Photographer Warren Richardson, Pictured by World Press Photo.
Australian-born, Hungary-based freelance photographer Warren Richardson was this year’s single picture winner for a black and white, night shot of a Syrian refugee crossing the Serbia to Hungary border with a child.
As rationale for the award, the jury thereto stated that Richardson’s photograph is “simply, powerful and symbolic in one”.
A total of 82,951 photographs were submitted by 5,775 photographers hailing from 128 countries. These are presented anonymously to the World Press Photo Foundation’s jury.
All winning photographs are currently exhibited at the Nieuwe Kerk Amsterdam; subsequently the exhibition travels around the world to around 100 cities in 40 countries.
The prize is deemed as the most prestigious in the field of photojournalism. HRH Prince Constantijn of the Netherlands and Oranje-Nassau is the royal protector of the World Press Photo Foundation since 2008. The latter was set up in The Netherlands in 1955.
For more information:
World Press Photo Foundation: http://www.worldpressphoto.org
