Arts and Entertainment, 1st prize
Mary Ellen Mark
01 August, 2001
Caylee and Mylee Simmermon, 10-years-old, Mylee older by two minutes. The Twins Days Festival is an annual gathering of several thousand sets of twins. Each year, on the first weekend in August, twins from all over the world gather in this small town to socialize and enjoy entertainment including parades, concerts, contests and talent shows.
Through our education programs, the World Press Photo Foundation encourages diverse accounts of the world that present stories with different perspectives.
Our exhibitions showcase stories that make people stop, feel, think and act to a worldwide audience.
Our annual contest recognizes and rewards the best in photojournalism and documentary photography.