Photographic Social Vision presents the World Press Photo exhibition, a photographic sample concentrates more public in Barcelona with 35,159 visitors in the last edition. Regarded worldwide as the most important in the field of photojournalism, World Press Photo notable for the quality of his photographs, as well as discussion and criticism that generate each of the works presented. An appointment with the social, political, cultural and sporting senior who is also a showcase for the best photojournalists of the time, giving them the opportunity to work often censored by governments and the media.
Under the slogan “sensitive material”, Photographic Social Vision invites visitors to reflect on the current state, the nature and role of documentary photography today, one of the few sources of truth in the extensive range of messages and images specifically engineered to consume daily. The contents of the World Press Photo shows are a barometer of global social context needed to refine our public consciousness and historical memory. “Photojournalism affects whom, to whom and who consumes it is documented.’s Vital to value and protect you in these troubled times and confusing” the organization says.
Once again, an independent international jury consisting of 19 members is responsible for choosing the winning images from those submitted by photojournalists, agencies and newspapers around the world. In the 2012 edition of World Press Photo 5247 participating photographers, of which 217 of 124 Spanish-nationalities, with shipments of 101,254 images classified into 10 categories: portraits, people in the news, current affairs, news, contemporary issues, life everyday, nature, arts and entertainment, sports.
The winning photograph of this edition, the Catalan photographer Samuel Aranda, immortalizes Qaws Fatima al-Zayed cradling her son 18, who has suffered the effects of tear gas after attending the October 15, 2011 in a street demonstration in Sanaa , Yemen.
That day there were numerous protests against the authoritarian regime of President Ali Abdullah Saleh, who had 33 years in power. Witnesses say thousands of protesters were shot when they arrived at a government checkpoint near the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. At least 12 people were killed and thirty wounded. Fatima, who is also involved with the resistance movement against the regime, found her son in a mosque and hospital enabled. The demonstrations continued and Zayed was wounded twice more. On November 23, President Saleh flew to Saudi Arabia where he signed an agreement that transferred power to his vice president, Abdurabu Mansur Hadi. The mandate formally ended when Hadi Saleh was sworn in as president after elections on February 25, 2012.
This year, 2012, also has won another Spanish, Joan Costa, who has won the 2nd prize in the Nature category in individual photographs. The photograph shows a female specimen of Pterosoma Planum, photographed in the Pacific Ocean. This animal can reach 3 to 4 cm in length, are carnivorous and feed on fish and other snails and slugs.
More information about the World Press Photo: http://www.worldpressphoto.org