World Press Photo Contest Backtracks on AI After Photographer Backlash

The World Press Photo contest has bowed to pressure from the photographer community. After initially announcing that AI-generated images would be allowed in the "Open Format" category of the competition, it has now walked back on that decision. [Read More] petapixel.com »

2023-11-22 19:44

World Press Photo 2021, итоги

Объявлены итоги главного конкурса для фотожурналистов – World Press Photo (WPP). Уже в 64-й раз организаторы назвали имена лучших фоторепортеров. Победителями фотоконкурса WPP-2021 в восьми категориях стали 45 фотографов из 28 стран, в том числе и пять авторов из России. photowebexpo.ru »

2021-04-17 22:15

Coronavirus Hug in Brazil Wins World Press Photo of the Year

The World Press Photo Foundation has announced the winners of its prestigious annual photojournalism competition, naming the World Press Photo of the Year, World Press Story of the Year, and winners of eight categories. petapixel.com »

2021-04-15 18:37

World Press Photo Enters ‘New Phase’ as Managing Director Leaves

On June 11th, the World Press Photo Foundation made an important announcement. Lars Boering—Managing Director of the foundation for the past 5 years—is leaving the organization as they prepare to enter “a new phase for connecting the world to the stories that matter. petapixel.com »

2020-06-26 23:39

Полнокадровые зеркальные камеры доминируют у победителей World Press Photo Awards 2020

Главный конкурс фотожурналистики World Press Photo объявил победителей 2020 года. По традиции уже несколько лет подряд помимо непосредственно фотографов-победителей достоянием публики становится и список моделей камер, которыми пользовались победители. photowebexpo.ru »

2020-04-19 13:15

World Press Photo Investigating Recent “Artificial” Plagiarism Claims

DOCKS, a photography collective made up of five documentary photographers, has published a report on the recent accusations made against Maximilian Mann's WPP (World Press Photo) entry. As reported on The Phoblographer, Iranian Photojournalist, Solmaz Daryani, claimed that Mann had purposefully plagiarized her work. thephoblographer.com »

2020-04-07 22:00

World Press Photo Nominee: “I Strictly Reject the Accusation of Plagiarism.”

World Press Photo (WPP) nominees always generate conversation and debate. In an article published by Kaveh Rostamkhani, Iranian photographer, Solmaz Daryani, feels ethics have been broken by one of the WPP nominees. thephoblographer.com »

2020-03-11 19:00

Poignant Images from the 2020 World Press Photo Contest Nominees

If the World Press Photo Contest is among your yearly sources of photography inspiration, you’ll be impressed as always with the poignant nominated images for this year’s run. Today, the World Press Photo Foundation introduced the 44 nominees for the eight categories of the competition, as well as those for World Press Photo of the Year and World Press Photo Story of the Year awards. thephoblographer.com »

2020-02-25 17:00

World Press Photo Exhibition Returns to Southbank Centre

The 2017 World Press Photo Exhibition returns to Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall for the 21st year from 3–20 November 2017.

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2017-09-01 13:00

World Press Photo 2017 Winners Announced

The winners of the 60th annual World Press Photo Contest have just been announced.

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2017-02-13 19:00

World Press Photo готовит новый конкурс для тех, кто будет дисквалифицирован в основном

Самый престижный международный конкурс фотожурналистики World Press Photo в последние годы был запятнан неприемлемыми постановочными кадрами, манипуляциями с фотобработкой. Это справедливо осуждалось истинными метрами фоторепортажа, ведь еще 5 лет назад участие подобных снимков в этом конкурсе считалось бы попросту невозможным. photowebexpo.ru »

2016-10-28 00:17

World Press Photo to Debut New Photo Contest With No Rules

The prestigious World Press Photo contest has been tarnished in recent years by findings of inappropriate staging and digital manipulation of photos. So, the organizers have come up with a solution: there will soon be a new separate contest that does away with all the rules. petapixel.com »

2016-10-27 00:04