Wednesday 11 November 2009

World Press Photo 2009

Polish independence day 11th November.
Today in Poland everyone is resting, travelling or having fun with family and friends.
And as a Krakow citizen I did the same.

Morning for ironing and solving some computer problems.

And afternoon for going to World Press Photo in Krakow.
http://www.worldpressphoto.org/

The annual exposition that really impresses me. Last year I was there as well and I have to say that this year the level is awesome as well!

Anthony Suau and his pictures related with the American stock market and the feeling of the economic crisis.
Brenda Ann and her pictures of a 7 children family mother raising them with not so many resources.
Lissette Lemus and her impressive pictures of people killed in "El Salvador" by mafias.
Chen Qinggang and Bo Bor, showing us the recent earthquake disaster in Beichuan city, China, where many people died and many other ones lost their entire property.
Sebastian D'Souza and his collection of pictures of Mumbai (India) railway station's masacre, with 58 people dead.
Olivier Laban Mattei and the consequences of the cyclone in Burma...
Walter Astrada and his portfolio of pictures related to Kenya and the violence nowadays...
Justyna Mielnikiwicz shows her view of the Georgian-Russian conflict of the last year.
Pep Bonet gives to the exposition the main picture (seen on the tickets), with a transexual guy from Honduras, giving the view of how they earn money with prostitution.
Carlos Cazalis analyze the number of homeless people in Sao Paulo, giving an interesting view of where they sleep and take shelter from the rain.
Alexander Taran gives us some images about the 1920's and 1930's Russian style of fight called Sambo, original from USSR but extended worldwide nowadays...
Steve Winter and his snow leopards also are in the exhibition.
And some others are also there with many different kind of pictures.

I really have to say how impressed I am after that exhibition. The pictures are gorgeous in quality, but not only that, also the moments captured and feelings that the camera does not give to us but only the good photographers do, are there.

Some pictures of the exposition:
(Coming soon)

If you have the exposition nearby and you like photography, do not hesitate about going!
It is really worth it!

Greetings!

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