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World Press Photo 2015
“Represents some of the very best work being done around the world today.” ― News Photographer Every year since 1958 an international jury has convened in Holland under the auspices of the World Press Photo Foundation to choose the finest press photographs
of the year. Universally recognized as the definitive competition for photographic reporting, it draws submissions from photojournalists, newspapers, and magazines throughout the world.
Publishing the results of the most recent competition, this book contains the most haunting and inspiring photographs from 2014―some 150 pictures selected from more than 100,000 images submitted. These prize-winning works are extraordinary not only for their technique but also because they capture the most powerful, moving, and sometimes disturbing moments of the year. Illustrated throughout in color and black-and-white
of the year. Universally recognized as the definitive competition for photographic reporting, it draws submissions from photojournalists, newspapers, and magazines throughout the world.
Publishing the results of the most recent competition, this book contains the most haunting and inspiring photographs from 2014―some 150 pictures selected from more than 100,000 images submitted. These prize-winning works are extraordinary not only for their technique but also because they capture the most powerful, moving, and sometimes disturbing moments of the year. Illustrated throughout in color and black-and-white
- GenresPhotography
160 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2015
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World Press Photo Foundation
49 books8 followersThe World Press Photo Foundation is a major force in developing and promoting the work of visual journalists and visual storytellers, with a range of activities and initiatives that span the globe.
It was formed in 1955, when a group of Dutch photographers organized a contest to expose their work to international colleagues and exchange knowledge with them. That annual competition has since grown into one of the most prestigious awards in photojournalism and digital storytelling, the exhibition it produces is seen by four million people worldwide each year, and the World Press Photo Foundation has become much more than a contest.
Freedom of expression, freedom of speech and freedom of the press are indispensable, and quality visual journalism is essential for the accurate and independent reporting that makes these freedoms possible. The World Press Photo Foundation work to develop and promote quality visual journalism and visual storytelling because people deserve to see their world and express themselves freely.
Today, when the world, the press and photography itself are undergoing seismic changes - and when visual literacy is more important than ever - the World Press Photo Foundation strive to help visual journalists and storytellers, as well as their audience, understand and respond to these transformations so these freedoms can be secured and creativity can flourish. To help achieve this the foundation partner with a number of international organisations.
It was formed in 1955, when a group of Dutch photographers organized a contest to expose their work to international colleagues and exchange knowledge with them. That annual competition has since grown into one of the most prestigious awards in photojournalism and digital storytelling, the exhibition it produces is seen by four million people worldwide each year, and the World Press Photo Foundation has become much more than a contest.
Freedom of expression, freedom of speech and freedom of the press are indispensable, and quality visual journalism is essential for the accurate and independent reporting that makes these freedoms possible. The World Press Photo Foundation work to develop and promote quality visual journalism and visual storytelling because people deserve to see their world and express themselves freely.
Today, when the world, the press and photography itself are undergoing seismic changes - and when visual literacy is more important than ever - the World Press Photo Foundation strive to help visual journalists and storytellers, as well as their audience, understand and respond to these transformations so these freedoms can be secured and creativity can flourish. To help achieve this the foundation partner with a number of international organisations.
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December 27, 2015
With 97,192 submissions to WORLD PRESS PHOTO 15, the contest is basically a lottery. To say this collection is the “best” of photojournalism is simply an exaggeration beyond comprehension. Shuffle the deck again and none of these winners would likely appear in the winners’ circle; and it would still be a good book. WPP15 contains some fine journalism even if anointing it as “the best” is an obscene exaggeration. What’s interesting is that relatively few of the photographs can stand alone visually on their own merit as independent meaningful images. They require their captions to tell the tales. This isn’t a criticism. Photojournalism is visual storytelling and these photos have stories to tell. The photo of the year, for instance, isn’t a particularly “good photograph;” but it has tremendous meaning once you read the caption. Which leads me to another observation: a large portion of the winning photos seem (to me, anyway) to be making political statements; and I think that is the key to understanding this collection. The most striking visual images are not what win; instead the winners are those which make the most striking political statements. I can live with that.
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