The picture that I picked is an animal that was taken in captivity. The picture shows a leopard that looks like to be behind a glass window at a zoo. I think this conflict is related to animals being captive and not being in the wild. Animal captivity is a big thing internationally; it’s unhealthy for some animals to be captive. You have animals with broken families, unhealthy to animals, boredom, long miserable years, and even shorter life spans. The photographer of this picture is Silva Contrasto. The first media publishing of this photo was published on January 1, 1999, and then it entered the 2000 photo contest. I feel like this group of photos gave another view on animal captivity at the time. It made the public pay more attention to animal captivity issues and be more aware of the consequences for the animals’ lives—the photo educated people around the world on an international level about animal captivity.
The photo I picked was third place winner under the category of portraits/stories. The first-place winner is a picture of a boy in Cairo, Egypt, for a gathering of mawlid for Hussein, the grandson of the prophet Mohammed. It’s a religious event that has been passed down through generations. The photo was taken by Denis Dailleux, published on Agence Vu for DS Magazine. I think it depends on how big the event of the photo is showing. A photo works best when it tells a narrative that the first place winner shows in the picture. I noticed that the first place winner had a very in-depth description of the photo compared to the second and third place winners. The first place picture had facts about the event going on. All of these pictures tell a story and are fascinating to look at. The first place photo shows the people attending this specific religious event they’re attending and shows the environment.
Photojournalism is very important to the world we live in today, especially with the internet. Photojournalism reports the current events around the world. The photo should be telling the story of the article by just looking at the photo. A good picture has a statement being made, which makes the message more effective. I think the main goal for World Press Photo is to be able to share all of the stories with the world. Just to remind people that they are things happening around the world all the time. Help us to stay connected with each other. I think the main goal for World Press Photo has spread awareness through visual art.
Sources
“2000 Denis Dailleux POS1-AK: World Press Photo.” 2000 Denis Dailleux POS1-AK | World Press Photo, www.worldpressphoto.org/collection/photo/2000/32145/1/2000-Denis-Dailleux-POS1-AK.
Fobar, Rachel. “Hundreds of Zoos and Aquariums Accused of Mistreating Animals.” National Geographic, 15 Aug. 2019, www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/2019/08/waza-zoos-accused-of-mistreating-animals-wap-report/.
Fobar, Rachel. “Hundreds of Zoos and Aquariums Accused of Mistreating Animals.” National Geographic, 15 Aug. 2019, http://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/2019/08/waza-zoos-accused-of-mistreating-animals-wap-report/.
Max Salcedo 