Final Embrace

Final Embrace is a photograph showing two victims in the rubble of the April 2013 collapse of the eight storey Rana Plaza building in Savar Upazila, Bangladesh.[1] The photograph, taken by freelance photographer Taslima Akhter, was awarded third prize in the World Press Photo (single) in the "spot news category".[2][3][4][5] It was also selected among Time magazine's "Top 10 Photos of 2013".[6]

For the 1992 film, see Final Embrace (film). For the 2003 album, see The Last Embrace.
Final Embrace
ArtistTaslima Akhter
Completion dateApril 2013 (2013-04)
MediumPhotograph
Subject2013 Savar building collapse

Akhter is a member of Nari Sanghati (a women's welfare organization), and a member of leftist political group Gana Sanghati Andolon. She works as a teacher at Pathshala, a school of photography in Dhaka.[7]

References
  1. "Heartbreaking Bangladesh Factory Photo Shows Couple In Final Embrace (Photo)". The Huffington Post. 5 August 2013.
  2. "World Press Photo Award Winners List". ABC News. Associated Press. 14 February 2014.
  3. "Rana Plaza images win World Press Photo". Bdnews24.com. 15 February 2014. Archived from the original on 3 August 2018.
  4. "2 Rana Plaza photos get World Press Photo award". Daily Sun. 15 February 2014. Archived from the original on 28 February 2014.
  5. "World Press Photo Awards announced, Rana Plaza photos bring two honours to Bangladesh". The Daily Star. 16 February 2014. Archived from the original on 17 February 2014.
  6. Kira Pollack, "Time Picks the Top 10 Photos of 2013". Time, Accessed 16 November 2016.
  7. Prashad, Vijay (12 October 2015). "Workers' yarns". Himal Southasian.
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