A WORLD OF EMOTIONS ON DISPLAY.Byline: Jim Farber Staff Writer In 1955, as a means of recognizing the best in photojournalism, three Dutch photographers (members of Nederlandse Vereniging van Fotojournalisten) established the World Press Photo competition. It attracted 400 entries. Now in its 51st year, the contest for 2006 received an amazing 83,044 submissions from 4,000 photographers representing 122 countries. From this vast field an international jury of 14 photographers and newspaper editors selected the 200 prize-winning images, shot in 2005, including their choice for the World Press Photo of the Year. An international touring exhibition of these remarkable photographs is now on display in the east lobby of USC's Annenberg School for Communication There are two schools named Annenberg School for Communication.
It is an exhibition of undeniable power: captivating cap·ti·vate tr.v. cap·ti·vat·ed, cap·ti·vat·ing, cap·ti·vates 1. To attract and hold by charm, beauty, or excellence. See Synonyms at charm. 2. Archaic To capture. as photographic art, provocative in the best journalistic tradition, and devastating dev·as·tate tr.v. dev·as·tat·ed, dev·as·tat·ing, dev·as·tates 1. To lay waste; destroy. 2. To overwhelm; confound; stun: was devastated by the rude remark. in its graphic portrayal of a world torn asunder a·sun·der adv. 1. Into separate parts or pieces: broken asunder. 2. Apart from each other either in position or in direction: The curtains had been drawn asunder. by the violence of nature and the violence of man. Graphic in the extreme, it is not an exhibit for young children. In his introductory notes for the exhibition's catalog, American photo editor James Colton observed: ``Last year, the world was once again held hostage by the greatest superpower on earth ... Mother Nature. While the people in Southeast Asia Southeast Asia, region of Asia (1990 est. pop. 442,500,000), c.1,740,000 sq mi (4,506,600 sq km), bounded roughly by the Indian subcontinent on the west, China on the north, and the Pacific Ocean on the east. were struggling to rebuild their lives after the tsunami, Hurricane Katrina slammed into Louisiana and Mississippi and proved just how helpless and unprepared the United States was to respond to such a disaster. A powerful earthquake devastated dev·as·tate tr.v. dev·as·tat·ed, dev·as·tat·ing, dev·as·tates 1. To lay waste; destroy. 2. To overwhelm; confound; stun: was devastated by the rude remark. the Kashmir region, leaving tens of thousands dead, and the worst drought in Niger's history left millions of men, women and children without food. ``We were also reminded that terrorism has not vanished,'' Colton continued. ``Man's inhumanity in·hu·man·i·ty n. pl. in·hu·man·i·ties 1. Lack of pity or compassion. 2. An inhuman or cruel act. inhumanity Noun pl -ties 1. toward his fellow man became evident as suicide bombs killed innocent civilians in London, Baghdad, Beirut and elsewhere. And the continued U.S.-led intervention in Iraq and Afghanistan resulted in many of its young men and women going home to their families ... but only in flag-draped coffins. ``The combined work of the photographers in this year's contest,'' Colton concluded, ``is an acknowledgment that photography is as vital today as it ever was.'' WORLD PRESS PHOTO '06 Where: USC's Annenberg School for Communication, 3502 Watt Way, Los Angeles. When: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Thursday. Cost: Free. CAPTION(S): 5 photos Photo: (1 -- color) Photo by Finbarr O'Reilley, Reuters (2 -- color) Photo by Donald Miralle Jr., Getty Images (3 -- color) Photo by Xin Zhao, Guangzhou Daily (4 -- 5 -- color) Photo by Todd Heisler, Rocky Mountain News The Rocky Mountain News is a daily morning tabloid-format newspaper published in Denver, Colorado. It is owned by the E. W. Scripps Company. (Despite Scripps still running the paper, it's the only newspaper in the Scripps family not to have the corporate lighthouse logo on |
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