World Press Photo 2016 stops in Naples, the great photographic exhibition will be for three weeks at the Villa Pignatelli museum!
From the 4 to 27 2016 November W will be in Naples at Pignatelli Museum; the great photographic exhibition will introduce the best photos of the 2016 to the Neapolitan public.
The images of this exhibition are the result of a very important photojournalism contest which has been held every year since 1955. Born in Amsterdam that year, the competition has never ceased to thrill a crowd of photographers competing for the precious prize for different categories in the field, that is General news, Spot news, Contemporary issues, Daily life, Portraits, Nature, Sports.
Una international jury of experts of the sector has the task of electing the 150 winning photos of the competition, with these same images the exhibition that turns the world is attracted, attracting millions of spectators. A selection of photos, therefore, that have also been protagonists of important journalistic publications like Le Monde, Time, National Geographic, New York Times.
Here we want to underline the importance of photography in worldwide communication, as the work of the photojournalist is fundamental inopen a window on the world to whom every day builds their own information and opinion through the images that are presented to us on social networks and newspapers. Photography brings us closer to a world that would otherwise be far from our eyes and, therefore, far from our microcosm.
Inside the exhibition there will be various workshop, aperitifs and important guests.
