WORLD PRESS PHOTO 2017
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| © Tomás Munita: Cuba on the Edge of Change, January 2016/Daily Life, first prize stories |
Word Press Photo Foundation was established in 1955 as an initiative of a group of Dutch photographers aiming to create a contest which would present their work to international colleagues.
Ever since World Press Photo has become one of the most prestigious annual awards in photojournalism and multimedia storytelling. The aim of the World Press Photo Foundation is to both develop and promote quality visual journalism. People deserve to see their world and to freely express their perception of it. A jury of independent leading professional evaluate the best photos.
De Nieuwe
Kerk, in Amsterdam, hosts the impressive World Press
Photo 2017 The gothic interior of the Dutch church the public can enjoy an
amazing exhibition where the work of 45 winners from 25 countries is exposed.
Photos of eight categories: Daily life, Hard News, Contemporary
Issues, Long-Term projects, Nature, People, Reportage and Sports.
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© Antonio Gibotta: Enfarinat , December 2016 /People, second prize stories |
Les Culturelles visited the exhibition and chose for you some of the most eye-catching photos. We are sharing with you some of them. Totally impressed by the work we saw we definitely suggest that you visit the exhibition. The exhibition will be hosted until 9th of July 2017. We guarantee that you will travel in time, smile and be touched by the wonderful images.
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© Peter Bauza: Copacabana Palace, October 2015/ Contemporary Issues, third prize stories |
The photo below portrays prisoners at the Quezon City Jail have increased since the new President Rodrigo Duterte announced an a war against druds. In this photo prisoners are sleeping on a staircase. The jail should accommodate 278 people according to United Nations instead of 800. This amount was exceeded in August when it reached 3800 prisoners. The photo is a shock to the eyes of the visitor as it reveals the miserable condition under which the prisoners in Manila are kept.
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© Noel Celis: The Philippines' Most Overcrowded Jail, July 2016 /General News, third prize singles |
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© Magnus Wennman: What ISIS Left Behind, September 2016/ People, first prize singles |
The Swedish photographer captures the most touching photo. His camera lens reveals the outcome of the war in Syria. Wennman reminds us that although we are thousands of kilometers from those countries in war, at the same we are too close to the outcome of it.One of the cruelest outcomes of a war is the impact on children. We caught the visitors spending more time looking at those photos that are deeply touching and reveal simultaneously the violence and cruelty of human nature but also the innocence and the empathy.
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| © Burhan Ozbilici: An Assassination in Turkey, December 2016 /Spot News, first prize stories |
Winner of the World Press Photo 2017 was the Turkish photographer Burhan Özbilici.
Özbilici has worked as a reporter for a number of Turkish newspapers and joined The Associated Press in 1989 as a full-time photo stringer. He has covered several major stories such as the Gulf crisis in Saudi Arabia in 1990, Kurd's exodus to Turkey as well as their return to Iraq in 1991. Among the most important coverage are those of the failed military coup in July 2016 in Turkey, the earthquakes in Pakistan and Iran and the crisis in Syria.
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© Burhan Ozbilici: An Assassination in Turkey,December 2016 /Spot News, first prize stories |
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© Elena Anasova: Out-of-the-WayDaily Life/March 2016, second prize stories |
We found this photo at the entrance of Nieuwe Kerk and it drew our attention. It is a photo of a local hunter washing his face with snow. Life in the small settlement near the Nizhnyaya Tunguska River is really difficult for the 100 people due to the extreme isolation and the low temperatures which might reach -45° Celsius in the winter. The nearest town is 300 kilometers away and electricity is supplied by a diesel generator but is available only in the mornings and evenings. Hunting and the fur trade form a significant part of the local economy.
You can book your tickets here
Price 10 euro / free for Museum Card holders
Visit the World Press Photo Foundation www.worldpressphoto.org for more information.
De Nieuwe Kerk is open daily from 10:00-18:00
Location is easily accessible,10 minutes from Centraal Station, on Dam Square
