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The World Press Photo Exhibition is open for viewing from December 11, 2015 to January 3, 2016 at the Shifteye Gallery in Nairobi. This traveling exhibition, unique in its kind, is the result of a worldwide annual contest on press photography and is brought to Nairobi thanks to the partnership of PAWA254 Initiative and the support of The Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Shifteye Gallery has partnered as the hosting the exhibition space in Nairobi. The exhibition will be officially opened by Frans Makken, Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in the presence of Erik de Kruijf, representative of the World Press Photo Foundation, and Boniface Mwangi, founder of PAWA254.
This year, Lagos and Nairobi are the two African capitals having the honor to host this photographic collection. The event has been organized by PAWA254 in collaboration with Ingrid Tamborin. Ingrid Tamborin is an international consultant, specialized in international trade and social impact within the creative sector. PAWA Initiative was formally established in August 2011 as a center where diverse individuals (artists and non-artists) could join together as members and visitors to engage, learn and improve on their ideas and skills. Such collaborations would result in artistic productions that increased opportunities for their creators to build their profiles and generate income. They would also give rise to ‘artivist’ productions whose messages are channelled towards public campaigns for social change. From Monday 14 to Thursday 17 December, PAWA254 in collaboration with PAK is organizing a weeklong workshop on photojournalism for Kenyan photojournalists who are already in the industry.
“This exhibition is a celebration of photography, journalism and the freedom of speech. For the exhibition to reach its full potential, our aim is to show the winning photo stories in all major cities around the world. As the media hub for Africa, Nairobi definitely belongs on the list. We are extremely happy to be back here.”
- Erik de Kruijf, World Press Photo Foundation.
“The World Press Photo Exhibition is a chance for Kenya photojournalists to see award winning images and be inspired to enter their work for the 2015 world press competition. The master class will be a great opportunity for emerging photographers to learn and improve their photography skills. We are looking forward to seeing one of our own win the World Press Photo after this experience”
- Boniface Mwangi, Pawa254
“Photojournalism in Kenya is an up-rising scene and this is certainly a win-win collaboration that gives Kenya once more an international leading role in the African continent.”
- Ingrid Tamborin
The exhibition space design was curated by Cave, a design bureau in Kenya established in 2014.
World Press Photo
The World Press Photo foundation is committed to supporting and advancing high standards in photojournalism and documentary storytelling worldwide. Its aim is to generate wide public interest in and appreciation of the work of photographers and other visual journalists, as well as to promote the free exchange of information. Activities include organizing annual photojournalism and multimedia contests, and global exhibition tours. The programs of the Academy strive to stimulate high-quality visual journalism through educational programs, grants and a variety of publications. World Press Photo is an independent non-profit organization with its office in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, where it was founded in 1955. Follow World Press Photo on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram or on their website at www.worldpressphoto.org.
2015 Photo Contest
The World Press Photo competition is the world’s leading contest for professional press photographers, photojournalists, and documentary photographers, setting the standard for the profession. The World Press Photo Foundation was founded in 1955, making this year the 60th edition of the international renowned contest.
This year’s competition drew entries from 5,692 photographers, from 131 countries, 8 being from Kenya. A total of 97,912 images were entered in the contest.
A group of internationally recognized professionals in the fields of photojournalism and documentary photography convened in Amsterdam in February to judge all entries. The jury gave 45 prizes in eight themed categories to 41 photographers of 17 nationalities from: Australia, Bangladesh, Belgium, China, Denmark, Eritrea, France, Germany, Iran, Ireland, Italy, Poland, Russia, Sweden, Turkey, UK and USA.
Exhibition Tour
The prize-winning pictures are presented travelling exhibitions that visit 100 cities in about 45 countries. The same selection of photographs is hosted every year globally, from Paris, Tokyo, Milan, Moscow, Rio de Janeiro, Sydney, and London. Around 3.5 million people all over the world see the exhibition.
The World Press Photo of the Year 2014
The jury of the 58th annual World Press Photo Contest has selected an image by Danish photographer Mads Nissen as the World Press Photo of the Year 2014. Nissen is a staff photographer for the Danish daily newspaper Politiken and is represented by Panos Pictures. The picture shows Jon and Alex, a gay couple, during an intimate moment in St Petersburg, Russia. Life for lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender (LGBT) people is becoming increasingly difficult in Russia. Sexual minorities face legal and social discrimination, harassment, and even violent hate-crime attacks from conservative religious and nationalistic groups. The winning picture belongs to a larger project by Nissen called “Homophobia in Russia” which was shot for Scanpix. The photo also won 1st Prize in the Contemporary Issues category. For an overview of all the winners visit: http://www.worldpressphoto.org/awards/2015.
Comments on the winners by the jury:
“It is an historic time for the image… the winning image needs to be aesthetic, to have impact, and to have the potential to become iconic. This photo is aesthetically powerful, and it has humanity.”
- Michele McNally, Jury chair and director of photography and assistant managing editor of The New York Times
“World Press Photo is more interesting than being just a competition. The winning image fosters debate not only within the photo community, about who we are and where we’re going and what we’re trying to say, but also in the larger community. The images are seen and discussed by tens of thousands of people.”
- Donald Weber, Jury Member
Quick links
List of winners: http://www.worldpressphoto.org/2015-photo-contest/winners-list
2015 Winners’ photo gallery: http://www.worldpressphoto.org/awards/
2015
About the 2015 Photo Contest, including jury bio’s and category definitions: http://www.worldpressphoto.org/2015-photo-contest
Video interviews with observations from the jury can be viewed here: http://www.worldpressphoto.org/2015-photo-contest/jury-interviews
Editors please note:
A selection of the winning images is available online on the World Press Photo press download area www.worldpressphoto.org/downloads. To access this online download area you are required to register.
For more information please contact:
info@pawa254.org
And/or
World Press Photo, Press department:
press@worldpressphoto.org
This year's exhibition displays will be printed on Canon large format printers and Arizona flatbed printers by Océ, which is part of the Canon Group. Please see www.canon-europe.com for further information.
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Social Media: Twitter @Pawa254 | Facebook PAWA 254
Office: (+254) 721 956 552
Website: http://www.pawa254.org
This year, Lagos and Nairobi are the two African capitals having the honor to host this photographic collection. The event has been organized by PAWA254 in collaboration with Ingrid Tamborin. Ingrid Tamborin is an international consultant, specialized in international trade and social impact within the creative sector. PAWA Initiative was formally established in August 2011 as a center where diverse individuals (artists and non-artists) could join together as members and visitors to engage, learn and improve on their ideas and skills. Such collaborations would result in artistic productions that increased opportunities for their creators to build their profiles and generate income. They would also give rise to ‘artivist’ productions whose messages are channelled towards public campaigns for social change. From Monday 14 to Thursday 17 December, PAWA254 in collaboration with PAK is organizing a weeklong workshop on photojournalism for Kenyan photojournalists who are already in the industry.
“This exhibition is a celebration of photography, journalism and the freedom of speech. For the exhibition to reach its full potential, our aim is to show the winning photo stories in all major cities around the world. As the media hub for Africa, Nairobi definitely belongs on the list. We are extremely happy to be back here.”
- Erik de Kruijf, World Press Photo Foundation.
“The World Press Photo Exhibition is a chance for Kenya photojournalists to see award winning images and be inspired to enter their work for the 2015 world press competition. The master class will be a great opportunity for emerging photographers to learn and improve their photography skills. We are looking forward to seeing one of our own win the World Press Photo after this experience”
- Boniface Mwangi, Pawa254
“Photojournalism in Kenya is an up-rising scene and this is certainly a win-win collaboration that gives Kenya once more an international leading role in the African continent.”
- Ingrid Tamborin
The exhibition space design was curated by Cave, a design bureau in Kenya established in 2014.
World Press Photo
The World Press Photo foundation is committed to supporting and advancing high standards in photojournalism and documentary storytelling worldwide. Its aim is to generate wide public interest in and appreciation of the work of photographers and other visual journalists, as well as to promote the free exchange of information. Activities include organizing annual photojournalism and multimedia contests, and global exhibition tours. The programs of the Academy strive to stimulate high-quality visual journalism through educational programs, grants and a variety of publications. World Press Photo is an independent non-profit organization with its office in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, where it was founded in 1955. Follow World Press Photo on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram or on their website at www.worldpressphoto.org.
2015 Photo Contest
The World Press Photo competition is the world’s leading contest for professional press photographers, photojournalists, and documentary photographers, setting the standard for the profession. The World Press Photo Foundation was founded in 1955, making this year the 60th edition of the international renowned contest.
This year’s competition drew entries from 5,692 photographers, from 131 countries, 8 being from Kenya. A total of 97,912 images were entered in the contest.
A group of internationally recognized professionals in the fields of photojournalism and documentary photography convened in Amsterdam in February to judge all entries. The jury gave 45 prizes in eight themed categories to 41 photographers of 17 nationalities from: Australia, Bangladesh, Belgium, China, Denmark, Eritrea, France, Germany, Iran, Ireland, Italy, Poland, Russia, Sweden, Turkey, UK and USA.
Exhibition Tour
The prize-winning pictures are presented travelling exhibitions that visit 100 cities in about 45 countries. The same selection of photographs is hosted every year globally, from Paris, Tokyo, Milan, Moscow, Rio de Janeiro, Sydney, and London. Around 3.5 million people all over the world see the exhibition.
The World Press Photo of the Year 2014
The jury of the 58th annual World Press Photo Contest has selected an image by Danish photographer Mads Nissen as the World Press Photo of the Year 2014. Nissen is a staff photographer for the Danish daily newspaper Politiken and is represented by Panos Pictures. The picture shows Jon and Alex, a gay couple, during an intimate moment in St Petersburg, Russia. Life for lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender (LGBT) people is becoming increasingly difficult in Russia. Sexual minorities face legal and social discrimination, harassment, and even violent hate-crime attacks from conservative religious and nationalistic groups. The winning picture belongs to a larger project by Nissen called “Homophobia in Russia” which was shot for Scanpix. The photo also won 1st Prize in the Contemporary Issues category. For an overview of all the winners visit: http://www.worldpressphoto.org/awards/2015.
Comments on the winners by the jury:
“It is an historic time for the image… the winning image needs to be aesthetic, to have impact, and to have the potential to become iconic. This photo is aesthetically powerful, and it has humanity.”
- Michele McNally, Jury chair and director of photography and assistant managing editor of The New York Times
“World Press Photo is more interesting than being just a competition. The winning image fosters debate not only within the photo community, about who we are and where we’re going and what we’re trying to say, but also in the larger community. The images are seen and discussed by tens of thousands of people.”
- Donald Weber, Jury Member
Quick links
List of winners: http://www.worldpressphoto.org/2015-photo-contest/winners-list
2015 Winners’ photo gallery: http://www.worldpressphoto.org/awards/
2015
About the 2015 Photo Contest, including jury bio’s and category definitions: http://www.worldpressphoto.org/2015-photo-contest
Video interviews with observations from the jury can be viewed here: http://www.worldpressphoto.org/2015-photo-contest/jury-interviews
Editors please note:
A selection of the winning images is available online on the World Press Photo press download area www.worldpressphoto.org/downloads. To access this online download area you are required to register.
For more information please contact:
info@pawa254.org
And/or
World Press Photo, Press department:
press@worldpressphoto.org
This year's exhibition displays will be printed on Canon large format printers and Arizona flatbed printers by Océ, which is part of the Canon Group. Please see www.canon-europe.com for further information.
**
Social Media: Twitter @Pawa254 | Facebook PAWA 254
Office: (+254) 721 956 552
Website: http://www.pawa254.org
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