02.07.06
WPP results contest 2006 to be announced
Results contest 2006 to be announced
The judging sessions started on Saturday 28 January and will continue until 9 February. This year 4,448 professional photographers from 122 countries entered a total number of 83,044 images; 182 photographers more than in 2005. The jury will award prizes in 10 theme categories and select one image as the World Press Photo of the Year 2005. The theme categories are: Spot News, General News, People in the News, Sports Action, Sports Features, Contemporary Issues, Daily Life, Portraits, Arts and Entertainment, and Nature. The world premier exhibition of the award-winning photographs will open at the Oude Kerk, Oudekerksplein in Amsterdam on Monday 24 April 2006. The exhibition will be on show until 18 June 2006 and will subsequently travel to over 85 cities around the world.
