Each year World Press Photo holds their annual competition to find the best images of the year in photojournalism and documentary photography. They showcase the winners on their website as well as host a traveling exhibit. I’ve been luck enough to personally see the exhibit twice, in two different cities, along my travels.
On February 14th the World Press Photo winners were announced
John Stanmeyer About A Photograph from thinkTank Photo on Vimeo.
John Stanmeyer, World Press Photo winner for contemporary issues, is our photographer this week on About A Photograph. John talks you through his award winning photograph – enjoy!
Please visit About a Photograph.com for more information on John and the entire series of “About A Photograph”
With thanks to John and Triple Scoop Music.
Produced by Kurt Rogers and Deanne Fitzmaurice.
Sponsored by thinkTankPhoto.com
This is a screenshot of their website
Head over to view all the 2014 award winners here!
Even if you are not into documentary or journalistic photography, you can’t help but find these images haunting, stunning, and sometimes shocking. Photography has long since been an important tool in documenting our lives and times. See what these, often brave (or stupid) photographers bare witness to and capture with their cameras for the world to see.
Documentary photography has also historically played a role in social change. You just have to think about the images of the starving children in Africa to realize that’s true. Only after the images showed up on the media, did the world take notice and do something to help.
So do your part – go see the winning images. Really look at them. Not just for their technical and artistic qualities, but look at the meaning in those images. Be inspired to create deeper, more meaningful images yourself.
Enjoy!
For more on documentary and street photography try these tips:
- Vivian Maier – The Secret Nanny Street Photographer: BBC Documentary Part 1
- Focus on Willem Wernsen ~ Philanthropist Photographer
- Documentary Photography – Six Tips for Creating a Legacy
