2018 Photo Contest, World Press Photo of the Year Nominee

The Battle for Mosul

Photographer

Ivor Prickett

The New York Times

12 July, 2017

An unidentified young boy, who was carried out of the last ISIS-controlled area in the Old City by a man suspected of being a militant, is cared for by Iraqi Special Forces soldiers.

About the photographer

Ivor Prickett

Working exclusively for The New York Times, Ivor Prickett has spent months on the ground reporting in both words and pictures on the fight against ISIS in Iraq and Syria.  ...

Technical information

Shutter Speed
1/5000
Focal length
30.0 mm
F-Stop
7.1
ISO
1600

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