Inspirations
Stunning imagery from the world of Canon photography
The winning Canon images from the World Press Photo Foundation’s 2018 Contest
01 LATIDOAMERICA
BY JAVIER ARCENILLAS (LUZ)
Arcenillas wanted to document the heart of uncontrolled violence in Latin America, and the social and political factors that aggressively reinforce that violence, as well as the determination to end it. His series won Third Prize, Long-term Projects. In this image Roberto Arturo Adonay Antonio, allegedly a member of Mara 18 (an international criminal organisation that originated as a Los Angeles street gang), arrives at a pre-trial detention center in Usulután, El Salvador.
Lens Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8l II USM Exposure 1/125 sec, f/4.5, ISO200
02 SACRED NO MORE BY JASPER DOEST
Taking Second Prize (Stories) in the Nature category, Doest portrays the habituation of protected Japanese macaques. Here, at a tavern north of Tokyo, they perform for guests. Portrayals of famous actors and politicians, particularly Donald Trump, are popular among tourists.
Lens Canon ef 24-70mm f/2.8l ii usm Exposure 1/125 sec, f/11, iso800
03 ROHINGYA CRISIS BY PATRICK BROWN (PANOS PICTURES FOR UNICEF)
The bodies of Rohingya refugees are laid out after the boat, which they were attempting to flee Myanmar in, capsized about 8km off Inani Beach, near Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh. Of 100 people on the boat, there were 17 survivors.
Lens Canon ef 24-70mm f/2.8l ii usm Exposure 1/50 sec, f/2.8, iso1600
04 WAITING FOR FREEDOM BY NEIL ALDRIDGE
A young southern white rhinoceros, drugged and blindfolded, is about to be released into the wild in Okavango Delta, Botswana, after its relocation from South Africa for protection from poachers. Winner of First Prize (Singles) in the Environment category.
Lens Canon ef 16-35mm f/2.8l usm Exposure 1/100 sec, f/8, iso500
05 PEACE FOOTBALL CLUB BY JUAN D ARREDONDO
Former FARC guerrillas are returning to civilian life, many playing football with teams comprising members of the Colombian military and victims of the conflict. The plan is for the best players to form La Paz FC (Peace FC) football team.
Lens Canon ef 24-70mm f/2.8l ii usm Exposure 1/500 sec, f/5, iso400
06 CAR ATTACK BY RYAN M KELLY (THE DAILY PROGRESS)
Anti-racist protesters are thrown into the air, as a car plows into a group demonstrating against a Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, USA. Heather Heyer was killed and 19 others were injured. The driver was charged with murder.
Lens Canon ef 70-200mm f/2.8l is ii usm Exposure 1/640 sec, f/4, iso200
07 THE BATTLE FOR MOSUL BY IVOR PRICKETT (THE NEW YORK TIMES)
First Prize (Stories) winner in the General News category, Prickett’s set of images depicts the liberation of Mosul from ISIS. In this shot, Iraqi Special Forces soldiers survey the aftermath of an attack by an ISIS suicide car bomber, who managed to reach their lines in the Andalus neighbourhood – one of the last areas to be liberated in eastern Mosul.
Lens Canon ef 24-70mm f/2.8l ii usm Exposure 1/125 sec, f/4.5, iso200
08 WHITE RAGE – USA BY ESPEN RASMUSSEN (PANOS PICTURES FOR VG)
Lorri Cottrill, leader of the US neo-nazi National Socialist Movement, smokes an e-cigarette in her West Virginia home. Shot following the Unite the Right rally, the first gathering of far-right groups from across the USA in decades.
Lens unspecified 35mm Exposure 1/100 sec, f/1.4, iso400