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World Press Photo
Founded 1955, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Origins The Netherlands
Key people His Royal Highness Prince Constantijn of the Netherlands (Patron), Pieter Broertjes, editor-in-chief de Volkskrant
Area served Global
Focus Photojournalism
Method Nonviolence, Funding, Contest, Education
Website www.worldpressphoto.com

World Press Photo is an independent, non-profit organization based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Amsterdam (pronounced) is the capital and largest city of the Netherlands, located in the province of North Holland in the west The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands Photojournalism is a particular form of Journalism (the collecting editing and presenting of news material for publication or broadcast that creates images in order to tell Nonviolence is a philosophy and strategy for social change that rejects the use of physical Violence. Funding or financing is to provide capital (funds which means money for a project a person a business or any other private or public institutions Education encompasses both the Teaching and Learning of Knowledge, proper conduct, and technical competency A website (alternatively web site or Web site, a back-construction from the Proper noun World Wide Web) is a collection of Web pages Amsterdam (pronounced) is the capital and largest city of the Netherlands, located in the province of North Holland in the west The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands Founded in 1955 the organizing is known for holding the world's largest and most prestigious annual press photography contest. Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Photography (fә'tɒgrәfi or fә'tɑːgrәfi (from Greek φωτο and γραφία is the process and Art of recording pictures by means of capturing

The awards ceremony is held in the Oude Kerk in Amsterdam. For the Oude Kerk in Delft see Oude Kerk (Delft The Oude Kerk ("old church" is Amsterdam ’s oldest parish church consecrated After the contest, the prizewinning photographs are assembled into a traveling exhibition that is visited by over a million people in 40 countries. A yearbook presenting all prizewinning entries is published annually in six languages.

In addition to selecting the World Press Photo of the Year, the contest determines winners in the following categories:

Another primary objective of the organization is to support professional press photography on a wide international scale, to stimulate developments in photojournalism, encourage the transfer of knowledge, help develop high professional standards in photojournalism and promote a free and unrestricted exchange of information. Photojournalism is a particular form of Journalism (the collecting editing and presenting of news material for publication or broadcast that creates images in order to tell It organizes a number of educational projects throughout the world: seminars, workshops and the annual Joop Swart Masterclass.

World Press Photo Contest

In 2007, a total of 4,460 professional photographers from 124 countries entered 78,083 images in the competition.

Recent Winners

Spencer Platt of Getty Images won the World Press Photo of the Year in 2006. Getty Images Inc ( is a stock photo agency, based in Seattle Washington, USA His pictured showed a group of young Lebanese driving through a South Beirut neighborhood devastated by Israeli bombings. Lebanon (ˈlɛbənɒn Arabic: ar لبنان Lubnān) officially the Republic of Lebanon or Lebanese Republic (ar الجمهورية اللبنانية For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. The picture was taken on 15 August 2006, the first day of the ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah when thousands of Lebanese started returning to their homes. A ceasefire (or truce) is a temporary stoppage of a War or any Armed conflict, where each side of the conflict agrees Background See also Israel-Lebanon conflict The Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO had engaged in cross-border attacks from Southern Lebanon

In 2008, the award was won by British photographer Tim Hetherington. Tim Hetherington is a British photographer who won the 2007 World Press Photo competition

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