I finally got around to checking out this year's World Press Photographer's Awards. Many of these images are very difficult to view. The winners are usually very painful to see, humanity at its worst. This year is no different. I thought initially I'd put one of the winning images here, but frankly, the ones that are most powerful, would probably turn a few of you away from this blog forever. However, if you have the constitution for it, I encourage you to click HERE to visit the winner's gallery. It will take some time to browse them all.
The effects of the financial meltdown, wars in Georgia and Kenya, and the aftermath of the earthquake in China are top finishers. And I warn you some of them will bring tears, to your eyes, bile to your throat, or disgust to face. But the winners are also speckled with images of hope, beauty, and how remarkable the world is.
A good lesson from these images is that not all of them are taken in war zones, not all are taken in remote, distant or exotic lands. Many are the stories of normal people. People with stories to tell. People, like many that live in your community. The images are everywhere, it just takes some searching, and no small amount of bravery, to go find them.
Here are three galleries I recommend:
Post Election Violence in Kenya by Walter Astrada- (One of the most difficult to view, but extremely powerful)
Men's 10m Platform Divers at the Bejing Olympics by Julian Abram Wainwright- (Remarkable stop action black and white)
Snow Leopards by Steve Winter- (Incredible images of wild snow leopards and the Himalayas, great use of camera traps)
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