World Press Photo winner announced

why is it controversial?

since when are set up portraits press photos?



don't get me wrong, its a good shot just not the kind of image I wouls associate with the term "press"
 
Just "Afghan Girl" re done. Set up portrait not a "Press" shot.
As to winning an award; "Oh a missing nose. Some one might be upset or offended. Thats controversial, might make a good ongoing space filler and get our internal industry award no ones heard of lots of mentions" :thumbsdown: Just MHO of course.




Reminds me of a joke...................:nuts:
 
POAH said:
why is it controversial?

since when are set up portraits press photos?



don't get me wrong, its a good shot just not the kind of image I wouls associate with the term "press"
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Why not? I could see this as a Sunday press or magazine article. It's a powerful image, made the cover of Time magazine and probably fitted exactly into the US market, 'see what our soldiers are fighting against'.

I'd have thought they might have spell checked the article though.

Edit: There's a decent article by the judges though
http://www.bjp-online.com/british-journal-of-photography/news/2025809/torture-porn
 
To dismiss this as 'set-up' and therefore not a press image seems woefully wide of the mark to me. Doing so not only ignores the difficulties a female photographer has operating in Afghanistan, but it seems incredibly ignorant to say 'oh, a missing nose', like that's nothing at all.

The mind boggles, it really does.
 
Stumpy said:
Just "Afghan Girl" re done. Set up portrait not a "Press" shot.
As to winning an award; "Oh a missing nose. Some one might be upset or offended. Thats controversial, might make a good ongoing space filler and get our internal industry award no ones heard of lots of mentions" :thumbsdown: Just MHO of course.
Reminds me of a joke...................:nuts:
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Are you being serious? You put a young womans suffering and butchering down to "oh a missing nose". That is really truly awful :thumbsdown: :shake:

The WPP is an award for people who can show a narrative (under some pretty extreme conditions in most cases) and Bieber's work does this. In this case the portrait is powerful enough on its own.
 
Vic said:
Are you being serious? You put a young womans suffering and butchering down to "oh a missing nose". That is really truly awful :thumbsdown: :shake:

The WPP is an award for people who can show a narrative (under some pretty extreme conditions in most cases) and Bieber's work does this. In this case the portrait is powerful enough on its own.
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:thumbs:

This.
 
'The portrait of Bibi Aisha was also awarded First prize in the category Portraits Singles in this year's contest. It was shot for Time and was featured on the cover of the 9 August issue of the magazine.

Her winning picture shows Bibi Aisha, an 18-year-old woman from Oruzgan province in Afghanistan, who fled back to her family home from her husband's house, complaining of violent treatment. The Taliban arrived one night, demanding Bibi be handed over to face justice. After a Taliban commander pronounced his verdict, Bibi's brother-in-law held her down and her husband sliced off her ears and then cut off her nose. Bibi was abandoned, but later rescued by aid workers and the American military. After time in a women's refuge in Kabul, she was taken to America, where she received counseling and reconstructive surgery. Bibi Aisha now lives in the US.'

'Press' enough for you? Easy to sneer at that in the safety we have in this country. That is someone's daughter and it's a story that needs telling.
 
[QUOTE="]... ignores the difficulties a female photographer has operating in Afghanistan...

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Yup that as well. It's been shown over the last year that women aren't safe over there, never mind one that's documenting the atrocities.
 
Funny how some people only see press work as being in the thick of violence and war and not photographing everyday life. Think a fair few press togs here in the UK would tell it differently when they're doing portraits of local councillors and charity fun runs.....
 
POAH said:
why is it controversial?

since when are set up portraits press photos?



don't get me wrong, its a good shot just not the kind of image I wouls associate with the term "press"
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Depends on what kind of press you read. I think it's utterly devastating to look at which is why it's a deserved winner.

Anyone that thinks that this is just Afghan Girl redone needs to think a little deeper than just seeing it as a photograph.
 
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