World Press Photo February 22, 2007

Opening: February 21st, 2007 @ 06:00 pm

World Press Photo is the world's largest and most prestigious annual press photography contest run by the (World Press Photo) an independent, non-profit organization with offices in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

After the contest, the prizewinning photographs are assembled into a traveling exhibition that is visited by over a million people in 40 countries & A yearbook presenting all prizewinning entries is published annually in six languages.

One of the primary objectives of the organization is to stimulate developments in photojournalism, encourage the transfer of knowledge, help develop high professional standards in photojournalism and promote a free and unrestricted exchange of information. World Press Photo aims also to support professional press photography on a wide international scale.

(Text: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Press_Photo )

Official Website: http://www.worldpressphoto.com/index.php?option=com_calendar&task=view&catid=95&selectedItem=176&Itemid=83&bandwidth=high#176