Auckland Premiere - The World Press Photo Exhibition 2011

Auckland Premiere - The World Press Photo Exhibition 2011

Love and Anguish Captured by Photographers’ Lens

• A mother’s love for her son who is suffering the effects of tear gas after participating in a street demonstration in Sana’a, Yemen
• A glamorous Senegalese model waits patiently as last minute adjustments are done to her lavish costume during Dakar Fashion Week
• Child brides in Hajjah Yemen, married as young as six, pose demurely with their husbands who are 20 years their senior
• An Argentinean husband is gentle and compassionate with his wife of 65 years who suffers from Alzheimer’s
• Anti-poaching armed guards stand protectively around a rare white rhino, guarding it from attack following statements from a senior Government official in Vietnam claiming ground rhino horn cured his cancer

These powerful images are just part of the internationally renowned World Press Photo Exhibition, visiting New Zealand in June this year. The exhibition will premiere in Auckland on 21st June and run until 14th July. It is the result of an annual worldwide press photography contest, with an international jury selecting winners from over 100,000 images entered by 5247 photographers representing 124 nationalities.

Auckland Exhibition: 22 June to 15 July 2012
Venue: The Nathan Club, 40 Customs St East, Britomart, Auckland CBD
Entry fee: $10/adults $5/students. Proceeds donated by Rotary Auckland to local charities

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