the world press photo is an exhibition of prize-winning images that travel all
of prize-winning images that travel all
of prize-winning images that travel all around the world to 45 different
around the world to 45 different
around the world to 45 different countries it’s been visited by over 2
countries it’s been visited by over 2
countries it’s been visited by over 2 million people each year and today I get
million people each year and today I get
million people each year and today I get to be here welcome to watchmojo.com my
to be here welcome to watchmojo.com my
to be here welcome to watchmojo.com my name is Andrea tram and i’ll be speaking
name is Andrea tram and i’ll be speaking
name is Andrea tram and i’ll be speaking to the curator of the event jerome
to the curator of the event jerome
to the curator of the event jerome whistle could you tell us a little bit
whistle could you tell us a little bit
whistle could you tell us a little bit more about the world press photo
more about the world press photo
more about the world press photo exhibition tonight well the exhibition
exhibition tonight well the exhibition
exhibition tonight well the exhibition is the result of the world press photo
is the result of the world press photo
is the result of the world press photo contest which is held every year and
contest which is held every year and
contest which is held every year and it’s the biggest international
it’s the biggest international
it’s the biggest international competition for press photographers the
competition for press photographers the
competition for press photographers the jury’s comes every year to Amsterdam in
jury’s comes every year to Amsterdam in
jury’s comes every year to Amsterdam in February and this year they looked at
February and this year they looked at
February and this year they looked at seventy nine thousand pictures from all
seventy nine thousand pictures from all
seventy nine thousand pictures from all over the world we had nearly four and a
over the world we had nearly four and a
over the world we had nearly four and a half thousand photographers entering the
half thousand photographers entering the
half thousand photographers entering the competition and all the wedding pictures
competition and all the wedding pictures
competition and all the wedding pictures are to be seen here in his exhibition
are to be seen here in his exhibition
are to be seen here in his exhibition tonight and there are professional
tonight and there are professional
tonight and there are professional photographers that enter these contests
photographers that enter these contests
photographers that enter these contests it’s an exhibition and a contest for a
it’s an exhibition and a contest for a
it’s an exhibition and a contest for a professional press photographers our
professional press photographers our
professional press photographers our mission is to promote professional
mission is to promote professional
mission is to promote professional breasts photography and this is the way
breasts photography and this is the way
breasts photography and this is the way we do it and why press photography it’s
we do it and why press photography it’s
we do it and why press photography it’s just because we think that you know
just because we think that you know
just because we think that you know emits all television radio internet
emits all television radio internet
emits all television radio internet photo journalism is still very important
photo journalism is still very important
photo journalism is still very important wherever we go with the exhibition I see
wherever we go with the exhibition I see
wherever we go with the exhibition I see that people very much very easily relate
that people very much very easily relate
that people very much very easily relate to this exhibition what I find amazing
to this exhibition what I find amazing
to this exhibition what I find amazing is that the issues displayed here are
is that the issues displayed here are
is that the issues displayed here are pretty heavy but they’re beautiful so
pretty heavy but they’re beautiful so
pretty heavy but they’re beautiful so how does that work for you why it’s that
how does that work for you why it’s that
how does that work for you why it’s that is press photography that’s photography
is press photography that’s photography
is press photography that’s photography in general it combines like a big
in general it combines like a big
in general it combines like a big aesthetic elements with a with in this
aesthetic elements with a with in this
aesthetic elements with a with in this case a highly relevant sort of
case a highly relevant sort of
case a highly relevant sort of journalism and I think this that’s the
journalism and I think this that’s the
journalism and I think this that’s the power of fresh photography and also the
power of fresh photography and also the
power of fresh photography and also the reason why people can relate to it as as
reason why people can relate to it as as
reason why people can relate to it as as as they can could you tell us a little
as they can could you tell us a little
as they can could you tell us a little bit of the history it was finally 55 by
bit of the history it was finally 55 by
bit of the history it was finally 55 by three dutch journalists and
three dutch journalists and
three dutch journalists and and they found that there was not enough
and they found that there was not enough
and they found that there was not enough attention for photojournalism they
attention for photojournalism they
attention for photojournalism they wanted to compare their work and that of
wanted to compare their work and that of
wanted to compare their work and that of other Dutch photographers with the
other Dutch photographers with the
other Dutch photographers with the international competition it slowly grew
international competition it slowly grew
international competition it slowly grew out to be the biggest international
out to be the biggest international
out to be the biggest international competition for best photography and I
competition for best photography and I
competition for best photography and I think it’s the fact that it’s still
think it’s the fact that it’s still
think it’s the fact that it’s still growing now and 2007 proof that for
growing now and 2007 proof that for
growing now and 2007 proof that for journalism is still very relevant today
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