| The World Press
exhibit depicts our world through the art of photography,
conveying the news value of an image and recognizing the
creative skills of the photographer.
This year’s World Press Photo contest included
the work of 4,176 professional photographers from 124
countries. The contest is the premier annual international
competition in press photography. With a total number
of 63,093 images, the 2004 contest attracted a record
number of entries. The percentage of digital submissions
also shows an exceptional increase: 80.7 per cent of
all images were submitted in digital format (in 2003
this figure was 69 per cent).
The judging took place in Amsterdam between Feb. 1
and 12. The jury gave prizes in 10 theme categories
to 62 photographers of 23 nationalities from: Australia,
Belgium, Canada, China, Cuba, Colombia, Czech Republic,
Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Indonesia, Iran,
Ireland, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Palestinian
Territories, Russia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom and
the United States.
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