The jury gathered today chose the best of the year in four categories from the 726 photo works submitted to the competition.
A total of 49 press photographers submitted work in the news, feature, portrait and sports photo categories.
The winners will be announced and the prizes will be handed over at the opening of the press photo exhibition on February 20 in Viru Keskus. The winner of each category will receive a diploma and a prize of 1,000 euros.
About the competition: The best photos were selected by a jury of the Association of Press Photographers and the Association of Media Companies in cooperation with Canon and Overall Pro Shop. The chairman of the jury was Väino Koorberg, CEO of the Association of Media Companies. Postimehe editor Marika Milve and photographer Iris Kivisalu were from Estonia judging the photos. The foreign jury members were Polish documentary photographer Damian Chrobak and press photographer Rio Gandara from Finland.
News photos
A step to a bright ministerial future. The new multi-minister Jürgen Ligi is on his way to the ministry, and the outgoing finance minister Mart Võrklaev will retire to the National Assembly.
Photos: Erki Pärnaku / Õhtuleht
Gaas. Due to a chain failure on the Pärnu-Ikla road, the LNG tankers began to leak gas. The accident site was closed for a long time.
A speck of hope in a black sea. A Georgian woman stands in front of hundreds of police officers in central Tbilisi, holding the flags of the European Union and Georgia tied together. The people want Europe, but the oligarchs want Russia.
Portrait photos
On the way to the top five most expensive countries in Europe. In the last 12 years, Estonian prices have grown the fastest in the European Union, and according to Eurostat, footwear prices are among the most expensive in Europe. Peeter Raudsepp, director of the Economic Institute, who received criticism from state leaders for his views, tried on the most expensive pair of men’s shoes at Tallinna Kaubamaja, which costs 579.99 euros, at the request of Postimehe.
Time lost to the family. Siiri Lahe, who managed Estonian Cell for twelve years, had his last contract with his employer not renewed, because he came to the realization that he wants to dedicate the time he spent driving 60,000 km a year at the wheel of a car in the future to his family.
A lawyer in major criminal cases had a heart attack and resigned. Lawyer Andres Simson, who has defended defendants in almost all major criminal cases in Estonia, lost his health to such an extent a year ago that he decided to leave the bar this summer and take life much more calmly from now on. Andres Simson says that by now the anxiety about working days that used to accompany him for a long time has disappeared.
Nature photos
Catharsis guaranteed. Florian Wahl, who won the hearts of Estonians with the song “Mu vend on lesbi”, has become one of the most sought-after artists in Estonia as a comedian.
Photos: Erik Prozes / Postimees
A view we no longer have. Sea view in Tallinn’s environmental value area, Pirita. During 14 months (July 2023 – September 2024), I documented how, despite the opposition of local residents, luxury apartment buildings are being built between the promenade and Pirita road, thus obscuring the wide view of the sea. Until January 2024, I was able to take pictures from exactly the same point in the green area where I took the first photo, but soon fences were erected around the future construction site. Excavators and cranes arrived. I retreated a few tens of meters, trying to maintain as similar a course as possible. During the year, the construction zone was further expanded and I also retreated with my camera. As time went on, the farther I could take pictures and the uglier the view became. By September 2024, the walls rose to 2-3 stories and the view of the sea disappeared. “The number of seats in the front row is always limited,” the developer Liven AS advertises the sea-view apartments there, the prices of the larger ones reach over one million euros.
Over the iridescent water. Marine fuel leaked from a small boat in the Pirita marina. The pollution spread upstream along the Pirita River under the influence of the wind.
Sports photos
Bikini round. Female juniors in the bikini round at the Estonian Bodybuilding and Fitness Estonian Championships. 16.11.2024, Rakvere, Estonia.
The beauty and power of nature. The beauty and power of nature combined with modern top sports. 2024 World Rally Champions T. Neuville and M. Wydaeghe jumping in the background at the Kenya World Cup Rally in a unique location.
Photos: Maria Kilk / Úhtuleht
Rakvere’s most anticipated sports event. Rakvere Underground Fight Night is one of the most interesting sports events in Lääne-Virumaa. The competition, held for the third year, brings a full house audience to the sports building. The competition is intense and full of adrenaline.
Source: www.aripaev.ee
