First prize in the sports single action category, 56th World Press Photo Contest
Description: 12 February 2012, Batu Sangkar, West Sumatra, Indonesia; a jockey, his feet stepped into a harness strapped to the bulls and clutching their tails, shows relief and joy at the end of a dangerous run across rice fields. The Pacu Jawi (bull race) is a popular competition at the end of harvest season keenly contested between villages.
As expected, he had to wait for hours under the sweltering sun. perhaps taking hundreds of photos before arriving at this perfection.
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