The World Photojournalism Competition (WPP), also known as the Dutch Competition, is supported by a foundation founded by three Dutch photographers on 1956. The purpose of the foundation is to "arouse and enhance people all over the world's extensive interest in news photography, spread information and strengthen international mutual understanding."
In the past 40 years, the scale of the world photojournalism competition has been expanding. Every year, there are nearly 10,000 entries from dozens of countries, and the contest has grown to 9 categories 19. It is the most extensive, representative and authoritative photojournalism competition in the world. The Netherlands often adds some special awards every year, such as "Liszt Prize" and "oskar barnack Prize".
The diversity of the themes involved in the Lotus family makes its photos not only cover the major events every year, but also penetrate into human daily life. Its works have witnessed the times and history of human life.
2. Hasselblad International Photography Award
Hasselblad Foundation was established in 1979, and consists of the legacy donated by Ona and victor hasselblad. The purpose of the foundation is to promote scientific education and research in the fields of natural science and photography. The foundation provides funds for many projects every year, one of which is the annual Hasselblad International Photography Award.
1989, the foundation was established in Gothenburg, Sweden, and opened the Hasselblad Center to the public, which held a series of exhibitions and cultural lectures. It is worth mentioning that the center also has a photographic research and reference book library for researchers and students, which contains rich pictures including the works of winners of previous Hasselblad International Photography Awards.
Hasselblad International Photography Award was founded in 1980 and has gradually become an important photography event in the international photography field. Its main purpose is to reward "the major achievements of recognized photographers". The three candidates were recommended by a group of internationally influential photographers and senior experts, and the final winner was selected from the three candidates by the board of directors of Hasselblad Foundation.
3. Pulitzer Prize for photojournalism
Pulitzer Prize, which started at 19 17, was founded by Joseph Pulitzer, a famous American journalist. Mainly divided into news awards and cultural and artistic awards.
After Pulitzer's death, he made a will, donated his property to Columbia University, and established the Pulitzer Prize, which will be awarded once a year from 19 17. For 85 years, the Pulitzer Prize has been a symbol of America's most responsible and beautiful works.
Especially the news award, is the highest honor of the American press. Every American journalist who wants to make a difference aims to win the Pulitzer Prize for Journalism. The judges of the Pulitzer Prize are composed of two accomplished journalists.
The winners of that year were examined and selected by the judges, but the selection results must be approved by the Columbia University Advisory Committee and announced by the president of Columbia University. The first Pulitzer Prize for Photography was awarded by 1942. After that, it will be issued once a year except 1946. Since 1968, the photography category has added a special news photography award, and the winning works usually consist of a group of photos. ?
The winning works of Pulitzer Prize for Photography are of great significance. Many Americans' deep impressions of many important events are formed by Pulitzer Prize winning photos. In fact, many Americans record their lives by remembering what they were doing when they first saw these images.
4. National Photography Ceremony
The National Photography Festival is an annual national photography festival for photographers around the world, a weather vane for the development of the global photography industry and an annual ideological feast for photographers around the world.
The annual national photography festival will take stock of the major events that have emerged in the global photography field this year; Pictures with global influence emerging this year will be selected and awarded; This year's emerging photographic events will be analyzed from multiple angles; It will analyze, predict and look forward to the global photography development trend next year and in the future.
20 12 On April 22nd, the first grand ceremony of the National Photography Festival was successfully held in Beijing, China. More than 1200 people attended the ceremony, and more than 1000 excellent photographs were exhibited at the meeting. The ceremony also announced and awarded the first batch of "Daguerre Prizes".
The National Photography Festival is the summit of photographers all over the world, and it is held in different countries or regions every year.
5. Daguerre Prize
The Daguerre Prize, the highest prize in the national photography ceremony, is named after the famous French inventor, chemist and artist Louis Jaque Manteis Daquelle. In order to commemorate his contribution to human photography, the National Photography Ceremony designated the highest honor award every year as the Daguerre Prize.
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A brief history of photography:
1842 On May 5, a fire broke out in Hamburg, Germany, which lasted for four days. Biou and Stelzner went to the fire and took many photos of the ruins, but most of them were separated, only one remained. This shoot and this photo are recognized as the first news photo activity and the first news photo in the world today.
The birth of photography came into being with the development of European capitalism. /kloc-in the past 50 years, it has experienced the process from simple to complex, from low speed to high speed, from manual to automation. But it has never changed, and it is always inseparable from the traditional mode of camera and film, which has been passed down from generation to generation until today.
100 years, people have been trying to find a new photosensitive material and a more convenient and practical photography method to replace the complex, old and backward traditional photography method.
Since the end of the twentieth century, with the rapid popularization of computers in various fields, the digital age has arrived, which has brought new impacts to people's work and life. As the times require, digital cameras have opened a rich world of digital images.
The birth of digital camera fundamentally changed the traditional photography technology and system, which not only affected and changed the business philosophy, business mode, management and service quality of the photography industry, but also led to the update of every photographer's creative concept and method.
It can be said that digital photography is a remarkable revolution in the field of photography technology at the turn of the century. Digital photography has created new opportunities for the development of news photography, pictures and other kinds of photography. In the transition period of old and new technologies, whether we can respond quickly, cut in early and fully enjoy the creative fun provided by high technology to human beings is also a new topic for our photographers.
The birth of digital photography poses a severe challenge to traditional photography, forcing us to understand digital cameras from scratch. A digital camera is composed of countless zeros and 65438+ zeros arranged together in a computer or electronic device.
Generally speaking, a digital camera is a camera that uses electronic components (usually CCD or CMOS) instead of film as photosensitive material, and digitally stores the images recorded by the objects it shoots in a memory card that can be reused many times.
Leave the rest to the computer (the so-called "electronic darkroom"). Modern society has entered the digital age. With the computerization of picture processing, satellite communication of transmission mode and the development of a large number of color pictures, it will certainly bring new prosperity and development to news photography and play a new unique and important role in the field of information dissemination with a brand-new look and attitude.
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