For the sixth year, the annual World Press Photo exhibition returns to our shores to showcase at the National Museum. Hailed as the ‘Oscars’ of photojournalism, this international travelling exhibition displays 145 of the most compelling and poignant images from global news events.
After attracting more than 82,000 submissions from 5,775 photographers around the world, the contest’s jury whittled down the entries to less than 150. Winning images for the 2016 edition include snapshots of natural disasters, refugee crises and human conflict.
Alongside the exhibition, there will also be talks and guided tours every weekend for those interested in finding out more about photojournalism.
For now, here’s a glimpse of some winning entries. Be warned: powerful images ahead.
Hope for a New Life by Warren Richardson (2016 World Press Photo of the Year). A baby is handed through a hole in a razor wire barrier, to a Syrian refugee who has already managed to cross the border from Serbia into Hungary.The Forgotten Mountains of Sudan by Adriane Ohanesian. Adam Abdel, age 7, was badly burned when a bomb, dropped on February 12 by a Sudanese government’s Antonov plane, landed next to his family’s home in Burgu, Central Darfur, Sudan, February 27, 2015.March Against Police Violence by John J. Kim, Chicago Tribune. Lamon Reccord, left, scolds a police sergeant during a police violence protest and march at State and Randolph streets Wednesday, Nov 25, 2015, in Chicago.Storm Front on Bondi Beach by Rohan Kelly. Sunbather oblivious to the ominous shelf cloud approaching on Bondi beach. A massive “cloud tsunami” looms over Sydney in a spectacular weather event seen only a few times a year.China’s Coal Addiction by Kevin Frayer.
The World Press Photo exhibition is on from now till Mar 26 at L1 and B1, National Museum of Singapore. Daily 10am-7pm. Free.
