World Press Photo Contest announces breathtaking 2021 nominees
Mar 10, 2021
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
Dunja Djudjic is a multi-talented artist based in Novi Sad, Serbia. With 15 years of experience as a photographer, she specializes in capturing the beauty of nature, travel, concerts, and fine art. In addition to her photography, Dunja also expresses her creativity through writing, embroidery, and jewelry making.
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The World Press Photo Contest won’t be announced till next month. Still, The World Press Photo Foundation has something for us. They have announced this year’s nominees of the World Press Photo contest, as well as the Digital Storytelling Contest. And just like always, the photos are breathtaking, moving, and thought-provoking.
This year marks the 64th World Press Photo Contest and 11th Digital Storytelling Contest. The Foundation has shared the nominees for the World Press Photo of the Year, World Press Photo Story of the Year, World Press Photo Interactive of the Year, and World Press Photo Online Video of the Year. But in this article, we’ll share some of the nominated photos.
Photographers and videographers have submitted their work in eight categories:
- Contemporary Issues
- Environment
- General News
- Long-Term Projects
- Nature
- Portraits
- Sports
- Spot News
As I mentioned, the winners will be publicly announced at the World Press Photo Festival 2021 on 15 April 2021. Sadly, this year’s awards ceremony will only be held online due to this never-ending pandemic. In the meantime, enjoy the nominated images below and visit the World Press Photo website for more details.
Editor’s note: some viewers may find some of the images disturbing, so viewer discretion is advised.
The six nominees for the World Press Photo of the Year
Anais, 26, who wants to remove the Emancipation statue in Lincoln Park in Washington, DC, argues with a man who argues to keep it, June 25th, 2020.
Azat Gevorkyan and his wife Anaik before leaving their home in Lachin, Nagorno-Karabakh
85-year-old Rosa Luzia Lunardi is embraced by nurse Adriana Silva da Costa Souza. The first hug she receives in five months.
Ignat, a transgender man, sits with his girlfriend Maria in Saint Petersburg, Russia, on 23 April 2020.
Herny Lenayasa, a Samburu man and chief of the settlement of Archers Post tries to scare away a massive swarm of locust ravaging an area next to Archers Post, Samburu County, Kenya on April 24, 2020.
An injured man stands near the site of a massive explosion in the port of Beirut, Lebanon, while firefighters work to put out the fires that engulfed the warehouses after the explosion, on 4 August.
The three nominees for the World Press Photo Story of the Year
Chris Donovan, Canada: Those Who Stay Will Be Champions
Antonio Faccilongo, Italy, Getty Reportage: Habibi
© Valery Melnikov, Russia, Sputnik: Paradise Lost
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
Dunja Djudjic is a multi-talented artist based in Novi Sad, Serbia. With 15 years of experience as a photographer, she specializes in capturing the beauty of nature, travel, concerts, and fine art. In addition to her photography, Dunja also expresses her creativity through writing, embroidery, and jewelry making.
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Lots of awesome shots but sadly also to many which have the clarity slider pulled far right.