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A handout photo made available by the World Press Photo (WPP) organization on 13 February 2017 shows a picture by The New York Times photographer Tomas Munita that won the Daily Life – First Prize, Stories award of the 60th annual World Press Photo Contest, it was announced by the WPP Foundation in Amsterdam, The Netherlands on 13 February 2017. Caption: A weathered barber shop in Old Havana, Cuba. Story: In December, days after Fidel Castro’s death, his ashes were taken into the countryside, on a route that retraced, in reverse, the steps of the revolution he led in 1959. Towns and villages along the route were emptied of residents as thousands tried to catch a glimpse of Castro’s remains. For many, the death of Fidel Castro felt like that of a father. In death, as in life, Fidel Castro demanded reverence. Cuba brims with life, a contrast drawn sharper amid its faded grandeur. From one end of the country to the other, thousands of Cubans waited to bid farewell to Fidel. (Photo by Tomás Munita/EPA/The New York Times/World Press Photo)
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