The World Press Photo competition was first held in Amsterdam in the Fifties. The first competition saw the involvement of 150 photographers from 9 countries.
The World Press Photo Foundation is an independent body based in the Netherlands. Every year it organises a competition which has become one of the most important photojournalism competitions in the world. Photographers and agencies all over the world participate in the competition, followed by a travelling exhibition presenting the photographs entered.
The result is an overview of everything that has happened over the year in society, science, sports, culture and, above all, human life, of great emotional impact.
2429 photographers from 93 different countries entered the 37th competition, including 76 Italian photographers. 70 exhibitions of the photographs will be held all over the world. The World Press Photo 1994 winner is Canadian photographer LARRY TOWELL (Magnum Photos, USA) with a black and white photograph of three children holding guns in the Gaza Strip.
The World Press Photo competition was first held in Amsterdam in the Fifties. The first competition saw the involvement of 150 photographers from 9 countries.
The World Press Photo Foundation is an independent body based in the Netherlands. Every year it organises a competition which has become one of the most important photojournalism competitions in the world. Photographers and agencies all over the world participate in the competition, followed by a travelling exhibition presenting the photographs entered.
The result is an overview of everything that has happened over the year in society, science, sports, culture and, above all, human life, of great emotional impact.
2429 photographers from 93 different countries entered the 37th competition, including 76 Italian photographers. 70 exhibitions of the photographs will be held all over the world. The World Press Photo 1994 winner is Canadian photographer LARRY TOWELL (Magnum Photos, USA) with a black and white photograph of three children holding guns in the Gaza Strip.