Alejandro Kirchuk?s photo ?Never Let You Go? won first prize in the The World Press Photo contest?s Daily Life Series. The photo shows a husband caring for his wife who suffers from Alzheimer?s disease. (Alejandro Kirchuk, Argentina)
The Canadian War Museum once again plays host to the award-winning photographs from the prestigious World Press Photo contest. Ottawa is one of four Canadian venues chosen for this international tour.
World Press Photo 2012 consists of pictures taken by photojournalists around the world in 2011. The exhibit contains over 160 photographs, including those captured during recent or ongoing conflicts.
Michael Lambert, a former army officer who was with both the Canadian and British armies and served on international assignments with NATO and the UN, viewed the exhibit the day it opened in Ottawa.
?These photos are graphic,? he said in an interview. ?They try to tell a good narrative story and they show people at their best and their worst. The photos have a certain grittiness that tells the truth about society today.?
Established in the Netherlands in 1955, the World Press Photo Foundation is a non-profit organization that encourages high professional standards in photojournalism and promotes a free and unrestricted exchange of information.
It is best known for organizing the world?s largest and most prestigious annual press photography competition.
The World Press Photo jury had the gigantic task of filtering through more than 100,000 photos in order to decide which could represent the very best photography produced the previous year.
Jury chair Aiden Sullivan stated in press notes that ?2011 was indeed a remarkable year, a momentous year full of tragedy and turmoil both natural and man-made, an important year in so many ways.?
Chieko Matsukawa holds up her daughter's graduation certificate, which she salvaged from the ruins of their home in Higashimatsushima, a town devastated by the 2011 tsunami. (Yasuyoshi Chiba, Japan, Agence France-Presse)
Examples include the tsunami in Japan, the Arab Spring, illegal shark fishing, and the cruel dehorning of rhinos, a species practically extinct but still hunted for their horns.
Given the graphic nature of some of the photos, for example shots of war scenes and the bloody aftermath of war, the museum has posted an advisory warning that children should be accompanied by adults.
The exhibit, presented in partnership with the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, will be on display at the museum until Aug. 26.
The photos will also be shown in Montreal from Sept. 7?30 at the Old Port/Marche Bonsecours, in Toronto at Brookfield Place from Oct. 3?24, and in Chicoutimi, Quebec, from Nov. 2?25.
\>");Other cities hosting the exhibit in the coming weeks include New York and St. Petersburg. It has already opened in many other cities around the world and will continue its travels until March 2013.
For more information, visit to www.warmuseum.ca
Susan Hallett is an award-winning writer and editor who has written for The Beaver, The Globe & Mail, Wine Tidings and Doctor?s Review among many others. Email: hallett_susan@hotmail.com
Source: http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/arts-entertainment/our-world-in-photos-276930.html
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