British photog Tim Hetherington wins the World Press Photo Award for 2007 with this:
AFP reports:
“This image shows the exhaustion of a man — and the exhaustion of a nation,” jury chairman Gary Knight said. “We’re all connected to this. It’s a picture of a man at the end of a line.”
Images of tired soldiers have great propaganda value–$15,000 to be precise. My choice for photo of the year here. It’s from Michael Yon, and it actually captures something other than the fondest wishes of lefty photographers.
