Welcome to World Press Photo Our mission is to encourage high professional standards in photojournalism and to promote a free and unrestricted exchange of information. World Press Photo aims to support professional press photography on a wide international scale. Promotional activities include an annual contest, exhibitions, the stimulation of photojournalism through educational programs, and creating greater visibility for press photography through a variety of publications. | | | Awards ceremony 2008 World Press Photo patron HRH Prince Constantijn and chairman Pieter Broertjes spoke at the 2008 awards ceremony. >More
| | | Multimedia library Slideshows and videos of past events listed on one page. >More | |
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Tim Hetherington wins premier award The international jury of the 51st annual World Press Photo Contest
selected a color image of the UK photographer Tim Hetherington as World
Press Photo of the Year 2007. "This image represents the exhaustion of a man - and the exhaustion of a nation". >More
| | | Winners gallery update All winning images with complete captions and photographers' biographies. >More
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2008 exhibition tour kicks off The first exhibition of the 2008 tour opened in Amsterdam. The exhibitions nowl travels to Hamburg, Split, Poznan, Manama, Milan, Knokke-Heist, Athens, Sydney, Paris, Rome and Lissabon. Keep an eye on our continuously updated calendar for the details. >More | | | 2008 Yearbook available You can now order the completely redesigned World Press Photo yearbook. >More
| | | Look & Click For school classes planning a visit to our exhibition, there's a free package of learning tools to download. >More
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