World Press Photo 2012 Exhibition ends Friday
Dhaka, May 17 (UNB) - The World Press Photo 2012 Exhibition will be concluded at Drik Gallery in the city on Friday.
This traveling exhibition, unique in its kind, is the result of a worldwide annual contest on press photography and is brought to Dhaka with the support of Drik and the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Dhaka.
Each year, an independent international jury, consisting of 19 members, judges the entries in nine different categories, submitted by photojournalists, agencies, newspapers and magazines from all corners of the world.
This year’s competition attracted 5,247 photographers from 124 countries. In total 101,254 images were entered in the contest.
This year’s exhibition contains over 160 photographs. It is an annual public showcase for photojournalism comprising the year’s winning photo, together with award-winning images from each of the nine contest categories.
This traveling exhibition, unique in its kind, is the result of a worldwide annual contest on press photography and is brought to Dhaka with the support of Drik and the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Dhaka.
Each year, an independent international jury, consisting of 19 members, judges the entries in nine different categories, submitted by photojournalists, agencies, newspapers and magazines from all corners of the world.
This year’s competition attracted 5,247 photographers from 124 countries. In total 101,254 images were entered in the contest.
This year’s exhibition contains over 160 photographs. It is an annual public showcase for photojournalism comprising the year’s winning photo, together with award-winning images from each of the nine contest categories.
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