Do you want to know more about the reasons why the jury of World Press Photo 2013 made their selection of photos and series? PhotoQ offers a video registration of the press conference in Amsterdam where chair Santiago Lyon elaborates on 18 pictures. And we added individual video interviews with jury members Ghaith Abdul-Ahad (photographer and special correspondent The Guardian) and Anne Wilkes Tucker (curator photography Museum of Fine Arts, Houston).
While showing a number of winning pictures jury chair Santiago Lyon (AP) explains why and how the selections were made. Introduction by World Press Photo’s managing director Michiel Munneke.
Explanation and motivation starts around 8’30, with photos by Emin Özmen, Fabio Bucciarelli, Rodrigo Abd, daniel Berehulak, Wei Seng Chen, Sergei Ilnitsky, Jan Grarup, Micah Albert, Maika Elan, Søren Bidstrup, Fausto Podavini, Ilona Szwarc, Ananda van der Pluijm, Stefen Chow, Stephan Vanfleteren, Christian Ziegler, Paul Nicklen and the overall winner Paul Hansen.
Watch the press conference, part 1:
Explaining World Press Photo 2013 – Part 1: press conference from PhotoQ on Vimeo.
After Santiago Lyon talked about the selection of 18 photos he answered questions posed by journalists at the press conference.
On the subjects of clichés, women, sports and Olympics, digital manipulation, trends and the contemporary situation of photojournalism.
Watch the press conference, part 2:
Explaining World Press Photo 2013 – Part 2: press conference – the questions from PhotoQ on Vimeo.
Anne Wilkes Tucker is the curator photography at the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston, Texas. So what does a museum curator see while being a jury member?
Watch the interview:
Explaining and motivating World Press Photo 2013 – Part 3: Jurymember Anne Tucker from PhotoQ on Vimeo.
Photographer and special correspondent for the Guardian Ghaith Abdul-Ahad had a special experience being a jury member: he was in Syria for months last year and recognised places, situations, and even people.
Watch the interview:
Explaining and motivating World Press Photo 2013 – Part 4: Jurymember Ghaith Abdul-Ahad from PhotoQ on Vimeo.
• You can watch the above videos also on this Vimeo Channel: Explaining World Press Photo 2013
Videos by Marcel Molle (www.marcelmolle.com)