Eyes in Photography - Winners of World Press Photo Contest (to be) Announced

Photographer Jodi Bieber's portrait of 18-year-old Afghan Bibi Aisha, taken for Time magazine, was named the World Press Photo of the Year for 2010. (Jodie Bieber/Institute for Artist Management/Goodman Gallery for Time magazine/Associated Press)

'It's a terrific picture, a different picture, a frightening picture...It's so much about not just this particular woman, but the state of women in the world'
—Juror Vince Aletti

The results of the 54th annual World Press Photo Contest will be announced on Friday, 11 February 2024 at 11.00 a.m. (C.E.T.) during a press conference at the Boekmanzaal in the Amsterdam City Hall, Amstel 1. Following the announcement, the photos will be published on World Press Photo's website: www.worldpressphoto.org. Since it was founded in 1955, the World Press Photo Contest is widely considered to be the premier competition within photojournalism. Its accolades are coveted by photographers across the world.
This year again a record number of photographs with 108,059 (2010: 101,960) images was submitted. The number of participants decreased slightly with 3% to 5,691 (2010: 5,847) photographers. The photographers represent 125 different nationalities. The jury will select prize-winning images in nine categories from the images entered by photographers and their representatives worldwide. The judging started on Saturday 29 January and will continue through Thursday 10 February. The members of the jury are:
Chair:
David Burnett, USA, photojournalist and founding member Contact Press Images
Members:
Abir Abdullah, Bangladesh, photographer EPA and vice principal Pathshala South Asian Media Academy
Vince Aletti, USA, freelance critic
Koji Aoki, Japan, chief photographer Aflo sport / Aflo dite and president Aflo Co., Ltd.
Peter Bialobreszki, Germany, artist
Harry Borden, UK, photographer
Giovanna Calvenzi, Italy, picture editor Sportweek / La Gazzetta dello Sport
Marizilda Cruppe, Brazil, photographer O Globo / Eve Photographers
Ruth Eichhorn, Germany, director of photography Geo
Renata Ferri, Italy, photo editor Io Donna - Corriere Della Sera
Heinz Kluetmeier, USA, photographer Sports Illustrated
Mattias Klum, Sweden, photographer and filmmaker
Héric Libong, Cameroon, head of photo department Panapress
Enric Martí, Spain, regional editor AP for Latin America and Caribbean
Wim Melis, The Netherlands, curator Noorderlicht
Terence Pepper, UK, curator of photographs National Portrait Gallery
Sujong Song, South Korea, independent curator and photo editor
Sophie Stafford, UK, BBC Wildlife Magazine
Aidan Sullivan, UK, vice president photo assignment Getty Images

Secretary:
Daphné Anglès, France/USA, European picture coordinator The New York Times
Stephen Mayes, UK, managing director VII Photo Agency

World Press Photo receives support from the Dutch Postcode Lottery and is sponsored worldwide by Canon and TNT.

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