2016 World Press Photo Contest Now Open, 2015 World Press Photo of the Year from Denmark

The annual World Press Photo Contest rewards photographers for the best single exposure pictures contributing to the past year of visual journalism.

The contest for 2016 is now open, but did you know that the 2015 World Press Photo of the Year was by Mads Nissen from Denmark? Read more about the Danish photographer at http://www.madsnissen.com and also see the World Press Photo website at: http://www.worldpressphoto.org/people/mads-nissen

Whether entered as singles or stories, these pictures are judged in terms of their accurate, fair, and visually compelling insights about our world. The contest is organized into categories, and judged by a jury comprising leading photojournalism professionals. The membership of the jury changes every year, and is led by a chair and supported by a secretary who implements the rigorous judging procedures. The jury, chair, and secretary are independent of the World Press Photo Foundation. The staff, board, and partners of the World Press Photo Foundation cannot direct the jury’s decisions.

Timeline
•October/November: Details about the contest, as well as the jury members’ names, are announced.
•December: The contest website opens for entries.
•January: The contest website closes for entries and judging begins at the end of the month.
•February: Winners are announced on February 18, 2016.
•April: The annual Awards Days, a celebration of the prizewinners, takes place in Amsterdam at the end of the month.

The prize-winning photographs are assembled into an exhibition that travels to 45 countries and is seen by more than 3.5 million people each year. The winning pictures are also published in the yearbook, which is available in multiple languages, and can be purchased in our store. All award winners are invited to Amsterdam in April for the annual Awards Days, a two-day event featuring photographer presentations, talks by industry leaders, and the Awards Ceremony. The World Press Photo Contest began in 1955. For more information about the contest, please visit: http://www.worldpressphoto.org/activities/photo-contest

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