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Moonlit migrant image wins World Press Photo award

By Washington Examiner
Published February 14, 2014 5:12pm ET
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Moonlit migrant image wins World Press Photo award
In this photo provided on Friday Feb. 14, 2014 by World Press Photo, the World Press Photo of the Year 2013 by John Stanmeyer, USA, VII for National Geographic, shows African migrants on the shore of Djibouti city at night, raising their phones in an attempt to capture an inexpensive signal from neighboring Somalia in Djibouti City, Djibouti, Feb. 26, 2013. (AP Photo/John Stanmeyer, VII for National Geographic) NO SALES NO ARCHIVE | John Stanmeyer

AMSTERDAM (AP) — American photographer John Stanmeyer won the World Press Photo of the Year award for 2013 on Friday with a moonlit shot of African migrants in Djibouti holding their cellphones to the sky, seeking a better reception signal.

The 19-person jury chose 53 winning photographers in 18 categories out of nearly 100,000 submissions from around the globe for one of photojournalism’s most prestigious awards.

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