The Cubanitas by Diana Markosian won the First Prize of the Contemporary Issues. The photo is among 150 single photos that won the 62nd World Press Photo contest, are on display to the public at Le Thai To Square in Hanoi (Photo: VNA)Hanoi(VNS/VNA) - The World Press Photo (WWP) Exhibition 2019 – Stories that Matterwas launched in the capital city of Hanoi on December 6.
As many as 150 singlephotos which won the 62nd World Press Photo contest featuring multi topics,from migration, war zone to animals in the wild, gender identity were displayedat the exhibition.
The exhibition wasco-organised by the Hanoi People’s Committee, the Embassy of the Netherlands inHanoi and MatCa Foundation.
Being one of the world’sleading contests for professional press photographers, photojournalists anddocumentary photographers, the event presents the best visual journalism of theyear, following last year’s successful exhibition.
Chairman of the People’sCommittee of Hanoi Nguyen Duc Chung, Dutch Ambassador to Vietnam ElsbethAkkerman and World Press Photo Foundation representative Sanne Schim-van der Loeffattended the event.
Previously, as many as4,738 photographers from 129 countries have submitted their entries to thecontest.
After being selected andevaluated by the jury panel, 43 photographers from 25 countries includingAustralia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, the Czech Republic, Egypt, France, Germany,Hungary, Iran, Italy, Mexico, the Netherlands, Norway, the Philippines,Portugal, Russia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Syria, Turkey, the UnitedKingdom, the United States, and Venezuela have been nominated for the winningprizes.
Among these nominees, 14photographers are women, taking up to 32 percent, a significant increase fromlast year’s competition.
Speaking at theexhibition, Chung praised the attempts of the organisers.
“I highly appreciate theidea of organising this event. I hope in upcoming time, the Embassy willcontinue to set up more photo journalism and cultural events such as this onein Vietnam,” he said.
Meanwhile, Akkerman saidthis is a wonderful opportunity for the capital public audience to see withtheir eyes the perspective of photographers on current issues of the world.
“They are high qualifiedphotos which words cannot describe. Each photo show the true face of the worldwe live in and makes us think a lot about it. In the world of threats and fakenews, the reality of the photos cannot be underestimated,” she said.
Paul Moakley, editor forSpecial Projects at TIME and 2019 Photo Contest jury member, said World PressPhoto has the tough task of drawing the world’s attention to the stories thatmatter, each year.
The exhibition, at LeThai To Square, lasts until December 15, when the list of winners will beannounced./.
As many as 150 singlephotos which won the 62nd World Press Photo contest featuring multi topics,from migration, war zone to animals in the wild, gender identity were displayedat the exhibition.
The exhibition wasco-organised by the Hanoi People’s Committee, the Embassy of the Netherlands inHanoi and MatCa Foundation.
Being one of the world’sleading contests for professional press photographers, photojournalists anddocumentary photographers, the event presents the best visual journalism of theyear, following last year’s successful exhibition.
Chairman of the People’sCommittee of Hanoi Nguyen Duc Chung, Dutch Ambassador to Vietnam ElsbethAkkerman and World Press Photo Foundation representative Sanne Schim-van der Loeffattended the event.
Previously, as many as4,738 photographers from 129 countries have submitted their entries to thecontest.
After being selected andevaluated by the jury panel, 43 photographers from 25 countries includingAustralia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, the Czech Republic, Egypt, France, Germany,Hungary, Iran, Italy, Mexico, the Netherlands, Norway, the Philippines,Portugal, Russia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Syria, Turkey, the UnitedKingdom, the United States, and Venezuela have been nominated for the winningprizes.
Among these nominees, 14photographers are women, taking up to 32 percent, a significant increase fromlast year’s competition.
Speaking at theexhibition, Chung praised the attempts of the organisers.
“I highly appreciate theidea of organising this event. I hope in upcoming time, the Embassy willcontinue to set up more photo journalism and cultural events such as this onein Vietnam,” he said.
Meanwhile, Akkerman saidthis is a wonderful opportunity for the capital public audience to see withtheir eyes the perspective of photographers on current issues of the world.
“They are high qualifiedphotos which words cannot describe. Each photo show the true face of the worldwe live in and makes us think a lot about it. In the world of threats and fakenews, the reality of the photos cannot be underestimated,” she said.
Paul Moakley, editor forSpecial Projects at TIME and 2019 Photo Contest jury member, said World PressPhoto has the tough task of drawing the world’s attention to the stories thatmatter, each year.
The exhibition, at LeThai To Square, lasts until December 15, when the list of winners will beannounced./.
VNA
