The last farewell of the father with the lifeless body of his 21-year-old daughter who died of the Corona virus, while the acquaintances were standing a little towards the Qibla and praying the dead body. Abolfazl Barzegar, the father of the late Mina, despite having Down Syndrome as a child, lovingly cared for him for 21 years and was his only child. Unfortunately, Mina contracted the corona virus and Corona kept the girl away from Baba forever.

Finalist

Meysam Maleki Qazvini
Independent
Iran

Meysam Maleki Qazvini Born in 1989 Bachelor of Photography Executive and artistic records: Started photography in 2007 Photographer of local press and publications from 2009 Member of the Press House from 2009 to 2017 Photographer of the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) 2009 – 2010 Photographer of Iran newspaper, 2010-2012 Photographer of Borna News Agency 2012-2013 Photographer and photo editor of Payam Shahr weekly from 2012-2017 Photographer and provincial photographer of Fars News Agency in 2012 so far Photographer and provincial photographer of Mizan News in 2021 so far Photo Secretary of Bi-Monthly Human Resources – Deputy Minister of Health and Medical Education 2012 Expert in the photo department and in charge of the House of Photographers of Qazvin Art Center in 2013 so far Photo editor of “Qazvin Farda” weekly – Qazvin 2015-2016 Artistic director of Naranji Film and Photo Studio 2017 so far

[ COVID-19 ] A single photograph, candid and un-staged, that reflects the news or human experience of the impact of COVID-19. The image must be documentary and may be related to news, sports, daily life or lifestyle. Each participant is allowed to enter up to 10 images. The images must be taken in 2021.

Judges for COVID-19
Anush Babajanyan
Liang-Pin Tsao
Nyimas Laula
Samuel He
Jean Chung