lens Exposure 1/1,000 sec at f/3.5, ISO 200 12
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