The World Press Photo 2017 has been running in the CCCB since the 29th of April. It will end on June 5th so hurry up! You have two weeks left to see the winning photos of this prestigious photo competition.
I am usually deeply impacted by the photos that are showed. This year, they are particularly “shocking”. I am especially talking about the first part of the exhibition, with scenes of…Well you will find out soon enough… But I can definitely say that the winning photo has been taken by Burhan Ozbilici. He is a photojournalist from Associated Press. The photo is titled “An assassination in Turkey”. And it is about the assassination of Russian ambassador Andrey Karlov at an art gallery in Ankara, Turkey by an off-duty police officer.
Some of the photos are really heartbreaking and cannot leave you insensitive to dramas happening in some parts of this world. I salute the talent of the photographers who succeeded in moving me (and hopefully you too) with their works. I also like the fact that I learnt new things just by watching the photos: how Chinese gymnastics students are training, how Korean immigrants settled in Mexico, and so on…In this regard, the World Press Photo 2017 has been very informative.
Additional activities around the World Press Photo 2017
The Fundación Photographic Social Vision who is organising the exhibition has also put in place guided visits, workshops and other activities. They aim to open the debate on the value and challenges of photojournalism as well as getting a deeper understanding of the winning photos.
As a tip, do not forget that on sunday afternoons, after 3pm entrance to exhibitions in the CCCB are free.
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