World Press Photo Contest
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[From the source]

 

    World Press Photo Contest (WORLD PRESS PHOTO, referred to as "WPP", commonly known as "Jose")

    The Netherlands, three photographers headquartered in the Netherlands initiated the creation of the World Press Photo Foundation to support the host

    The foundation's mission is: "caused worldwide and enhance the broad interest in photojournalism, dissemination of information and strengthen international understanding."

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[Calendar history]

 

    As of 2007, since the World Press Photo Foundation, founded in 1955, held the first session of the World Press Photo Contest 1957, has been held for 50 sessions.
 
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【Awards】

 

(1) breaking news, general news, headlines, sports action, sports, thematic, contemporary hot spots, daily life, portrait, art, nature of 10 classes

    Basic coverage of all aspects of news photography

Each class is also divided into single and group photos (up to more than 12) two.

Jose each year also often provide more special prize, such as the Hungarian Liszt Prize, the Oscar Barnack Award ".

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Industry position].

 

       The competition is the world's largest and one of the most prestigious photojournalism competition, its purpose is "to promote the free, unrestricted exchange, and encourage a high level of professional photojournalism, news photography career in the world. played a major role in promoting.

       Four decades, the size of the World Press Photo competition continues to expand, and now, every year dozens of countries nearly ten thousand pieces of entries from events to Class 9 and 19, the scope of participation is the world's most widely used, the most representative and authority of news photography contest.

       Jose involved in the theme of diversity, competition and award-winning photos not only basically covers the major events, the depth of human daily life, its work has become the witness of the times and history of mankind which.

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