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“From September 15, the world’s best press photos will once again be in the seventh district – the Fotomuseum WestLicht Schauplatz from World Press Photo is already taking place for the sixteenth time in a row.
he fall is the time of World Press Photo. With the election of the Turkish Associated Press photographer Burhan Ozbilici to the World Press Photo of the Year, the jury made a particularly controversial and heated debate this year. The image of 19 December 2016 shows the assassination of the Russian Ambassador in Turkey, Andrey Karlov, by the 22-year-old police officer Mevlüt Mert Altıntaş at the opening of a photo exhibition in Ankara.
“It was an extremely difficult decision, but finally, the majority of the selection committee was convinced of the explosiveness of the image,” says jury member Mary F. Calvert. “It brings the current hate to the point and every time the photo appeared on our screens, we involuntarily slipped back a bit because it has such an explosive force. We had the impression that this picture really embodies what the World Press Photo of the Year is all about “.
World Press Photo in the gallery Westlicht
In 2016 the event attracted around 23,000 visitors to Westbahnstrasse. The award-winning single pictures and photographs show the past year as icons of the past and present impressively events from the fields of politics, society, sport and nature. Among the dominant topics in the competition are the conflicts in the Islamic world, in particular the war in Syria and the struggle against the IS in northern Iraq, as well as the fate of the refugees on the dangerous transitans to Europe.
Beyond the Atlantic, at a demonstration in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, the photographer Jonathan Bachman shot an already iconic picture of the civilian resistance and the protests against the repeated police violence against African Americans in the USA and thus took the first place in the USA Category Current Topics. The picture shows the 27-year-old activist Ieshia Evans, who alone stands in the way of a cordon of heavily armored policemen.
Two excellent projects are devoted to the brutal anti-drug war launched by President Rodrigo Duterte in the Philippines in June 2016. Since its inauguration, more than 2,000 people have been killed by the police, and the statistics include more than 3,500 unresolved murders of alleged dependents and small-scale demolitions.
In the Nature category, the American photojournalist Ami Vitale took a second place with her story about rearing and research stations for pandas in the Chinese province of Sechuan. Last year, the Great Panda was taken from the list of endangered species – the population is still considered fragile, but has also recovered strongly thanks to the efforts of the Chinese state to protect the natural habitat of bears.
A total of 45 photographers from 25 countries were awarded in eight categories. Admittedly, 5,034 candidates from 125 nations had submitted more than 80,000 photographs.
Information for visitors
Adults: 7 euros
Senior citizens and students up to 27 years: 5 euros
Children from 6 to 16 as well as pupils, apprentices, civilian volunteers,
People with handicap: 2 euros
Children under 6 years: free
Family card (2 adults + 1 child): 14 Euro – every additional child free
Groups of 10 or more (adults): 5 Euro per person
Holders of the cultural passport: free
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By event.at
