Foundation focuses on photography

Foundation focuses on photography

JAKARTA (JP): Located in Jacob Obrechtstraat 26, 1,071
kilometers from Amsterdam, the Netherlands, the World Press Photo
Foundation's activities are financed by proceeds from annual
exhibitions, yearbook royalties and sponsorship by Canon, Eastman
Kodak Company and KLM Royal Dutch Airlines.

The non-profit organization is also subsidized by the city
administration of Amsterdam.

The foundation calls itself an independent platform for
international press photography and aims to increase public
interest in press photography and to promote the free flow of
information worldwide.

The foundation's philosophy underlies the annual World Press
Photo contest and is displayed in the corresponding yearbook and
exhibition. The prizewinning entries are exhibited every year
around the world without any form of censorship.

The nine-member jury from different countries judges the
thousands of entries submitted by photojournalists, agencies,
newspapers and magazines from all over the world.

Since 1983, there has also been a jury of children, which
separately selects the World Press Photo Children's Award. (bsr)