World Press Photo 2001 (Paperback)

~ World Press Photo Foundation (Editor), World Press Photo Foundation (Author)

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Represents some of the very best work being done around the world today. -- News Photographer

Will amuse, sadden, console, and ultimately teach you much about this world of ours. -- Popular Photography

Product Description

Every year since 1955 an international jury has met in Holland under the auspices of the World Press Photo Foundation to choose the world's finest press photographs. Universally recognized as the definitive competition for photographic reporting, it has been described by Michael Rand - for many years Art Director of the Sunday Times Magazine - as 'the international photographic contest'. Publishing the results of the 44th annual World Press Photo Contest, this exceptional book contains the very best press photographs from 2000 - pictures submitted by photojournalists, picture agencies, newspapers and magazines throughout the world. Selected from thousands of images, these prizewinning photos capture the most powerful, moving and sometimes disturbing events of the year.

Product Details

• Paperback: 140 pages
• Publisher: Thames & Hudson (July 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0500975981
• ISBN-13: 978-0500975985
• Product Dimensions: 11.6 x 8.3 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,169,400 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Just as good as always, June 23, 2001

By	m_s_ - See all my reviews

The World Press Photo annuals are always a good showcase for the best photojournalism from the rest of the world (and an excellent companion to the NPPA's Best of Photojournalism series), and this year is no exception. There's plenty of spectacular documentary work in here that for whatever reason, just never seems to be published in the America, outside of these volumes: illegal immigration in South Africa; acid attacks in Bangladesh; the roadkill problem in Australia, etc.

What's also nice is that although there apparently wasn't enough space to print the multi-image winners in their entirety, the back of the book has thumbnails of all winning entries, so you can still see the story in its entire presentation.

The World Press Photo series is much more than just a simple chronicle of the winners, or a summary of the year in pictures...it's a window into some of the best work being done anywhere today.

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great collection!, March 28, 2003

By	Kurucz Tamás (Malyi, 3434 Hungary) - See all my reviews

I buy this WPP books in every year! I'd like to offer you the exhibition too. Those are more live!

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars And What A Year It Was Too..., January 25, 2002

By	Patty K. (NY) - See all my reviews

As with earlier volumes of this series, World Press Photo 2001 shows us the year we all, luckily, passed through. It's evocative, moving, and at times very sad. The power of the images range from subtle to in-your-face--and each single shot speaks volumes.