ロイターの報道写真と振り返る2018年 #Adobe Stock

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フォトジャーナリズムの力は絶大です。人権問題や気候変動、政治、エンタメなど様々な時代の重要な出来事を、報道写真は記録しています。その役割は、喜びや悲しみ、スポーツや紛争、その他諸々の出来事の中心にいる世界中の人々の姿とその背後にあるストーリーを伝えることです。そして、人類の挑戦や苦難、発展を伝えるこういった写真は、我々が、世の中と我々自身を理解するために重要な役割を果たしています。

Britain’s Prince Harry gestures next to his wife Meghan as they ride a horse-drawn carriage after their wedding ceremony at St George’s Chapel in Windsor Castle in Windsor, Britain, May 19, 2018. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj

報道写真の重要性が増す中、Adobe Stockは、ロイターと共に「エディトリアルコレクション」を展開しています。Adobe Stockのエディトリアルコンテンツの責任者であるSantiago Lyonは次のように言います。「世界の重要な出来事をくまなく網羅したロイターのコレクションは、Adobe Stockのエディトリアルコレクションの中心を担っており、ロイターの優秀なフォトグラファーやフォトエディターにより提供される世界有数のフォトジャーナリズムの一部を利用できる貴重なコレクションです」… それでは、2018年の様々な出来事を早速振り返ってみましょう!

Cycling – Tour de France – The 156.5-km Stage 9 from Arras Citadelle to Roubaix – July 15, 2018 – Team Sky rider Chris Froome of Britain crashes. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

A murmuration of migrating starlings is seen across the sky near the village of Beit Kama in southern Israel January 16, 2018. REUTERS/Amir Cohen

Gabi and Jonah Frank walk on Pacific Coast Highway as the Woosley Fire threatens their home in Malibu, California, U.S. November 9, 2018. The fire destroyed dozens of structures, forced thousands of evacuations and closed a major freeway. REUTERS/Eric Thayer

Christine Blasey Ford closes her eyes as she is sworn in before testifying to the Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing for President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., September 27, 2018. Picture taken September 27, 2018. REUTERS/Jim Bourg

ATTENTION EDITORS – VISUAL COVERAGE OF SCENES OF INJURY A man gets stuck under debris at a damaged site after an airstrike in the Saqba area, in the eastern Damascus suburb of Ghouta, Syria January 9, 2018. REUTERS/Bassam Khabieh/File photo SEARCH “RUBBLE MAN” FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH “WIDER IMAGE” FOR ALL STORIES.

U.S. President Donald Trump observes a demonstration with U.S. Army 10th Mountain Division troops, an attack helicopter and artillery as he visits Fort Drum, New York, U.S., August 13, 2018. REUTERS/Carlos Barria

Democratic congressional candidate Ilhan Omar is greeted by her husband’s mother after appearing at her midterm election night party in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. November 6, 2018. REUTERS/Eric Miller TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

NFL Football – Philadelphia Eagles v New England Patriots – Super Bowl LII – U.S. Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. – February 4, 2018. Philadelphia Eagles’ Patrick Robinson celebrates winning Super Bowl LII. REUTERS/Chris Wattie

The body of the late singer Aretha Franklin lies in state at the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History for two days of public viewing in Detroit, Michigan, U.S., August 28, 2018. Paul Sancya/ Pool via REUTERS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is surrounded by members of the media as he arrives to testify before a Senate Judiciary and Commerce Committees joint hearing regarding the company’s use and protection of user data, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., April 10, 2018. REUTERS/Leah Millis TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

The collapsed Morandi Bridge is seen in the Italian port city of Genoa, Italy August 14, 2018. REUTERS/Stefano Rellandini

South Korean President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un shake hands at the truce village of Panmunjom inside the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas, South Korea, April 27, 2018. Korea Summit Press Pool/Pool via Reuters TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Randall Margraves (L) lunges at Larry Nassar, (wearing orange) a former team USA Gymnastics doctor who pleaded guilty in November 2017 to sexual assault charges, during victim statements of his sentencing in the Eaton County Circuit Court in Charlotte, Michigan, U.S., February 2, 2018. Picture 1 of 10 in series. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook

Cindy McCain, wife of the late U.S. Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., stands over his casket as he lies in state in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda Friday, Aug. 31, 2018, in Washington. Morry Gash/POOL Via REUTERS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Film producer Harvey Weinstein arrives at Manhattan Criminal Court in New York, U.S., May 25, 2018. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Emma Gonzalez, a student and shooting survivor from the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, cries as she addresses the conclusion of the “March for Our Lives” event demanding gun control after recent school shootings at a rally in Washington, U.S., March 24, 2018. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Palestinian demonstrators shout during clashes with Israeli troops at a protest demanding the right to return to their homeland, at the Israel-Gaza border east of Gaza City April 6, 2018. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem

いかがでしたでしょうか?写真としてのインパクトや報道的価値の重要性だけでなく、政治的、文化的な価値や、感情に訴えかける何かを感じ取っていただけると思います。これらの写真は今年リリースされた約750,000枚のロイター作品の中からセレクトされたもので、この慎重に行われるセレクト作業は年間を通じて常に行われています。

これら以外にも、ロイターがセレクトした2018年のニュース・報道向けコレクションはこちらからご覧いただけます。2019年も是非Adobe Stockのエディトリアルコレクションをご活用ください。

今回ご紹介した「エディトリアルコレクション」は、通常の「サブスクリプションプラン」の対象ではございません。ご利用には、個別にライセンス購入いただくか、全てのアセットにお使いいたただけるAdobe Stockのクレジットパックがお得で便利です。クレジットパックなら、今回ご紹介したすばらしい作品だけでなく全てのアセットをお得にご利用頂けます。是非ご検討ください。

この記事は A Year in Review WITH REUTERS AND ADOBE STOCK (英語版)の抄訳です。