The exhibition that collects the images awarded in the photojournalistic contest hosted by World Press Photo Foundation of Amsterdam comes to Milan (Italy). From May 1st to June 2nd, the award-winning pictures that best describe 2014 on the worldwide press will be displayed without censorship at Galleria Carla Sozzani.
The World Press Photo contest – born in 1955 and led by an international jury of experts – came to his 58th edition with an independent jury composed by 17 professionals called to express their judgements on 8 themed categories: contemporary issues, daily life, general news, long-term projects, nature, portraits, sports, spot news. 5,692 photographers have joined the contest, 97,912 images were submitted anonymously to the World Press Photo Foundation and 42 have been prized-winning press photographers. These are not only mere numbers but also the concrete result of an important debate over 2014 events and in addition a chance to reason about the photojournalism direction.
The prize Photo of the year 2014 has been given to Danish photographer Mads Nissen, who works for the daily newspaper Politiken. Nissen has condensed in a pic the difficulties faced by the LGBT community in Russia and, about this pic, the Jury chair Michele McNally – director of photography and assistant managing editor of The New York Times – said enthusiastically: «It is an historic time for the image… the winning image needs to be aesthetic, to have impact, and to have the potential to become iconic. This photo is aesthetically powerful, and it has humanity».
World Press Photo 2015. Photography and Journalism
Galleria Carla Sozzani, corso Como, 10 - Milan (Italy)
1 May – 2 June 2015
opening times: every day, 10.30 am - 7.30 pm | Wednesday and Thursday, 10.30 am - 9.00 pm
admission fee: free
info: +39 02 653531
galleria@galleriacarlasozzani.org
www.galleriacarlasozzani.org
published on 2015-05-04 in NEWS / EXHIBITIONS
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