World Press Photo Revokes Winning Series
G
iovanni Troilo’s first-prize winning
entry in the Contemporary Issues
category was disqualified by the World Press
Photo, for photographing staged scenes
and falsifying the location information.
The prize in this category now goes to the
second place winner , Guilio di Sturco, for
his series Chollywood. Tomas van Houtryve’s
series Blue Sky Days is now in second place.R
enowned Magnum photographer Alec
Soth will be using photo messaging
service Snapchat for his next project.
He wants to sell 3 editions of this project,
titled Disappear With Me, which costs
USD 100 (approx. Rs. 6200). Alex will give
the buyer an opportunity to spend a few
days conversing with him through Snapchat.Over the course of the conversation,
Soth promises to send the buyer 25 original
photographs viewable for 10 seconds.
The images “may vary from beautifully
composed landscapes to simple shower
selfies, depending on how the conversation
develops and the nature of the narrative that
emerges,” reads the project’s description.Weasel Riding on a Flying Woodpecker Goes Viral
A
mateur photographer and birding
enthusiast Martin Le-May was able to
capture this incredible moment of a weasel
mid-flight on a woodpecker, while he was
out taking a walk in London. He says that he
heard “a distressed squawk before seeing the
woodpecker’s struggle for life as the weasel
clung to its back”. The image immediately
prompted a debate regarding its authenticity.
However, several wildlife experts have
claimed that the occurence is possible.The Images from this
Project Will Disappear!
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