The Deputy Minister of Press and Information of the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance considered knowledge as a common point of all Photojournalists and said: Photojournalists throughout the history of Iran were the voice of all those who were not seen and only love can provide the energy to be in this field.
Mohammad Khodadi in the ceremony of the fifth period of the Iranian Press Photo Award, called journalism a product of love and said: I emphasize to all young people who enter this field that if they are not in love, they will not last in this field.
Referring to the recording of moments of self-sacrifice by photographers, he said: “Those who record knowledge and humanity will live with knowledge, and blessed are you photographers, whose choice was human and your effort is for human beings.” In this way, it is not only destiny, but your will that has led to this destiny. If we live for human excellence, the human soul will be polished.
Khodadi called the group of photographers a valuable presence and said: “Our biggest problem in Iran is that we do individual work well, but in collective work our tolerance is low.” You must help each other to strengthen the country’s association of press photographers day by day, and this has no choice but for everyone to come and forgive. I believe that the street of love is one-sided and the street of forgiveness is one-sided. We must strengthen the association and do what our group in the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance can do.
In the fifth period of the award, 180 photographers from all over Iran participated. In the single photo section, 1204 works and in the photo collection, 259 collections were sent to the secretariat and judged. In the single photo section, 274 news photos, 384 documentary photos, 169 environmental photos, 217 portrait photos and 160 sports photos, and in the photo collection section, 56 news collections, 115 documentary collections, 63 frames from the environment collection, 29 frames from the collection Portrait photos and 32 sets of sports photos were sent to the secretariat.
The closing ceremony of the fifth edition of the Iranian Press Photo Year Award was held online on Friday evening, July 16th, with a limited number of guests, including candidates, judges and pioneers of the country’s press photography, and the winners were honored in six categories also, 4 of the pioneers in the field of press photography in the country were honored.
Source: IRNA News Agency
Photo: Mostafa Roudaki / Mizan News Agency
