World Press Photo of the Year 2006
The annual exhibition of World Press Photo will visit in 2007 over 85 locations around the world. For the exhibition schedule see: www.worldpressphoto.nl/exhibitions. Overall winner: Spencer Platt, USA, Getty Images World Press Photo jury chair Michele McNally describes the winning image: “It’s a picture you can keep looking at. It has the complexity and contradiction of real life, amidst chaos. This photograph makes you look beyond the obvious.” Spot News 1st prize singles: Akintunde Akinleye, Nigeria, Reuters 1st prize stories: Davide Monteleone, Italy, Contrasto Contemporary Issues 1st prize singles: Walter Astrada, Argentina, World Picture Network 1st prize stories: José Cendón, Spain, Agence France-Presse General News 1st prize singles: Paolo Pellegrin, Italy, Magnum Photos for Newsweek/The New York Times Magazine 1st prize stories: Zsolt Szigetváry, Hungary, for MTI Daily Life 1st prize singles: Spencer Platt, USA, Getty Images 1st prize stories: David Guttenfelder, USA, The Associated Press People in the News … Read more
