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MONTREAL WORLD PRESS PHOTO OPPORTUNITY TO CONTEMPLATE EVENTS PREVIOUS YEAR
CONTESTS FROM AUG. 26 TO SEPT. 27, 2015
(Source: © Ruby BIRD & Yasmina BEDDOU)
(Source: © Ruby BIRD & Yasmina BEDDOU)
The World Press Photo event showcases the prize winning photographs from the most prestigious professional photography competition on the planet. In 2014, 5,800 photographs from 130 countries submitted a total of 98,000 images.
To know more about world Press Photo contest in general, we have to understand how it became first into form. The first World Press Photo Award, back in 1955, came about when some members of the Dutch Photojournalism Union had the idea of turning a national competition (The Zilveren Camera) into an international one. Since that first contest, winning pictures have been put together into an Exhibition.
To know more about world Press Photo contest in general, we have to understand how it became first into form. The first World Press Photo Award, back in 1955, came about when some members of the Dutch Photojournalism Union had the idea of turning a national competition (The Zilveren Camera) into an international one. Since that first contest, winning pictures have been put together into an Exhibition.
Over the years, the categories into which photos were grouped in the contest have changed. The contest has been a mechanism for collecting the strongest images of each year. The contest is judged by leading experts in visual journalism who represent various aspects of the profession. The composition of the jury is changing from year to year, they operate independently, and a secretary who has no vote safeguards the fair and balanced judging procedure.
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