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World Press Photo judges discuss emotion and content in winning images

Among the gruesome scenes of death and violence that featured strongly in this year's winning images, one image stood out as a symbol of hope - an image of an African woman in a trash tip reading a book....

Awards 15 Feb 2013

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World Press Photo: Should Olympic Games photos dominate the sports categories?

With just 11 photos from the 2012 Olympic Games rewarded at this year's World Press Photo, Bill Frakes, a photographer with Sports Illustrated and member of the competition's jury, speaks to BJP about...

Sport 15 Feb 2013

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World Press Photo: General News winner on the importance – and difficulties – of reporting from Syria

"Anything we can do that can try to show the drama and massacres the Syrians are suffering is good.” Rodrigo Abd has been awarded the 1st Prize General News Single for his portrait of an injured woman...

Awards 15 Feb 2013

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World Press Photo announces Multimedia contest winners

VII photographers Jessica Dimmock and Stephanie Sinclair, and Noor photographer Pep Bonet, receive top honours in this year’s World Press Photo Multimedia Awards

Documentary 01 Feb 2013

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Tim Hetherington Grant invites photojournalist submissions

World Press Photo and Human Rights Watch are calling on photojournalists and press photographers to apply for the second Tim Hetherington Grant, worth £20,000

Awards 08 Oct 2012

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Singaporean talent celebrated by photography award

A £15,000 prize awaits the winner of the Icon de Martell Cordon Bleu award, chosen from nine nominees who went on show in Singapore earlier this month.

Awards 13 Aug 2012

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Travel Photographer of the Year Awards winners announced

US photographer Louis Montrose has won the the 2011 international Travel Photographer of the Year Award for his work in Burkina Faso and Mexico

Travel 09 Dec 2011

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One month left to enter International Street Photography Award

The second edition of the International Street Photography Award is closing soon, with photographers urged to submit their images before 05 January 2012

Awards 06 Dec 2011

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Yuri Kozyrev wins Bayeux Calvados War Photographer Award

Noor photojournalist Yuri Kozyrev has swept the photography categories at this year's Bayeux Calvados Awards for his recent work in Libya

Awards 08 Oct 2011

Chloe Dewe Mathews - a Panos Pictures photographer - has won this year's International Photography Award - run by British Journal of Photography - for her series Caspian

Chloe Dewe Mathews wins BJP's International Photography Award

Chloe Dewe Mathews, a Panos Pictures photographer, has won this year's International Photography Award, run by British Journal of Photography, for her series Caspian.

Awards 06 Oct 2011

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Shortlist unveiled for Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize 2011

Five photographers have been shortlisted in this year's Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize, run by the National Portrait Gallery

Exhibitions 14 Sep 2011

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€10,000 up for grabs in photographic award

The City of Levallois - Epson Photography Award is now calling for entries for its 2011 edition

Awards 06 Apr 2011

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Call for entries issued for Luceo's Student Project Award

Luceo, the cooperative formed by photographers David Walter Banks, Kendrick Brinson, Matt Eich, Kevin German, Daryl Peveto and Matt Slaby, has launched its second Student Project Award worth $1000

Awards 31 Mar 2011

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Amateurs celebrated in 2011 Sony World Photography Awards

The winners of the Open contest, part of this year's Sony World Photography Awards, have been announced

Awards 22 Mar 2011

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Mitch Epstein wins £65,000 in latest Prix Pictet

Photographer Mitch Epstein has won the third Prix Pictet award, which comes with a £65,000 grant, for his work on American Power

Awards 17 Mar 2011

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Sony World Photography Awards to honour Bruce Davidson

Magnum photographer Bruce Davidson will receive the Outstanding Contribution to Photography Award at this year's Sony World Photographer Awards

Award Ceremonies 09 Mar 2011

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