{"id":138618,"date":"2025-11-17T00:13:10","date_gmt":"2025-11-17T00:13:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/138618\/"},"modified":"2025-11-17T00:13:10","modified_gmt":"2025-11-17T00:13:10","slug":"world-press-photos-print-sale-lets-you-own-part-of-photographys-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/138618\/","title":{"rendered":"World Press Photo’s Print Sale Lets You Own Part of Photography’s History"},"content":{"rendered":"

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World Press Photo is celebrating 70 iconic photographs taken over the past 70 years with a print sale: 70 Prints for 70 Years. Some of these shots have never been sold as prints before. <\/p>\n

The curated selection of 70 photos from the World Press Photo archives was captured by 70 photographers, including influential photographers such as Charlie Cole, Jaime Rojo, Lee-Ann Olwage, Vincent Mentzel, and Diana Markosian, to name just a few. There are also photos that were not captured by people best known for photography at all, like Neil Armstrong\u2019s portrait of Edwin \u201cBuzz\u201d Aldrin on the Moon during Apollo 11. <\/p>\n

Alongside very well-known names, the collection also includes work from Joop Swart Masterclass<\/a> participants, which World Press Photo says helps highlight its focus on educating the next generation of photographers. <\/p>\n

\"A\u2018A demonstrator confronts a line of People\u2019s Liberation Army tanks on Chang\u2019an Avenue, Beijing, China, during protests for democratic reform on Tiananmen Square, on June 5, 1989. <\/p>\n

Tiananmen Square had been the site of non-violent pro-democracy protests for weeks when the military moved in and opened fire on June 4. Although there has been no publicly released record of deaths, witnesses estimated up to several thousand fatalities. This photograph, along with other images of the scene, became an international symbol for peaceful resistance. There is no reliable information about what happened to the unidentified demonstrator and the Tank Man pictures remain banned in China.\u2019 | Credit: Charlie Cole, Newsweek<\/p>\n

\"A\u2018Pura rides around her neighborhood in a pink 1950s convertible, as the community gathers to celebrate her fifteenth birthday, in Havana, Cuba, on August 6, 2018. <\/p>\n

A girl\u2019s quincea\u00f1era (fifteenth birthday) is a Latino coming-of-age tradition marking transition into womanhood. It is a gender specific rite of passage, traditionally showcasing a girl\u2019s purity and readiness for marriage. Families go to great expense, often celebrating with a lavish party. The girl dresses as a princess, living out a fantasy and perceived idea of femininity. In Cuba, the tradition has transformed into a performance involving photo and video shoots, often documented in a photobook. Pura\u2019s quincea\u00f1era had a special poignancy, as some years earlier, having been diagnosed with a brain tumor, she was told she would not live beyond the age of 13.\u2019 | Credit: Diana Markosian, Magnum Photos<\/p>\n

\"A\u2018Brigitte Adjoua, Abidjan, 2014.\u2019 | Credit: \u00c9milie Regnier \"A\u2018Women follow the AFC Champions League Cup match between Iran\u2019s Persepolis and Japan\u2019s Kashima Antlers from a segregated section of a stand at the Azadi Stadium, Tehran, on November 10, 2018. <\/p>\n

In Iran, there are restrictions on female fans entering football stadiums. As football is the nation\u2019s most popular sport, the ban has been a controversial public issue. On March 1, 2018, FIFA president Gianni Infantino met with the president of Iran, Hassan Rouhani, to address the issue. Social-media groups also put the president under pressure, and on June 20 a ruling allowed Tehran\u2019s Azadi Stadium to admit selected groups of women for international matches. The concession to women fans applied only to international matches, and after a senior judicial officer objected in October, it was withdrawn. On November 10, the FIFA president, who was attending the AFC Cup match in Tehran, asked to be shown that women were being allowed to attend. A selection of women were permitted to enter, though many others were barred.\u2019 | Credit: Forough Alaei<\/p>\n

\"ThousandsButterflies stream through protected indigenous fir forests in the Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve. The mountain hillsides of oyamel forest provide an ideal overwintering microclimate. Michoac\u00e1n, Mexico, on February 24, 2023. | Credit: Jaime Rojo, National Geographic <\/p>\n

Each of the 70 photos will be available as a limited-edition, museum-quality print measuring 20 x 30 cm (a little smaller than 8 x 12 inches). The World Press Photo \u201c70 Prints for 70 Years\u201d print sale runs from November 17 to November 26. After it ends, that\u2019s it, and these prints will no longer be available for purchase. An unframed print costs \u20ac150 ($180\/\u00a3135), while a framed version is \u20ac250 ($300\/\u00a3220). Those who sign up for World Press Photo\u2019s newsletter<\/a> can get 15% off a print purchase for the first 24 hours of the sale. Those who are already subscribed will also get access to the short-lived discount. <\/p>\n

World Press Photo adds that purchasing a print helps directly support photographers \u201cat a time when independent visual journalism faces growing challenges.\u201d The organization says that proceeds from the print sale contribute to its work safeguarding and protecting photojournalism across the globe. <\/p>\n

\"Runners\u2018The Summer Olympic Games: Runners in the men\u2019s 1500m event stride past the Los Angeles Coliseum on August 11, 1984.\u2019 | Credit: Jos\u00e9 Azel, Contact Press Images \"A\u2018For the rodeo cowboys traveling around America, the rodeo is not just a hobby or a job: it is a way of life. They spend most of their time on the road between one event and the next, planning their lives around the rodeo calendar. For some, it is not unusual to take part in more than 100 rodeos a year all over the US and Canada. Today\u2019s competitive rodeo, where skills like lassoing and broncobusting are demonstrated, finds its origin in the cattle ranches of the Wild West. 1994.\u2019 | Credit: Klaas Jan van der Weij \"A\u2018Belinda Qaqamba Ka-Fassie, a drag artist and activist, poses at a shisanyama\u2014a community space where women cook and sell meat\u2014in Khayelitsha, a township located on the Cape Flats, near Cape Town, South Africa. <\/p>\n

Belinda, the photographer, and other black, queer, gender non-conforming and transgender people collaborated in a project to decolonize drag culture and find a particularly African expression of drag. The aim was also to highlight the need for the African lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, queer (LGBTQ+) community to find their identities irrespective of their backgrounds, and to reclaim the public space in a community where they are subject to discrimination, harassment and violence. Discrimination is part of everyday life for LGBTQ+ people in townships such as Khayelitsha, especially in public areas. A survey of 2,000 LGBTQ+ people by South African rights organization OUT found that within a two-year period, 39% had been verbally insulted, 20% threatened, 17% chased or followed, and nearly 10% physically attacked.\u2019 | Credit: Lee-Ann Olwage<\/p>\n

\"People\u2018Visitors amuse themselves at El Castillo water attraction at Mirabilandia, Italy, 2006. Covering some 750,000 square meters, Mirabilandia is one of the largest leisure parks in the country.\u2019 | Credit: Massimo Siragusa, Contrasto \"A\u2018Mongolian soldiers during a training to fight potential enemies on the steppe of Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, an autonomous region within the People\u2019s Republic of China in May 1977. In the same month, Princess Beatrix and Prince Claus of the Netherlands visited China. The official program also included a visit to Inner Mongolia, which had only recently been opened up to foreign visitors.\u2019 | Credit: Vincent Mentzel, NRC Handelsblad \"A\u2018A competitor tumbles off his motorcycle during the Motorcross World Championship at the Volk M\u00f8lle race course in Randers, Denmark, on August 28 1955. This photograph was the first ever World Press Photo of the Year.\u2019 | Photo credit: Mogens von Haven, Museum Odense \"An\u2018Astronaut Edwin \u2018Buzz\u2019 Aldrin poses for Neil Armstrong\u2019s camera (attached to the chest of his spacesuit) by the US flag on the moon\u2019s Sea of Tranquility on July 21, 1969.\u2019 | Credit: Neil Armstrong, NASA <\/p>\n

World Press Photo was founded in the Netherlands in 1955 and is perhaps best known among PetaPixel readers for its annual photo contest<\/a>, which shines a light on global issues through exceptional photography. Each year, the competition showcases the world\u2019s best and most powerful photojournalism and documentary photography work. <\/p>\n

\u201cOver the past 70 years, World Press Photo has collaborated with ambitious, brave and innovative photographers who have shaped our collective memory of world events, and offered us new ways of seeing. This sale is a chance to honor that history, while also looking towards the future,\u201d says Joumana El Zein Khoury, Executive Director, World Press Photo. \u201cEach print represents not only a moment in time, but also the courage and creativity of the photographer behind it. By purchasing one of these prints, you are joining us in recognizing the enduring value of visual storytelling and helping us to ensure that the next generation of photographers can continue to tell vital stories.\u201d <\/p>\n

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All the available prints are listed for purchase on World Press Photo\u2019s 70 Prints for 70 Years sale. It ends on November 26, 2025. <\/p>\n

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