The world's largest photo exhibition "World Press Photo Exhibition 2018" with a total of about 4 million people going to the venue.
"World Press Photo Exhibition" is an exhibition of documentaries and news photographs that began in the following year due to the establishment of the world media photography foundation in Amsterdam, The Netherlands in 1955. Every year, from January to February, the "World Press Photo Contest" aimed at photographs taken mainly in the previous year was held and prize-winning works selected by international judges composed of dozens of people.
It will be exhibited at about 100 locations around the world as a "exhibition" work. Throughout the year, a total of about 4 million people can be said to be the world's largest photo exhibition in the world.
Professional photographers who capture the reality that is occurring in the world now as a result. The award-winning works such as that overwhelming ability and breathtaking tension are conveyed.
At the 61st this time, 4,548 photographers from 125 countries and regions participated, and 73,044 entries were made. "World Press Photo Exhibition 2018" introducing award-winning works including grand prize etc. will be held from June 9 at the Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Photography (Ebisu).
This year, It will introduce "environmental issues" instead of "problems of modern society", "general news", "long-term coverage", "nature", "people", "sports", "spot news". In the eight department of the departments, 42 people in 22 countries were awarded the award.
World press photo exhibition's mission is connecting the world to the stories that matter.
In 1955 a group of Dutch photographers organized an international contest (“World Press Photo”) to expose their work to a global audience. Since then the contest has grown into the world’s most prestigious photography competition, and through our successful worldwide exhibition program, presents the winning stories to millions of people.
For six decades, the World Press Photo Foundation has been working from its home in Amsterdam as a creative, independent, nonprofit organization. In that time, the world has changed continuously, and new developments in the media and technology have transformed journalism and storytelling. Our mission has expanded, and we draw on our experience to guide visual journalists, storytellers, and audiences around the world through this challenging and exciting landscape.
What they do:
Because they believe in the power of showing and the importance of seeing high-quality visual stories, they create and support the conditions that make possible the stories that matter.
They showcase stories that make people stop, feel, think and act. They encourage diverse accounts of the world that present stories with different perspectives. They exhibit those stories to a worldwide audience, educate the profession and the public on their making, and encourage debate on their meaning. They are a global platform connecting professionals and audiences through trustworthy visual journalism and storytelling.
Their core values:
Accuracy
Diversity
Transparency
They do not discriminate against anyone on the basis of age, gender, race or ethnic origin, religion, or sexual orientation. They oppose discrimination and harassment in our community.
About the organization:
The World Press Photo Foundation has its office in Amsterdam, where the Managing Director Lars Boering leads a team of 27 staff. If they have vacancies, the vacancies are advertised on their jobs page. Their patron is Prince Constantijn of The Netherlands. A Supervisory Board oversees proper governance of the organization and its programs, with the help of an International Circle of Advisors. Their programs are supported in a variety of ways. The World Press Photo Foundation receives support from the Dutch Postcode Lottery and is sponsored worldwide by Canon. The World Press Photo Associates offer a valued partnership. They sell museum-quality, limited edition, prize-winning prints as well as photo books in our online store. In addition, they have a range of collaborations with their supporters and contributors.
Exhibition (exhibition, Exhibition) means public performance or model game not official record. In the sports world, a special demonstration done without winning or losing. For those who perform in front of customers such as figure skating and gymnastics competitions, they are sometimes referred to as Gala (Acting Society) (exhibition match, exhibition game is said to be similar to this).
The figure skating exhibition is carried out after the completion of all the competition events at a large competition, by the top prizewinners (athletes within 5th in principle at the Winter Olympics and World Championships and athletes in the host country) , Performance without scoring or ranking. Playing in the exhibition is an honor for the players. There are often encore events for gold medal players.
Unlike competition that is scored according to the regulations on the rules and scores that are scored in the production, there are no restrictions on techniques and production in the exhibition.
There is no regulation time and the use of costumes and props is also unrestricted, and athletes are free to use techniques such as longitudinal rotation, Wallay and one-foot accelerator, forbidden in competitions or jumps that are out of scoring target And you can show off acting. Undressing during performance can also be done (within common sense) because there are no restrictions on costumes.
Also, for music used in competitions other than ice dance, do not use singing voices with meaningful lyrics (probably because the impression given to judges and watching by language differ) Although there was a fixed rule, there are many players who slide on songs such as popular singers because they are also banned in the exhibition.
There is no schedule or ticket right now.
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