World Press Photo 05“Every year World Press Photo invites press photographers and photojournalists throughout the world to participate in the World Press Photo contest. The 200-prize winning photographs are assembled in a traveling exhibition, which visits 40 countries annually. World Press Photo is the largest international competition in the field of photojournalism, which was held for the 48th time in 2005. World Press Photo is regarded as the most prestigious international contest in professional press photography with its awards and achievements recognized in many countries around the world.”
This year, many of the images came from the Tsunami devastated regions of India, Indonesia, and Sri Lanka. The shattered classroom of School Number One in Beslan, Chechnya. Images of war in Iraq, the Israel/Palestine problems, and the war ravaged and often forgotten country of Sudan. Many of the photos are very sobering. They made me feel angry and upset, hurt and uncomfortable. Not all of the photos are sad, some of the lighter arts or sports photos help lighten the mood, but overall this is an exhibition that really makes you think. About yourself, your place in the world, actions and consequences.
This image, is the winner of the World Press Photo, Photo of the Year 2004. It is heartbreaking in its simplicity.
[Image: Arko Datta, India, Reuters – Woman Mourns Relative killed in Tsunami, Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu, India, 28 December 2004].
The World Press Photo has all the winning images on its website http://www.worldpressphoto.nl
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