WORLD PRESS PHOTO 13

Jun. 8—Aug. 4, 2013

• Jun. 8—Aug. 4, 2013
• Closed Monday(if Monday is a national holiday or a substitute holiday, it is the next day)
• Admission：Adults ￥700／College Students ￥600／High School and Junior High School Students, Over 65 ￥400

Each year,World Press Photo invites photographers throughout the world to participate in the World Press Photo Contests, the premier internationalcompetition in photojournalism.All entries are judged in Amsterdam by an independent international jury composed of 19 experts. The prizewining imagesare displayed in an annual exhibition that tours to 100 locations in 45 countries, and is seen by millions of visitors.

In 2013, 5,666 photographers from 124 countries submitted 103,481 entries.
World Press Photo of the year 2012 winner was Paul Hansen took "Gaza City, Palestinian Territories" fot The Dagens Nyheter."

World Press Photo of the Year 2012
Paul Hansen, Sweden, Dagens Nyheter

Sports Action, Stories 2nd Prize
Sergei Ilnitsky, Russia

General News, Stories 3rd Prize
Daniel Berehulak, Australia

Sports Action, Singles 1st Prize
Wei Seng Chen, Malaysia

People Observed Portraits, Singles 3rd Prize
Ilona Szwarc, Poland

Nature, Stories 1st Prize
Paul Nicklen, Canada