World Press Photo returns to Warsaw

Amateur car races in Mexico, photo: Tomasz Gudzowaty

Danuta Isler reports

The winning photographs of the 54th annual World Press Photo Contest, including a portrait of Afghan-born 18-year-old Bibi Aisha captured by Jodi Bieber from South Africa, the winner of World Press Photo of the Year 2010 are on display in Warsaw's Zlote Tarasy Shopping Center until June 12.

There are two Poles among the award winners: Filip Ćwik, who received third prize in the People in the News category for his photo story centred on the Polish national days of mourning following the crash of the presidential plane in Smolensk in April 2010, and Tomasz Gudzowaty, who won second prize for his photo story on amateur car races in Mexico.

The 54th WPP exhibition is on display at the centrally located Złote Tarasy Shopping Center - for the third time in Poland’s capital for free - till June 12. Brought to Poland by EKPictures it will be shown later in Opole, south-west Poland and Krakow. You can also view the winning photographs at www.worldpressphoto.org.