Funeral in Minab wins best news photo award

The famous photo of the funeral martyred kids in Minab has won the award for the best news photo of the year.

Morteza Akhoundi, a Hormozgani photographer, succeeded in winning first place in the "News Photography" section of the prestigious Golden Shot Photography Awards 2026 in an international competition.

The success was achieved by recording and presenting an aerial image of the funeral and burial of 168 martyred students in Minab, a photo that was very influential in the world and attracted the attention of the international jury of the event.

In the final results of this section, Bartosz Matenko from Poland and Mohammed Muhtasib from Saudi Arabia won second and third places, respectively.

On February 28, the Shajareh Tayyebeh elementary school in Minab, Hormozgan Province, was struck by missiles as the US and Israel launched attacks against Iran.

Dozens of children aged 7 to 12, along with their teachers, were killed when the building collapsed, leaving 168 dead and at least 95 wounded.