2009 World Press Photo Contest winners to be announced next week
On Friday 13 February 2009 the results of the 52nd annual World Press Photo Contest will be announced during a press conference at the Boekmanzaal in the Amsterdam City Hall, Amstel 1. Established in 1955, World Press Photo is the premier international contest in the field of photojournalism. From 11 a.m. (C.E.T.) the winning images of the competition will be presented in a large screen projection with the jury members attending. The photos will also be published on World Press Photo's website: www.worldpressphoto.org.

The judging started on Saturday 31 January and will continue through Thursday 12 February. A total of 96,268 photographs were submitted to be judged, representing an increase of 19.5% since last year. The number of participants was also a record, a total of 5,508 photographers sent in their work, which is a rise of 9.7% compared to 2008.

The first exhibition with the award-winning images will be open to the public at the Oude Kerk, Oudekerksplein in Amsterdam on Monday 4 May 2009. This exhibition will be on show until 28 June 2009 and will subsequently travel to some 100 cities in 45 different countries around the world. An updated exhibition schedule will be online on 13 February on: www.worldpressphoto.org/exhibitions.