World Press Photo 2010

Attracting two and a half million people each year worldwide in some 100 different locations, the world’s most prestigious annual exhibition of photojournalism, returns to Brisbane.

The 53rd annual World Press Photo exhibition profiles the globe’s top press photographers and showcases the world’s best press photos of 2009. The World Press Photo contest is the leading international competition in press photography. This year the competition received 101,960 entries from 5,847 professional photographers from 128 countries.

The international jury awarded prizes across ten theme categories to 62 photographers, including three Australians: Adam Ferguson, VII Mentor Program for The New York Times; Craig Golding, for Getty Images; and Justin McManus, The Age.

The prestigious World Press Photo of the Year was awarded to Italian freelance photographer, Pietro Masturzo for his picture of women shouting in protest from a rooftop in Tehran, on 24 June 2009. The winning photograph is part of a story depicting the nights following the contested presidential elections in Iran.

World Press Photo receives support from the Dutch Postcode Lottery and is sponsored worldwide by Canon and TNT. The exhibition has been brought to Brisbane with the support of Canon Australia, JC Decaux and The Courier-Mail. 

Warning: This exhibition contains images that may offend. Recommended for people aged 15 years and older. 

Photo by Pietro Masturzo, Italy