Pictures of the year 2015
Jung Ha-jong of Yonhap News Agency has won the Grand prize at The Korea Press Photographers Association (KPPA) 52nd annual news photography awards.
Jung won the award for his photo of anti-U.S. activist Kim Ji-jong attacking U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Mark Lippert at a breakfast forum inside the Sejong Center last March 5.
The Korea Times photographer Shim Hun-chul won runner-up prize in the “People in the News” category, with his photo“The Last Bow,” showing late Keangnam Enterprises Chairman Sung Woan-jong.
The award-winning photographs will be exhibited at COEX in southern Seoul from May 3-15.
U.S. Ambassador to Korea Mark Lippert was seriously injured when anti-U.S. activist Kim Ki-jong attacked him with a knife at the Sejong Center for the Performing Arts in Seoul on March 5. / Photo by Jung Ha-jong of Yonhap News Agency
Keangnam Enterprises Chairman Sung Woan-jong bows during a press conference in Seoul on April 8, where he denied embezzlement and influence-peddling allegations. He killed himself the next day, making the photo one of the last of his official appearances. / Photo by Shim Hyun-chul of The Korea Times
A blast from a water cannon knocks Baek Nam-ki, 69, a farmer, to the ground during a protest at Gwanghwamun in Seoul, on Nov. 14. / Photo by Yoon Sung-ho of Kukmin Ilbo
A staff member in the lobby of Dae Cheong Hospital in Daejeon, South Chungcheong Province, wipes away sweat on June 12. Seventy-seven people were admitted suffering from the deadly Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS). / Photo by Lee Jae-rim of Yonhap News Agency
Dongchun Circus acrobat Yoo Hyo-sul, 24, performs with a hoop on July 4. / Photo by Lim Yeol-soo of Kyeongin Ilbo
A boy shines a flashlight on the night sky in Jeongseon-gun, Gangwon Province, on July 15. / Photo by Park Ji-hwan of Seoul Shinmun
A Taekwondo player kicks an opponent in the face during their 63-kg final at the 2015 Chuncheon Korea Open in Hoban Gymnasium in Chuncheon, Gangwon Province, on July 26. / Photo by Park Seung-sun of Kangwon Ilbo
FC Seoul captain Cha Du-ri celebrates after the match against Incheon United FC in the 201KEB Hana Bank FA Cup game at Seoul Worldcup Stadium on Oct. 31. / Photo by Park Jin-ub of Sports Seoul
Jung Kun-mok, 64, a fisherman kidnapped by North Korea 43 years ago, says farewell to his mother after spending 12 hours at Kumgkangsan Hotel on Oct. 26. / Photo by Choi Dong-joon of Newsis
Twenty-four hours of Moon Kyung-soo, 53, a tower crane engineer, at the construction site of Lotte World Tower mall. / Photo by Gwak Kyung-guen of Kukmin Ilbo