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By Conrad Edmund Bateman Mitch Albom once said that, “The way you get meaning into your life is to devote yourself to loving others, devote yourself to your community around you, and devote yourself to creating something that gives you purpose and meaning.” In conjunction with a yearlong celebration of UCSI University’s Silver Jubilee, the
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World Press Photo 2010
By Edrea Sunik
Curious about how the photos are taken for newspapers? How about picture placement for headlines? And what makes the best picture?
All these questions were answered in the World Press Photo 2010 held at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre (KLCC) from 12- 27 January 2011. Photojournalists from all over the world participated in this competition and this exhibition showcases the winner photos voted by the jury.
The competition which was organized by the Dutch Postcode Lottery, Canon and TNT was aimed to support professional press photography on an international scale. Promotional activities such as annual contests, exhibitions and photojournalism through educational programs were also part of its mission.
There were categories of Special Mention, Spot News, General News, People in the News, Sports Action and Sport Features, Contemporary Issues, Daily Life, Portraits, Art and Entertainment and Nature.
The organization posted a special mention category this year for the first time for non-professionals. There were two photos with special mention from Iran and China. The photos were about a woman, Neda Agha-Soltan lying on the ground after being shot in the chest.
The other, by Ou Zhihang from China portrayed a naked person doing push ups in. What attention grabbing besides his naked body, was the fact that he was protesting human rights issues which were not given attention by the government.
“I am pleased that World Press Photo (WPP) had provided an avenue for non-professional images that have significant impact on the historical visual record,” said David Groffin from National Geographic and also a member of the jury for the competition. “The photo made an exceptional impact on news reporting worldwide during the preceding year, and made exceptional news value” he added.
The winner for this year was Pietro Maturzo from Italy. His picture was about women shouting their dissent from a Tehran rooftop on 24th June 2010, following Iran’s disputed presidential election.
Although the exhibition has ended, you can still view the pictures here: www.worldpressphoto.org.
