Tim looking at the World Press Photo of the Year 2004
(Woman mourns relative killed in tsunami, Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu, India, 28 December)
If you enjoy photography/photojournalism, you really can't miss the World Press Photo Exhibition. The display was at BCE place, which I went to check out on Sunday afternoon with Andrew, Brian, Jon & Tim. The stories that the photos tell are incredible. I often read about news events around the world, but until I saw the photos, it really hit home how devestating and tragic they were--the tsunami, the Iraqi war, the school bombing in Beslan, etc. The images were quite powerful and some were pretty hard to stomach. Of course, there were some more humourous and positive photographs, like the Athens Olympics, but it's the images of death and grief that will stick. They offer a perspective of the world that many of us don't see.
Unfortunately, if you didn't get to see it this year, you'll have to wait until next October.
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