Mexican Photographer Awarded Third Prize in Prestigious Contest

Pedro Pardo, of Mexico, was awarded the third prize of the World Press Photo contest in the category of “contemporary Stories” on Friday, February 10, 2012. The award was received for Pardo’s snapshot on the drug war in Mexico. The photo is of a forensic team examining six bodies found in a taxi cab in Acapulco. In the snapshot, some of the bodies can be seen still inside the vehicle’s cab, while one body is on the ground next to the car being examined by the white-gloved hand of a member of the forensic team.

The World Press Photo, founded in 1955, is considered as one of the most prestigious awards for photojournalism in the world. According to its website, “For over 55 years the World Press Photo contest has encouraged the highest standards in photojournalism.”

All of the prize-winning photos will be assembled into an exhibition, which will tour to 45 different countries around the world during the course of the year. The photographs will also be compiled into a yearbook, which is published in seven different languages and distributed worldwide.

To view Pardo’s winning photograph go to:

http://www.worldpressphoto.org/photo/2012pedropardocis3-ai?gallery=2634&photographer=2628

World Press Photo. “About the Contest.” World Press Photo.

Reuters. “Premian a fotógrafo mexicano por imagen de la guerra contra el narco.” Milenio. February 10, 2012.