La Galleria Carla Sozzani presenta la 59a edizione del World Press Photo, uno dei più importanti riconoscimenti nell’ambito del fotogiornalismo mondiale.

Ogni anno, dal 1955, una giuria indipendente formata da esperti internazionali, è chiamata a esprimersi su migliaia di domande di partecipazione provenienti da tutto il mondo.

Tra i 41 fotografi premiati nelle otto categorie del concorso (spot news, notizie generali, attualità, vita quotidiana, ritratti, natura, sport e progetti a lungo termine) due gli italiani: Francesco Zizola (categoria: attualità, secondo premio) e Dario Mitidieri (ritratti, terzo premio).

Quest’anno la giuria ha scelto come Foto dell’anno 2015, un’immagine del fotografo australiano Warren Richardson che ha lavorato al confine tra Serbia e Ungheria, raccontando la crisi dei rifugiati.

Tutte le foto vincitrici vengono presentate in un tour mondiale in 100 città in circa 45 nazioni nel corso dell’anno, e vengono viste da più di 3,5 milioni di persone in tutto il mondo.

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Courtesy Galleria Carla Sozzani, Milano - A 'Maya' girl sits in an altar during the traditional celebration of 'Las Mayas' on the streets of the small village of Colmenar Viejo, near Madrid, Spain Saturday, May 2, 2015. The festivity of 'Las Mayas' comes from pagan rites and dates from at least the medieval age, appearing in ancient documents. It takes place every year in the beginning of May and celebrates the arrival of the spring. A girl between 7 and 11years is chosen as 'Maya' and should sit still, serious, and quiet for a couple of hours in an altar on the street decorated with flowers and plants, afterwards they walk to the church with their family where they attend a ceremony. Not more than four, or five girls are chosen as a Maya each year.
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Premio World Press - Foto dell’anno - Warren Richardson, Australia, 2015 - Speranza per una nuova vita - Un uomo aiuta a passare un neonato attraverso il filo spinato di un cancello al confine tra Serbia e Ungheria, nella città di Roskzke, in Ungheria, il 28 agosto 2015 - Courtesy Galleria Carla Sozzani, Milano
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Courtesy Galleria Carla Sozzani, Milano - © Corentin Fohlen/ pour Stern et Paris Match/ Divergence. Paris, France. 11 janvier 2015. Manifestation a paris contre le terrorisme et en soutien aux victimes de l'attaque contre le journal Charlie Hebdo et l'epicerie casher.
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Courtesy Galleria Carla Sozzani, Milano - After spending two days and two nights sailing on the Mediterranean Sea on the deck of the M.S.F. (Médecins Sans Frontières - Doctors Without Borders) search and rescue ship Bourbon Argos, rescued migrants - still wrapped in their emergency blankets - catch sight of the Italian coast for the first time soon after dawn. 23 August 2015 In 2015 the ever-increasing number of migrants attempting to cross the Mediterranean Sea on unseaworthy vessels towards Europe led to an unprecedented crisis. Nearly 120 thousand people have reached Italy in the first 8 months of the year. While the European governments struggled to deal with the influx, the death toll in the Mediterranean reached record numbers. Early in May the international medical relief organization Médecins Sans Frontières (M.S.F.) joined in the search and rescue operations led in the Mediterranean Sea and launched three ships at different stages: the Phoenix (run by the Migrant Offshore Aid Station), the Bourbon Argos and Dignity.
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Courtesy Galleria Carla Sozzani, Milano - <> on December 10, 2015 in UNSPECIFIED, China.
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Courtesy Galleria Carla Sozzani, Milano - Runaway talibes stand on the bank of Senegal river, in Saint Louis city, north of Senegal, May 20, 2015. Saint Louis is known as Talibe city. A city with small proportions compared to Dakar but with a large number of Talibes. Due to that many of them choose the streets instead of Daaras.