“I felt an intense flash of heat and turned around and saw a ball of fire coming towards me. I didn’t know what it was. I just followed it, snapping away without stopping. Then I heard the screams and realized what had happened. Ten seconds and it was over,” writes Ronaldo Schemidt of the photograph -- a Venezuelan protester in flames -- that earned his the prestigious 2018 World Press Photo of the Year.
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