4th may – 2nd june
Every year since 1955, an independent jury of experts, chosen among renewed international personalities, is called to express itself on thousands photos that are submitted to World Press Photo Foundation in Amsterdam by photojournalists, agencies, magazines and newspapers.
World Press Photo Contest is one of the most important prizes for photojournalism:
it is a unique occasion to review and discover the most beautiful and significant images that have documented and illustrated facts and events on international magazines and newspapers.
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. The exhibition presents the prizewinning photographs for each of the ten categories and travels worldwide to important museums and galleries; the only condition to be respected is to show every photo of the show without any form of censorship.
In order to guarantee this, a representative of World Press Photo is in charge of supervising and directing the installation of the exhibition.