Final Embrace
| Final Embrace | |
|---|---|
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| Artist | Taslima Akhter |
| Completion date | April 2013 |
| Medium | Photograph |
| Subject | 2013 Savar building collapse |
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 third prize (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]
References
- ^ The Huffington Post (August 5, 2013). "Heartbreaking Bangladesh Factory Photo Shows Couple In Final Embrace (PHOTO)".
- ^ Associated Press (AP) (14 February 2014). "World Press Photo Award Winners List". abcnews.
- ^ bdnews24 (February 15, 2014). "Rana Plaza images win World Press Photo". News Desk. Archived from the original on August 3, 2018.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Daily Sun (February 15, 2014). "2 Rana Plaza photos get World Press Photo award". Sun Desk. Archived from the original on February 28, 2014.
- ^ The Daily Star (February 16, 2014). "World Press Photo Awards announced, Rana Plaza photos bring two honours to Bangladesh". Staff Correspondent. Archived from the original on February 17, 2014.
- ^ Kira Pollack, "TIME Picks the Top 10 Photos of 2013" Time (magazine), Accessed 16 November 2016
- ^ Prashad, Vijay (12 October 2015). "Workers' yarns". Himal magazine.