This is the picture of the year in NTB
– An image with a huge power.
NTB photographer Beate Oma Dahles flash shots from the handball World Cup in Spain in December went around the world, and now the picture has gained internal honors in NTB:
Before the weekend, Dahle received an award for NTB Picture of the Year 2021.
“When a picture has to stand alone without a case – you just do not get better. This is a difficult moment to capture. Her photographer has taken the plunge. It is a picture with a huge power, seriousness, but also humor “, is the statement from the external jury, which has chosen the winner.
The jury has consisted of Bjørn Delebekk from VG, Monica Strømdahl from Aftenposten and Line Søndergaardfreelance photographer / Oslo Met.
– It’s great to win an award, and there have been congratulations from both friends, family and colleagues over the weekend, Dahle himself says to Journalisten.
She says that she still occasionally receives inquiries about the image, and that it still appears in new meme variants on the web.
The picture shows the ball that hits the face of Denmark’s goalkeeper, Althea Rebecca Reinhardtduring the semifinals between Denmark and France.
The picture quickly became an internet «meme», and in Denmark it appeared as street art.
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