14:12
World Press Photo Suspends Nick Ut’s Credit on ‘Napalm Girl’
World Press Photo has suspended Nick Ut's authorship of Napalm Girl after a documentary claimed that he did not take the famous photo. [Read More]
20:18
Photographer Says World Press Photo Nominee ‘Hijacked’ Her Project
The prestigious World Press Photo competition has been plagued by several controversies in recent years, and it looks like this year’s contest is no different. A nominated photographer is being accused of plagiarism by an Iranian photographer who believes her personal project was “hijacked.
19:09
What is This Halo Around a World Press Photo Nominee?
Late Winter brings about a new crop of contest winners and nary a season goes by without a whiff of controversy in some form or fashion. Yesterday World Press Photo announced its 2020 Photo Contest and Digital Storytelling Contest nominees.
18:52
The Story Behind a Photo Project: ‘State of Decay’ by Alejandro Cegarra
It’s Martin Kaninsky from the All About Street Photography YouTube channel, and today I would like to talk about a series of photographs that placed 3rd for Long-Term Projects, Stories in the 2019 World Press Photo competition.
18:20
The Story Behind the Shot: ‘Boxing in Katanga’ by John T. Pedersen
It’s Martin from the All About Street Photography YouTube channel, and today I would like to talk about a very special photo that ended up winning the 1st prize in the Sports, Singles category of the 2019 World Press Photo contest.
01:05
Photo of ‘Crying Girl on the Border’ Wins World Press Photo 2019
Getty Images photographer John Moore has won the prestigious World Press Photo Contest for 2019 for his photo titled “Crying Girl on the Border. ” The photo was selected from among 78,801 submitted by 4,738 photographers.
18:04
Photo of Man on Fire Wins World Press Photo of the Year
Venezuelan photographer Ronald Schemidt has just been awarded the prestigious World Press Photo of the Year prize in 2018 for his striking photo of a Venezuelan man on fire during violent clashes with riot police.
20:23
Sex, Lies, and Lemmings: Hossein Fatemi and the Toxification of Photojournalism
The year-long world tour of photojournalist Hossein Fatemi’s controversial Iranian photos is coming to an end. In a year in which fake news and the abuse of power has never been in sharper focus, it’s worth examining some of the incomprehensible decisions that led to Fatemi’s work being given such a massive platform to deceive. […]
19:02
On Photo Contests: Opinions Matter… but Please, Can’t We Be Civil?
I write a version of this story every year around this time: Photo Contest result time. And every year, it’s addressing the same grousing and whining and complaints about everything from non-diversified juries to images being too newsy or not newsy enough.
23:16
Do Photojournalism Contests Glamorize Pain and Suffering?
In a break from the past, World Press Photo (WPP) released the short list of finalists in advance of naming the winners to their annual contest – arguably the most prestigious in all of photojournalism.
19:53
The Cameras That Captured Winning Shots in World Press Photo 2017
The prestigious photojournalism contest World Press Photo announced its 2017 winners this week. A look at the data quietly published alongside the winning shots offers a glimpse into what cameras top photojournalists around the world are using these days.
