Nightly News   |  February 10, 2012

2011 Photo of the Year

At the World Press Photo awards, a photographer who was on assignment for the New York Times took top prize. NBC’s Brian Williams reports.

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>>> a spanish photographer on assignment for. "new york times" in yemen has been awarded photo of the year. it's an achingly poignant photo of a veiled woman holding a wounded relative in her arms during what would become arab spring. reminded some people today of a modernized version of michael anglo's "pieta." it was chosen among 1,000 entries.