The Courier & Advertiser (Fife Edition)
Award-winning press photos go on show at Scottish Parliament
EXHIBITION: The images depict stories on a range of issues from around the world
More than 100 “compelling and powerful” examples of award-winning photojournalism taken last year have gone on display at the Scottish Parliament.
The World Press Photo Exhibition 2018 depicts stories from a range of categories including contemporary issues, sport, the environment and nature.
The overall winner was Venezuelan photo-journalist Ronaldo Schemidt and his image of a man catching fire during a violent clash with riot police at a protest in Caracas.
Other photographers shortlisted for the top prize include Adam Ferguson, for a portrait of a teenage girl who was kidnapped by Boko Haram and assigned a suicide bombing mission before she escaped, and Toby Melville, who documented the aftermath of the terrorist attack on Westminster Bridge that killed five people.
The touring exhibition has been on display in 100 cities across the world, most recently in Tokyo, Japan.
Holyrood is the only parliament in the world to host the exhibition.
Deputy presiding officer Christine Grahame MSP said: “The Scottish Parliament is pleased to once again welcome one of the world’s best collections of press photography.
“Not only does the exhibition showcase some of the major breaking news events and international stories that we all know and recognise but it also importantly shines a light on lesser-known issues all around the world.
“As we’re the only location in the UK currently hosting the World Press Photo Exhibition 2018, I would encourage everyone to make the most of this outstanding exhibition and take in the world’s photojournalism at its best.”
Carla Vlaun, World Press Photo exhibitions manager and curator, said: “The foundation’s mission is to connect the world to the stories that matter.
“In this year’s exhibition, you will see quality photojournalism showcasing events and topics around the world – from the political and social crisis in Venezuela to elephant sanctuaries in northern Kenya.
“This year, the contest included the environment as a category for the first time in response to photojournalists increasingly telling the story of human impact on the environment.
“We hope this new category provides photojournalists with a platform to visualise the many challenges the word faces.”
The contest received more than 73,000 submissions by more than 4,500 photographers from 125 countries.
The free exhibition started yesterday and will run until Saturday August 25.
In 2013, French newspaper Libération removed all images from an edition of its paper to demonstrate the power of photojournalism at a time when many news outlets were cutting staff.
The blank spaces that were in the pictures’ place were still captioned.