See the personal and the political explored by award-winning photojournalists from around the world.
The 58th annual World Press Photo exhibition profiles the globe’s top press photographers and showcases the world’s best press photos in categories ranging from news to nature and portraiture photography.
This year 5,692 photographers from 131 countries submitted 97,912 images across eight categories in the competition.
The prestigious World Press Photo of the Year was awarded to Mads Nissen of Scanpix/Panos Pictures. The image shows Jon and Alex, a gay couple, experiencing an intimate yet dangerous moment in St. Petersburg, Russia – a place known for its firm anti-LGBTQ stance.
For LGBTQ communities in Russia, life is becoming increasingly difficult. Sexual minorities face legal and social discrimination, harassment, and even violent hate-crime attacks from conservative religious and nationalistic groups.
Don’t miss this opportunity to see some of the world’s most compelling photographs.
World Press Photo 15 Exhibition
Friday 7 – Sunday 30 August 2015
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