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World Press Photo launches Seventieth-anniversary print sale

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World Press Photo has opened its anniversary print sale, 70 Prints for 70 Years, operating on-line till 26 November.

Anuar Patjane Floriuk. "A humpback whale and her newborn calf swim near Roca Partida, the smallest island of the Revillagigedo archipelago, off the Pacific coast of Mexico, on 28 January 2015. During the mating season, the island waters are home to a large population of humpback whales, and are a popular diving destination. The islands are volcanic and uninhabited, apart from a small naval presence. They were declared a biosphere reserve in 1994 and, in 2016, were inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage natural site."
Anuar Patjane Floriuk. “A humpback whale and her newborn calf swim near Roca Partida, the smallest island of the Revillagigedo archipelago, off the Pacific coast of Mexico, on 28 January 2015. During the mating season, the island waters are home to a large population of humpback whales, and are a popular diving destination. The islands are volcanic and uninhabited, apart from a small naval presence. They were declared a biosphere reserve in 1994 and, in 2016, were inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage natural site.”

The limited-time assortment gives 70 pictures from the group’s archive, spanning historic pictures and work by rising photographers.

The choice consists of John Rooney’s 1965 portrait of Muhammad Ali, Charlie Cole’s iconic picture from Tiananmen sq., and a picture of Astronaut Edwin ‘Buzz’ Aldrin captured by Neil Armstrong’s digital camera by the US flag on the moon’s Sea of Tranquility from 1969, amongst others.

AP Photo/John Rooney. Heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali stands over fallen challenger Sonny Liston, shouting and gesturing shortly after dropping Liston with a short hard right to the jaw, at 1:44 in the first round of their bout at the Central Maine Youth Center in Lewiston, Maine, United States on 25 May 1965.
AP Photo/John Rooney. Heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali stands over fallen challenger Sonny Liston, shouting and gesturing shortly after dropping Liston with a brief onerous proper to the jaw, at 1:44 within the first spherical of their bout on the Central Maine Youth Center in Lewiston, Maine, United States on 25 May 1965.

Also featured are works by Diana Markosian, David Guttenfelder, Rohan Kelly, Yael Martínez, Rena Effendi, Matt Black, Katie Orlinsky, Zied Ben Romane and Kiana Hayeri.

The sale marks the primary time World Press Photo has offered a print assortment drawn solely from World Press Photo Contest winners and Joop Swart Masterclass contributors.

Charlie Cole, Newsweek. "A demonstrator confronts a line of People's Liberation Army tanks on Chang'an Avenue, Beijing, China, during protests for democratic reform on Tiananmen Square, on 5 June 1989. Tiananmen Square had been the site of non-violent pro-democracy protests for weeks when the military moved in and opened fire on 4 June. Although there has been no publicly released record of deaths, witnesses estimated up to several thousand fatalities. This photograph, along with other images of the scene, became an international symbol for peaceful resistance. There is no reliable information about what happened to the unidentified demonstrator and the Tank Man pictures remain banned in China."
Charlie Cole, Newsweek. “A demonstrator confronts a line of People’s Liberation Army tanks on Chang’an Avenue, Beijing, China, during protests for democratic reform on Tiananmen Square, on 5 June 1989. Tiananmen Square had been the site of non-violent pro-democracy protests for weeks when the military moved in and opened fire on 4 June. Although there has been no publicly released record of deaths, witnesses estimated up to several thousand fatalities. This photograph, along with other images of the scene, became an international symbol for peaceful resistance. There is no reliable information about what happened to the unidentified demonstrator and the Tank Man pictures remain banned in China.”

The prints, produced at museum high quality in a 20 x 30 cm format, can be found for €150 unframed and €250 framed. ($268 & $446 AUD, respectively).

And in case you’re feeling particularly beneficiant, handcrafted boxsets containing all 70 prints are additionally obtainable for €7,000 ($12,500 AUD).

Adam Pretty, Getty Images. The World Swimming Championships in Shanghai, China, on 17 July 2011.
Adam Pretty, Getty Images. The World Swimming Championships in Shanghai, China, on 17 July 2011.

Proceeds help photographers and World Press Photo’s broader mission at a time of accelerating strain on impartial visible journalism.

“Over the past 70 years, World Press Photo has collaborated with ambitious, brave and innovative photographers who have shaped our collective memory of world events,” mentioned government director Joumana El Zein Khoury. “This sale is an opportunity to acknowledge that history while supporting the next generation of visual storytellers.”

Rohan Kelly, The Daily Telegraph. A massive shelf cloud moves towards Bondi Beach, Australia, on 6 November 2015. The cloud was part of a weather front that brought violent thunderstorms, with local media reporting damaging winds, hailstones the size of golf balls, and heavy rainfall. Shelf clouds are low cloud banks often with smooth or layered surfaces, and black, turbulent bases.
Rohan Kelly, The Daily Telegraph. An enormous shelf cloud strikes in the direction of Bondi Beach, Australia, on 6 November 2015. The cloud was a part of a climate entrance that introduced violent thunderstorms, with native media reporting damaging winds, hailstones the dimensions of golf balls, and heavy rainfall. Shelf clouds are low cloud banks usually with easy or layered surfaces, and black, turbulent bases.

The print sale runs till 26 November 2025 at 23.59pm CET. You can browse the pictures within the sale here.


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