Final Embrace Explained
Final Embrace is a photograph showing two victims in the rubble of the April 2013 collapse of the eight storey Rana Plaza building in Savar Upazila, Bangladesh.[1] The photograph, taken by freelance photographer Taslima Akhter, was awarded third prize in the World Press Photo (single) in the "spot news category".[2] [3] [4] [5] It was also selected among Time magazine's "Top 10 Photos of 2013".[6]
Akhter is a member of Nari Sanghati (a women's welfare organization), and a member of leftist political group Gana Sanghati Andolon. She works as a teacher at Pathshala, a school of photography in Dhaka.[7]
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Notes and References
- News: Heartbreaking Bangladesh Factory Photo Shows Couple In Final Embrace (Photo) . . 5 August 2013.
- News: World Press Photo Award Winners List . . . 14 February 2014.
- News: Rana Plaza images win World Press Photo . . 15 February 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180803194339/https://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2014/02/15/rana-plaza-images-win-world-press-photo . 3 August 2018.
- News: 2 Rana Plaza photos get World Press Photo award . . 15 February 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140228053503/http://www.daily-sun.com/details_yes_15-02-2014_2-Rana-Plaza-photos-get-World-Press-Photo-award_766_1_0_3_6.html . 28 February 2014.
- News: World Press Photo Awards announced, Rana Plaza photos bring two honours to Bangladesh . . 16 February 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140217200039/http://www.thedailystar.net/entertainment/world-press-photo-awards-announced-11480 . 17 February 2014.
- Kira Pollack, "Time Picks the Top 10 Photos of 2013". Time. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
- Prashad . Vijay . Workers' yarns . 12 October 2015 . Himal Southasian.
