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THE 2004 COMPETITION SAW THE PARTICIPATION OF 4176 PHOTOGRAPHERS FROM 124 COUNTRIES, WHO SUBMITTED A TOTAL OF 63,093 IMAGES (81% WERE SUBMITTED IN DIGITAL FORMAT). THE FINAL SELECTION PRESENTED AWARDS TO 62 PHOTOGRAPHERS FROM 23 COUNTRIES: AUSTRALIA, BELGIUM, CANADA, CHINA, COLOMBIA, THE CZECH REPUBLIC, CUBA, DENMARK, ENGLAND, FINLAND, FRANCE, GERMANY, INDONESIA, IRAN, IRELAND, ITALY, JAPAN, THE NETHERLANDS, PERU, RUSSIA, SPAIN, SWEDEN AND THE PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES.
2003 PHOTO OF THE YEAR IS A COLOUR PHOTOGRAPH BY JEAN-MARC BOUJU OF FRANCE (WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE IN 1994 AND 1996), WHO WORKS WITH ASSOCIATED PRESS.
THE PHOTO WAS TAKEN ON MARCH 31, 2003 IN A HOLDING CENTRE FOR PRISONERS OF WAR NEAR NAJAF, IN IRAQ, AND SHOWS AN IRAQI PRISONER COMFORTING HIS FOUR-YEAR-OLD SON.
ONLY ONE ITALIAN PHOTOGRAPHER WON AN AWARD THIS YEAR: DARIO MITIDIERI, IN THE GENERAL NEWS STORY CATEGORY, WITH A FEATURE ON MASS GRAVES IN IRAQ.
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