Najlepszym zdjęciem prasowym ubiegłego roku została fotografia "Signal" Johna Stanmeyea przedstawiająca afrykańskich imigrantów na brzegu Dżibuti, którzy podnosząc swoje telefony próbują przechwycić sygnał z sąsiedniej Somalii by dodzwonić się do krewnych za granicą. Dżibuti jest punktem tranzytowym dla emigrantów z Somalii, Etiopii czy Erytrei. Emigranci, sfotografowani przez Stanmeyera, są oświetleni jedynie przez księżyc i ekrany trzymanych przez nich telefonów komórkowych.
Urodzony w Illinois w USA Stanmeyer relacjonował m.in. zniszczenia po tsunami w Azji czy wojnę domową w Sudanie. Fotografia Stanmeyera została zrobiona dla magazynu "National Geographic".
World Press Photo of the Year 2013: John Stanmeyer, USA, VII dla National Geographic
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