Burhan Ozbilici's image was captured in the seconds after the assassination of Andrey Karlov, then Russia's ambassador to Turkey.
Karlov was shot at an art gallery in Ankara in December 2016. The image depicts the rage and fury of the gunman, policeman Mevlut Mert Altintas, while the ambassador's body lies lifeless in the background.
Judges praised the courage and bravery of Burhan Ozbilici, a photographer for Associated Press, who stood his ground as 22-year-old policeman Mevlut Mert Altintas pumped nine bullets into ambassador Andrei Karlov at the opening of an Ankara exhibition.
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“From the moment I heard the shots I knew this was a historic moment, very serious,” Ozbilici told AFP. “I knew I had to do my job. As a journalist, I couldn’t just run away to save my skin.”
The vivid photo was shared around the world, and has been viewed some 18 million times.
Judges said they had a difficult time selecting the winning image. More than 80,000 pictures by over 5,000 photographers from 125 countries were submitted.
According to the foundation's website, "whether entered as singles or stories, these pictures are judged in terms of their accurate, fair, and visually compelling insights about our world." The prize, which is accompanied with a prize of 10,000 euros ($10,600), was awarded for the 60th time this year.
Prizes also went to other photographers in various categories, with the prize-winning images to go on show in a traveling exhibition to 45 countries. They will also published in a yearbook, DW Reports
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