Este jueves 28 de agosto se inauguró la exhibición de este año de World Press Photo en el Museo de Arte y Diseño Contemporáneo.
World Press Photo es una organización sin fines de lucro que por más de cincuenta años ha invitado a profesionales de fotoperiodismo a participar en un concurso anual. Este año, más 5019 fotógrafos de 125 países mandaron 80536 fotos (80% de los participantes mandaron sus fotos a través del sitio de WPPH). Las fotografías se premian en distintas categorías tanto fotografías individuales como reportajes.
Se retratan temas que fueron noticia el año pasado como la guerra en Afganistán y en Irak, las elecciones en Kenya y el asesinato de la ex primera ministra pakistaní Benazir Bhutto.
No todo es conflicto o enfrentamiento. Otros temas tratan de cómo es el mundo hoy y algunas historias pueden parecer corrientes en los medios con los que tenemos que ver normalmente, pero no estamos acostumbrados a la manera en que algunos fotógrafos las presentan.
Sobre la selección, en el prólogo a la exhibición se menciona que las fotografías se valoran con respecto a un tema, pero que no es la labor de este jurado decir cuáles temas son más importantes que otros sino la forma en la que están retratados. Según Gary Knight, presidente del jurado de este año:
“Los jurados han buscado la forma de recompensar el trabajo creativo y el contenido periodístico de los trabajos presentados… Se trata tanto de periodismo como de fotografía.”
En fin, les presentamos una pequeña parte de la exhibición con sus respectivas descripciones (en inglés), hay que visitar el MADC para entender lo impactantes que son estas imágenes. La exposición va a estar hasta el 18 de setiembre.
En la página de WPPH se pueden ver todas las fotos y videos de los ganadores hablando sobre su trabajo. ¡Ah! Abajo les dejamos enlaces a algunas de las páginas de los ganadores.
Fotos ganadoras
Fotografía World Press del Año 2007
Tim Hetherington, Reino Unido, para Vanity Fair
American soldier resting at bunker, Korengal Valley, Afghanistan, 16 September
“A soldier of Second Platoon, Battle Company of the Second Battalion of the US 503rd Infantry Regiment sinks onto an embankment in the Restrepo bunker in the Korengal Valley, Afghanistan, at the end of the day on September 16. The valley was the epicenter of the US fight against militant Islam in Afghanistan, and scene of some of the deadliest combat in the region.”
Reportajes de Tim Hetherington en Vanity Fair:
John Moore, EU, Getty Images
Assassination of Benazir Bhutto, Rawalpindi, Pakistan, 27 December
“Pakistan opposition leader Benazir Bhutto was assassinated after addressing thousands of supporters at a rally in the city of Rawalpindi, on December 27. She had been campaigning ahead of general elections scheduled for January. As Bhutto’s convoy was leaving the rally, an attacker opened fire on her car. Shortly after that a bomb exploded. At least 20 other people died in the blast.”
Roberto Schmidt, Colombia/Alemania, Agence France-Presse
Kenya election unrest, Nairobi, 29-31 December
“A supporter of defeated candidate Raila Odinga waves a stick during protests in Kibera, an opposition stronghold. Unrest swept through Kenya after people disputed current leader Mwai Kibaki’s narrow victory in presidential elections.”
Stanley Greene, EU, Noor
Attack plan drawn in sand, Chad-Sudan border, January
“A sketch in the sand illustrates an assault on Furawiya village in Darfur in western Sudan in 2003. The diagram was drawn four years later in January 2007, in a refugee camp in neighboring Chad by Asdallah Asdel Khaled, a survivor of the attack. He had witnessed the total destruction of his village, and atrocities committed against its inhabitants. Between 2003 and 2007, over 200,000 people were killed and 2.5 million displaced by ethnic conflict in Darfur, with large numbers fleeing to Chad.”
Balazs Gardi, Hungría, VII Network
The Valley, Operation Rock Avalanche, Afghanistan, October
“Men are made to stand at a distance from each other as US soldiers search their village. In October, combined American and the Afghan National Army forces conducted Operation Rock Avalanche to flush out insurgents from the Korengal Valley and surrounding areas of north-eastern Afghanistan. The Korengal Valley is considered to be the epicenter of US fighting in Afghanistan, and one of the deadliest zones of conflict in the region. Located near the Pakistan border, it was the first part of a former mujahideen smuggling channel, used to bring men and arms into the country. American military strategists believed that al-Qaeda was trying to revive the route.”
Yonathan Weitzman, Israel
Dress of an African girl caught in the Israel/Egypt border fence, 20 August
“The dress of an African girl hangs on a barbed-wire fence after she has crossed the Israeli-Egyptian border with her family, on August 20. A growing number of migrants, many from the conflict-torn Darfur area of Sudan, passed illegally into Israel in 2007. Many had already lived for some years in Egypt. Israel argued that such people were not refugees but economic migrants, and further reserved the right to refuse entry to asylum-seekers from enemy countries, of which Sudan was regarded as one. In July, the Egyptian president had promised to step up action against border infiltrators, and the Egyptian military adopted a more aggressive stance towards people attempting illegal crossings.”
Philippe Dudouit, Suiza, para Time
PKK fighters, Northern Iraq
“PKK commander Haval Syavent stands in the forest near the PKK camp of Arbur in northern Iraq. Conflict between Turkish authorities and militant fighters of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), who are calling for an independent Kurdish state, has lasted decades and cost more than 30,000 lives. More than half the world’s Kurds (10 to 12 million people) live in the southeastern part of Turkey, near the border with Iraq.”
Ivaylo Velev, Bulgaria, Bul X Vision Photography Agency
Freeride competitor Phil Meier chased by an avalanche, Flaine, France, 15 March
“Swiss professional freeride skier Phil Meier escapes an oncoming avalanche in Flaine, France, during Freeride Quest, a qualifying event for Xtreme Verbier, the freeriding world championship. The sport involves off-piste skiing through a variety of terrains, with very few restricting rules. It is not uncommon that a freerider triggers an avalanche. Meier finished the session safely. Of the 19 men in the event, five qualified for the world championships.”
Chris Detrick, EU, The Salt Lake Tribune
Sports portfolio
“Pepperdine’s Jason Walberg gouges the eyes of Brigham Young University’s Jonathan Tavernari during a basketball match in Provo, Utah, USA. No foul was called. Although Tavernari missed the basket immediately after the incident, he was not injured. Later in the game he scored back-to-back three-pointers, helping his team win 86-67.”
Andrew Quilty, Australia, Oculi para Australian Financial Review Magazine
Maxwelton Race Meeting, Queensland, Australia
“Children watch a horse race in the small outback town of Maxwelton, in Queensland, Australia. The annual Maxwelton Race Meeting carries prize money totaling AUS$ 28,000 (nearly €17,500), and attracts punters from all over the region. In an atmosphere that has changed little since the race club was established in 1951, visitors also participate in family foot races and games for young folk.”
Erik Refner, Dinamarca, Berlingske Tidende
Competitors in the Copenhagen Marathon at the finish-line, on May 18.
Brent Stirton, Sudáfrica, Reportaje por Getty Images para Newsweek
Evacuation of dead mountain gorillas, Virunga National Park, Eastern Congo
“Conservation rangers of the Virunga National Park in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo evacuate the bodies of four mountain gorillas found shot in the forest. The gorillas, a highly endangered species, live in an area beset with conflict. Rebel leaders in the region maintain that the Congolese government is collaborating with the Hutu-led FDLR (Democratic Liberation Forces of Rwanda), accused of involvement in the 1994 genocide against Tutsis in Rwanda. Rebel militia have entered Virunga in pursuit of FDLR fighters, who they say are hiding there. It is not always clear who is attacking the gorillas, but a number have been killed in ways that parallel human executions during the Rwandan genocide. Some are eaten as bush-meat. The gorillas’ habitat is also being destroyed, as both militia and illegal charcoal-makers are cutting down trees. There are an estimated 700 mountain gorillas remaining worldwide. More than half of these live in Virunga, where at least nine were killed during 2007. Rangers trying to protect the gorillas have also come under attack.”
Jean Revillard, Suiza, Rezo.ch
Makeshift huts of immigrants, Calais, France
“Five years after the closure of the Sangatte refugee center near Calais, some 500 migrants sleep rough in makeshift shelters on the city outskirts. Many have fled conflict in Iraq, Afghanistan and Darfur, and are hoping to stow away in trains or vehicles heading through the Channel tunnel to seek asylum in the UK. In April, the mayor of Calais announced plans to build some basic facilities for migrants on an abandoned football pitch.”
Justin Maxon, EU, Aurora Photos
“Ly Thi Mui (34) and her son Trun Van Pha (5) help each other bathe in the Red River in Hanoi, Vietnam. They have been homeless for five years.”
Pieter ten Hoopen, Holanda, Agence Vu
Kitezh, the invisible town, Russia
“People in the town of Vladimirskoe, near Nizhny Novgorod in western Russia, live beside a lake that is an object of ancient folklore and pilgrimage. The story goes that when the city of Kitezh came under attack by Mongols in the 13th century, the townsfolk put up no defense, but simply prayed for God’s protection. As the Mongol armies came in for the assault, fountains sprang from the earth, and the city of Kitezh sank beneath the waters of what is now Lake Svetloyar. Legend has it that the city can be seen rising from the lake in midsummer, and that bells and singing can be heard from beneath the surface. The water itself is considered sacred, and Russian Orthodox pilgrims come to celebrate the piety of the townsfolk of Kitezh. But few pay attention to the residents of present-day Vladimirskoe beside the lake, and few tourists bother to visit the town. The unemployment rate is high, and alcohol abuse is rife.”
Platon, Reino Unido, para Time
Vladimir Putin, President of the Russian Federation.
Vanessa Winship, Reino Unido, Agence Vu
Rural school girls, Eastern Turkey
“Girls in rural Eastern Turkey have for some time been denied schooling, through a combination of factors. Traditional values place restrictions on women’s education and local unrest has complicated matters further. Long-term, low-level conflict between the state and Kurdish separatists has disrupted life in the area. But a government ‘Let’s go to School’ campaign has been successful, with record numbers of girls attending classes.”
Ariana Lindquist, EU
Girl in an anime character costume, Shanghai, China
“A Shanghai girl waits backstage during a cosplay competition. Cosplay, a contraction of the English words ‘costume’ and ‘play’, began as a Japanese subculture in which people dressed as characters from manga comics, anime (animated films) or video games. Television shows, action films and pop music bands are also sometimes sources of inspiration. The pastime has become a worldwide phenomenon, with a growing following in mainland China.”
Rafal Milach, Polonia, Anzenberger Agency
Retired circus artists, Poland
“Retired circus artiste Jozef Maksymiuk (59), at home dressed in one of his old costumes. In the communist era, circus was one of the most popular forms of entertainment in Poland. Circus performers built up huge followings. Since the 1990s, circus has been in a decline. Poland’s famous Julinek circus school has closed due to financial problems.”
Fang Qianhua, China, Nangfang Dushi Daily/Southern Metropolis Daily
Leaf of an endangered nanmu tree, China
“The leaf of a rare variety of nanmu tree, just one of the plants considered endangered by rising waters caused by the Three Gorges Dam project in China. The world’s largest dam and hydroelectric facility has had an enormous environmental impact, leading to the displacement of over 1.13 million people, the flooding of archeological sites, and problems with algae and water pollution. Plant life is also threatened. Garden sanctuaries have been set up to harbor species transplanted from inundated areas. As the third and fourth stages of the project got underway, Chinese officials, previously reticent on the effect of the dam on the ecosystem, began to express concern over environmental matters.”
Paul Nicklen, Canadá, National Geographic Magazine
Arctic ivory – hunting the narwhal, Nunavut, Canada
“Tusks of the narwhal whale were once sold as unicorn horns, and were immensely valuable. Today, narwhal ivory can still fetch large sums, and the whales are legally hunted by Inuit groups, such as these men in Nunavut, Canada. The whales must be killed as they surface for air, while their lungs are full, otherwise they will sink irretrievably into the ocean. Hunters have to get near enough to the edge of the ice to retrieve the narwhal with a grappling hook. The replacement of traditional weapons by rifles means that many more narwhal are killed or wounded than are retrieved. Figures vary, but it is estimated that from 30 percent to 70 percent of those shot are lost.”
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