World Press Photo is not just an exhibition of beautiful images: more, it is a historic document that let the viewer go through crucial moments of our times.
The international fame of World Press Photo and the hundreds of thousands visitors that attend the exhibition every year, testify the power of image to transcend cultural and linguistic differences and reach a consistent and immediate level of communication.
American photographer Anthony Suau was awarded with the “World Press Photo of The Year 2008” prize.
The winning photograph shows an armed officer of the Cuyahoga county department while he is clearing out a flat in Cleveland, Ohio, in execution of an eviction order for distraint of goods in consequence of mortgage.
The officers have to ensure that there are not arms in the house and that the residents have in fact left the apartment.
World Press Photo is not just an exhibition of beautiful images: more, it is a historic document that let the viewer go through crucial moments of our times.
The international fame of World Press Photo and the hundreds of thousands visitors that attend the exhibition every year, testify the power of image to transcend cultural and linguistic differences and reach a consistent and immediate level of communication.
American photographer Anthony Suau was awarded with the “World Press Photo of The Year 2008” prize.
The winning photograph shows an armed officer of the Cuyahoga county department while he is clearing out a flat in Cleveland, Ohio, in execution of an eviction order for distraint of goods in consequence of mortgage.
The officers have to ensure that there are not arms in the house and that the residents have in fact left the apartment.