World Trash Photo is here again

We all know what World Press Photo is about: press photographers preying on human tragedies and presenting them later in a flashy format. Nonetheless it's still a rare occasion to see some damn good shots taken by the best photographers on the planet. And most of you will certainly be happy to know that on Tuesday, June 10, Warsaw's Palace of Culture will see the opening of World Press Photo 2003 - an exhibition of award-winning press photographs from all over the world.

The independent jury for Photo of the Year of the 46th edition of the competition, comprised of nine professionals in the field, chose a black and white picture taken by an American photographer of Armenian origin, Eric Grigorian. The photo, taken in Iran last year, depicted a little boy grieving the loss of his father just after the funeral, who, like 500 other victims, died in an earthquake. You must have seen it by now, and if not you will now have a perfect opportunity to stop by the Palace and have a look at that one, as well as tons of other award-winning photos submitted altogether for the competition by some 3,913 photographers from 118 countries.

Among other winners, there are two shots by two famous Polish photographers, Tomasz Gudzowaty and Robert Bogusławski, who together won two awards in the Sport categories.

World Press Photo was set up in the Netherlands in 1955 as an independent organization with the aim of promoting and supporting international press photography. Apart from organizing their annual exhibition, they run lots of hands-on educational projects all over the world.

The exhibition is on display in the Palace of Culture's Kisielewski Hall, daily from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., until July 7.