▁a ▁South ▁African ▁photograph er . ▁Her ▁photograph ▁of ▁Bib i ▁A ish a , ▁a ▁woman ▁from ▁Afghan istan ▁whose ▁ears ▁and ▁nose ▁were ▁sever ed ▁by ▁her ▁husband ▁and ▁brother - in - law , ▁was ▁selected ▁as ▁the ▁World ▁Press ▁Ph oto ▁of ▁the ▁Year ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁ ▁Training ▁and ▁early ▁work ▁B ie ber ▁trained ▁under ▁Ken ▁O oster bro ek ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁and ▁worked ▁in ▁South ▁Africa ▁until ▁ 1 9 9 6 . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁she ▁covered ▁an ▁e bol a ▁out break ▁in ▁U g anda ▁for ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Times ▁Magazine . ▁ ▁Bib i ▁A ish a ▁Bib i ▁A ish a , ▁then ▁ 1 8 , ▁was ▁dis fig ured ▁after ▁being ▁conv icted ▁by ▁the ▁Tal ib an ▁of ▁taking ▁refuge ▁from ▁a ▁violent ▁husband ▁in ▁her ▁family ▁home . ▁Her ▁story ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁Time ▁report ▁into ▁the ▁conditions ▁of ▁Afghan ▁women ▁( see ▁Women ' s ▁rights ▁in ▁Afghan istan ), ▁in ▁conj unction ▁with ▁which ▁B ie ber ' s ▁photo ▁was ▁featured ▁on ▁the ▁magazine ' s ▁front ▁cover . ▁David ▁Burn ett , ▁the ▁chair ▁of ▁the ▁World ▁Press ▁Ph oto ▁( W PP ) ▁j ury , ▁said ▁of ▁B ie ber ' s ▁photo ▁of ▁A ish a , ▁" This ▁could ▁become ▁one ▁of ▁those ▁pictures ▁– ▁and ▁we ▁have ▁maybe ▁just ▁ten ▁in