Sebastiao Salgado receives the First Joan Guerrero Award - Spain

Sebastiao Salgado receives the First Joan Guerrero Award - Spain

Photographer Sebastião Salgado during the award ceremony for the 1st Joan Guerrero Prize, at the Besòs River Park, November 30, 2024, in Santa Coloma de Gramenet, Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain). Brazilian photographer Sebastião Salgado received the 1st Joan Guerrero Award during a posthumous tribute to the Catalan photographer, who died in April. The event was held as part of the acts of recognition to Guerrero, organized by Catalunya Mirades Solidàries together with the Diputació de Barcelona, the City Council of Santa Coloma de Gramenet and MNAC. Photo by Lorena Sopêna / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Sebastiao Salgado receives the First Joan Guerrero Award - Spain

Sebastiao Salgado receives the First Joan Guerrero Award - Spain

Photographer Sebastião Salgado during the award ceremony for the 1st Joan Guerrero Prize, at the Besòs River Park, November 30, 2024, in Santa Coloma de Gramenet, Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain). Brazilian photographer Sebastião Salgado received the 1st Joan Guerrero Award during a posthumous tribute to the Catalan photographer, who died in April. The event was held as part of the acts of recognition to Guerrero, organized by Catalunya Mirades Solidàries together with the Diputació de Barcelona, the City Council of Santa Coloma de Gramenet and MNAC. Photo by Lorena Sopêna / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Sebastiao Salgado receives the First Joan Guerrero Award - Spain

Sebastiao Salgado receives the First Joan Guerrero Award - Spain

Photographer Sebastião Salgado and the Minister of the Interior and Public Security of the Generalitat, Núria Parlon, during the award ceremony of the 1st Joan Guerrero Prize, at the Besòs river park, on November 30, 2024, in Santa Coloma de Gramenet, Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain). Brazilian photographer Sebastião Salgado received the 1st Joan Guerrero Award during a posthumous tribute to the Catalan photographer, who died in April. The event was held as part of the acts of recognition to Guerrero, organized by Catalunya Mirades Solidàries together with the Diputació de Barcelona, the City Council of Santa Coloma de Gramenet and MNAC. Photo by Lorena Sopêna / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Sebastiao Salgado receives the First Joan Guerrero Award - Spain

Sebastiao Salgado receives the First Joan Guerrero Award - Spain

Photographer Sebastião Salgado during the award ceremony for the 1st Joan Guerrero Prize, at the Besòs River Park, November 30, 2024, in Santa Coloma de Gramenet, Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain). Brazilian photographer Sebastião Salgado received the 1st Joan Guerrero Award during a posthumous tribute to the Catalan photographer, who died in April. The event was held as part of the acts of recognition to Guerrero, organized by Catalunya Mirades Solidàries together with the Diputació de Barcelona, the City Council of Santa Coloma de Gramenet and MNAC. Photo by Lorena Sopêna / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Sebastiao Salgado receives the First Joan Guerrero Award - Spain

Sebastiao Salgado receives the First Joan Guerrero Award - Spain

Photographer Sebastião Salgado during the award ceremony for the 1st Joan Guerrero Prize, at the Besòs River Park, November 30, 2024, in Santa Coloma de Gramenet, Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain). Brazilian photographer Sebastião Salgado received the 1st Joan Guerrero Award during a posthumous tribute to the Catalan photographer, who died in April. The event was held as part of the acts of recognition to Guerrero, organized by Catalunya Mirades Solidàries together with the Diputació de Barcelona, the City Council of Santa Coloma de Gramenet and MNAC. Photo by Lorena Sopêna / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Sebastiao Salgado receives the First Joan Guerrero Award - Spain

Sebastiao Salgado receives the First Joan Guerrero Award - Spain

Photographer Sebastião Salgado during the award ceremony for the 1st Joan Guerrero Prize, at the Besòs River Park, November 30, 2024, in Santa Coloma de Gramenet, Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain). Brazilian photographer Sebastião Salgado received the 1st Joan Guerrero Award during a posthumous tribute to the Catalan photographer, who died in April. The event was held as part of the acts of recognition to Guerrero, organized by Catalunya Mirades Solidàries together with the Diputació de Barcelona, the City Council of Santa Coloma de Gramenet and MNAC. Photo by Lorena Sopêna / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Sebastiao Salgado receives the First Joan Guerrero Award - Spain

Sebastiao Salgado receives the First Joan Guerrero Award - Spain

Photographer Sebastião Salgado during the award ceremony for the 1st Joan Guerrero Prize, at the Besòs River Park, November 30, 2024, in Santa Coloma de Gramenet, Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain). Brazilian photographer Sebastião Salgado received the 1st Joan Guerrero Award during a posthumous tribute to the Catalan photographer, who died in April. The event was held as part of the acts of recognition to Guerrero, organized by Catalunya Mirades Solidàries together with the Diputació de Barcelona, the City Council of Santa Coloma de Gramenet and MNAC. Photo by Lorena Sopêna / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Sebastiao Salgado receives the First Joan Guerrero Award - Spain

Sebastiao Salgado receives the First Joan Guerrero Award - Spain

Photographer Sebastião Salgado during the award ceremony for the 1st Joan Guerrero Prize, at the Besòs River Park, November 30, 2024, in Santa Coloma de Gramenet, Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain). Brazilian photographer Sebastião Salgado received the 1st Joan Guerrero Award during a posthumous tribute to the Catalan photographer, who died in April. The event was held as part of the acts of recognition to Guerrero, organized by Catalunya Mirades Solidàries together with the Diputació de Barcelona, the City Council of Santa Coloma de Gramenet and MNAC. Photo by Lorena Sopêna / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Sebastiao Salgado receives the First Joan Guerrero Award - Spain

Sebastiao Salgado receives the First Joan Guerrero Award - Spain

Photographer Sebastião Salgado (c) and Núria Parlon (d), Minister of the Interior and Public Security of the Catalan Government, during the award ceremony for the 1st Joan Guerrero Prize, at the Besòs River Park, on November 30, 2024, in Santa Coloma de Gramenet, Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain). Brazilian photographer Sebastião Salgado received the 1st Joan Guerrero Award during a posthumous tribute to the Catalan photographer, who died in April. The event was held as part of the acts of recognition to Guerrero, organized by Catalunya Mirades Solidàries together with the Diputació de Barcelona, the City Council of Santa Coloma de Gramenet and MNAC. Photo by Lorena Sopêna / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Sebastiao Salgado receives the First Joan Guerrero Award - Spain

Sebastiao Salgado receives the First Joan Guerrero Award - Spain

Photographer Sebastião Salgado during the award ceremony for the 1st Joan Guerrero Prize, at the Besòs River Park, November 30, 2024, in Santa Coloma de Gramenet, Barcelona, Catalonia (Spain). Brazilian photographer Sebastião Salgado received the 1st Joan Guerrero Award during a posthumous tribute to the Catalan photographer, who died in April. The event was held as part of the acts of recognition to Guerrero, organized by Catalunya Mirades Solidàries together with the Diputació de Barcelona, the City Council of Santa Coloma de Gramenet and MNAC. Photo by Lorena Sopêna / Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

Chinese Lantern Festival celebrated around world

STORY: GLOBALink | Lantern Festival celebrated around world DATELINE: Feb. 6, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:58 LOCATION: Kuala Lumpur/BARCELONA, Spain/Suva/DALLAS, U.S. CATEGORY: CULTURE/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of celebrations in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 2. various of celebrations in Barcelona, Spain 3. various of celebrations in Suva, Fiji 4. various of celebrations in Texas, The United States STORYLINE: The Chinese Lantern Festival was celebrated around the world over the weekend. On Sunday, dazzling fireworks illuminated the night sky in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, as Thean Hou Temple held a lavish Lantern Festival gala, drawing more than 3,000 people. Thean Hou Temple is an important place for Malaysian-Chinese to embrace Chinese culture. The quaint temple lit up some 6,000 red lanterns every day during Chinese New Year. In Spain, the festival was embraced in the north of Barcelona over the weekend, as part of the Chinese New Year celebrations. People gathered in Santa Coloma de Gramenet to enjoy shows featuri