A historic picture of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and United States President Donald Trump shaking hands at the Capella Singapore hotel in Sentosa, against a backdrop of their countries' flags, bagged an award for Singaporean photographer Kevin Lim at the Asian Media Awards ceremony last night.
The award was the latest accolade for Mr Lim, who was named Journalist of the Year by Singapore Press Holdings for its English/Malay/Tamil Media Group earlier this year. The newspaper also won a bronze award for the Best in Newspaper Overall Design, the fifth consecutive year that it was ranked top three in that category.
SPH's Chinese-language daily Lianhe Zaobao won one gold and one bronze award in Best in News Photography and Best in Sport Photography respectively. The annual competition, now in its 18th edition, is organised by the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers . It drew about 350 entries from 55 media companies in 16 countries in Asia and the Middle East.
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