AUCKLANDERS TO SEE WORLD’S BEST PRESS PHOTOS
The year’s most confronting and compelling press photos from around the globe will be shown in Auckland from September 15th as part of the World Press Photo Exhibition 2011.
This exhibition, which travels the world, showcases the winners of an international photojournalism competition. The show will be brought to the city by the Rotary Club of Auckland.
“The exhibition is unique”, says Jacqui Bensemann, President of the Rotary Club of Auckland. “It brings together moving and thought-provoking images taken around the world, by the world’s best photojournalists. We are very pleased to make this outstanding collection of photographs available to Aucklanders”.
The exhibition contains about 160 photographs, chosen from more than 100,000 images submitted to the competition by photojournalists, agencies, newspapers and magazines from countries all around the globe.
The exhibition will be on display at The Nathan Club, 40 Customs Street East, Britomart, Auckland, from 15th September 2011 to 9th October 2011.
Proceeds from the entry fee of $5.00 will be donated to the charitable causes supported by the Rotary Club of Auckland.
World Press Photo receives support from the Dutch Postcode Lottery and is sponsored worldwide by Canon and TNT.
