World Press Photos: Daily Life category

Updated
Jan 20, 2016, 01:31 AM
Published
Dec 31, 2015, 01:13 PM

Second Prize Daily Life Category, Singles

Baroncea, Moldova: Igor hands out chocolates to a classmate to celebrate his ninth birthday. When he and his twin brother Arthur were two years old, their mother traveled to Moscow to work in the construction field and later died. They have no father. They are among thousands of children growing up without their parents in the Moldovan countryside. Young people have fled the country, leaving a dwindling elderly population and young children. PHOTO: ÅSA SJÖSTRÖM, SWEDEN, MOMENT AGENCY / INSTITUTE FOR SOCIONOMEN / UNICEF

Second Prize Daily Life Category, Stories

John wears his grandson's bowler hat: It was in the afternoon. I was sitting on my grandpa's couch. The door was slightly open, and I saw light coming through, washed out between the white door and white walls. All of a sudden it all started making sense. I could relate what I was seeing with what I felt. John and Prova, my grandparents. Growing up, I found much love and care from them. They were young and strong. As time went by, it shaped everything in its own way. Bodies took different forms and relations went distant. Grandma's hair turned gray, the walls started peeling off and the objects were all that remained. Everything was contained into one single room. They always love the fact that I take pictures of them because then I spend more time with them, and they don't feel lonely anymore. After Prova passed away, I try to visit more so John can talk. He tells me stories of their early life, and how they met. There are so many stories. Here, life is silent, suspended. Everything is on a wait; A wait for something that I don't completely understand. PHOTO: SARKER PROTICK, BANGLADESH

Third Prize Daily Life Category, Singles

Eritrean Wedding: The wedding of an Eritrean couple, who came to Israel as refugees, is celebrated in Haifa. There are around 50,000 African asylum seekers in Israel, mostly from Eritrea and Sudan. PHOTO: MALIN FEZEHAI

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