The famous World Press Photo exhibition is still showcasing at Katara in Doha until the 15 of this month.
This is the third time that The World Press Photo exhibits in Qatar in a annual show held in 100 venues all over the world for a year-long tour with stops in places like Lagos (Nigeria), Lima (Peru), Riga (Latvia) and Oude Kerk (Amsterdam).
Katara Cultural Village Foundation together with the Qatar Photographic Society and in collaboration with the World Press Photo Organization put together this great exhibition.
No need to talk about the quality of the photos, but have to say that it is really worthy to go, it really shows off the best of contemporary press photography in a exhibition very well paced.
I'm sure just like me, you will feel that some of the images leave a mark on your memory, some for its provocative, emotional or even tender content other by its shocking wake up call to world wide realities.
You will find some interesting photographs of sports men and women many of them taken in last year's Olympic Games also animals in the wild, animals in captivity in Chinese Zoos and a striking sport related image showing a Pacu Jawi race, a 400 year-old tradition in western Sumatra where a competitor is driving two bulls through a muddy road.
The winning photograph of the swedish photographer Paul Hansen 'Gaza Burial' is one of the most shocking, a photo where you could read on the faces of two men, a mix of despair and anger while carrying the small bodies of two murdered children to a mosque for their funeral.
If you love photography its a great opportunity to see some stunning photographs taken around the world.
Until 15 Jun 2013
10:00:am - 10:00:pm
Katara Gallery - Bldg 18
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