World Press Photo 2014
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Who this event is for
Location
Headington Campus, Headington Hill site, Photography Oxford 2014 Venue Information
Details
An inspirational exhibition of prize-winning photographs from World Press Photo 2014 - a prestigious, 55 year-old content featuring the best of photojournalism.
Touring approximately 100 cities in 45 countries, this will be one of three exhibitions being held at Brookes as part of Photography Oxford 2014 - the first major new festival of its type in the UK for many years.
This exhibition will be open
10am - 5pm Monday - Sunday
from
14 September - 5 October 2014. For more information visit the
Photography Oxford Festival website.
World Press receives support from the Dutch Postcode Lottery and is sponsored worldwide by Canon.
This will be one of three exhibitions being held at Oxford Brookes as part of Photography Oxford 2014 - the first major new festival of its type in the UK for many years. Our other contributions are 'On Solid Ground' - an outdoor exhibition from
Panos Pictures and a photography project entitled 'Home', featuring work led by Art students involving the local community.
Please note that some of the images presented in this exhibition may be shocking and disturbing to some visitors, particularly young children.
Blackwell’s Bookshop on campus is selling a variety of photography-related titles, including the World Press Photo 2014 exhibition catalogue at the discounted price of £13.95.
A 2014 World Press Photo Exhibition Guide app is free to download and is available for iOS (iTunes Store) and Android (Google Play Store) devices at
www.worldpressphoto.org/. It is advisable that visitors download the Guide before they visit.
The guide brings another dimension to the worldwide exhibition tour and features: translated photo captions and app interface in nine languages; audio commentary about the prizewinning photos from the photographers themselves; camera detail
information; location information; bookmarking of your favourite images; sharing.