The shot of hotel staff holding up a sheet to protect the identity of a FIFA official being led away from a Swiss hotel has won the Swiss Press Photo for the best news image.
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The picture taken during the raid of Zurich’s Baur au Lac hotel last May is the opposite of what one expects from photojournalism: someone or something covered up. Yet this image was taken at the beginning of what has become a series of revelations of cover ups and corruption hanging over football’s governing body.
Each year, winners are announced in several categories; news, people, Swiss stories, daily life, world, sports.
The main winner – the Swiss Press Photographer of the Year – will be chosen at the Swiss Press Award ceremony in Bern on April 27.
(All photos and text: Swiss Press Photo 2016)
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