Grand Press Photo 2021 exhibition in Blue City
23:51
The 272 best press photos from this year's Grand Press Photo competition will be on display from March 13 to 23 at Blue City, which is a partner of the city exhibition in Warsaw.
Grand Press Photo is a nationwide press photography competition organized by the Press magazine and the Grand Press Foundation. 272 photos will be presented in Blue City: 44 single photos, 10 photo essays, four documentary projects, seven single photos, and three photo essays in the Young Poland category.
The Photo of the Year was awarded to a photograph by Adam Lach (Napo Images) showing a man stuck in a car between a police cordon and protesters against the Constitutional Court's abortion ruling.
These works went to the finals of the competition, in which the jury was chaired by a French photojournalist, winner of awards at the most important photography competitions in the world, including World Press Photo 2020 – Romain Laurendeau. Apart from him, the jury included: Anna Bedyńska, Maksymilian Rigamonti, Maarten Schilt, Radu Sigheti and Andrzej Zygmuntowicz.
The Grand Press Photo National Competition for Reporters' Photography has been organized since 2005. This is a competition for professional photojournalists working in press and internet editorial offices, in photo agencies, and for freelancers.
(WBJ)
