World Press Photo of the Year

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World Press Photo of the Year

Summary

World Press Photo of the Year is a photography award[1]. It draws 342 Wikipedia views per month (photography_award category, ranking #1 of 1).[2]

Key Facts

  • World Press Photo of the Year won the Ko Rentmeester[3].
  • World Press Photo of the Year won the Orlando Lagos[4].
  • World Press Photo of the Year won the Don McCullin[5].
  • World Press Photo of the Year won the Finbarr O'Reilly[6].
  • World Press Photo of the Year won the Samuel Aranda[7].
  • World Press Photo of the Year won the David Burnett[8].
  • World Press Photo of the Year is in the country of Netherlands[9].
  • World Press Photo of the Year's image is recorded as World Press Photo 2015.JPG[10].
  • World Press Photo of the Year's instance of is recorded as photography award[11].
  • World Press Photo of the Year's GND ID is recorded as 4467128-3[12].
  • World Press Photo of the Year's Commons category is recorded as World Press Photo[13].
  • World Press Photo of the Year's industry is recorded as photojournalism[14].
  • +1955-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of World Press Photo of the Year[15].
  • World Press Photo of the Year's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03d1f7_[16].
  • World Press Photo of the Year's official website is recorded as http://www.worldpressphoto.org/[17].
  • World Press Photo of the Year's topic's main category is recorded as Category:World Press Photo of the Year[18].
  • World Press Photo of the Year's described at URL is recorded as http://www.dutchheights.nl/prijzen/world-press-photo[19].
  • World Press Photo of the Year's conferred by is recorded as World Press Photo[20].
  • World Press Photo of the Year's described by source is recorded as Dutch Heights[21].
  • World Press Photo of the Year's category for recipients of this award is recorded as Category:World Press Photo of the Year winners[22].

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Recognition

Wins include Ko Rentmeester[3], a photographer[23], b. 1936[24], of Kingdom of the Netherlands[25], awarded the World Press Photo of the Year[26]; Orlando Lagos[4], a photographer[27], 1913–2007[28], of Chile[29], awarded the it[30]; Don McCullin[5], an autobiographer[31], b. 1935[32], of United Kingdom[33], awarded the Commander of the Order of the British Empire[34], specialised in photojournalism[35]; Finbarr O'Reilly[6], a photographer[36], b. 1971[37], of Canada[38], awarded the it[39], specialised in author[40]; Samuel Aranda[7], a photographer[41], b. 1979[42], of Spain[43]; and David Burnett[8], a photographer[44], b. 1946[45], of United States[46], awarded the Robert Capa Gold Medal[47].

Why It Matters

World Press Photo of the Year draws 342 Wikipedia views per month (photography_award category, ranking #1 of 1).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[48] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[49]

FAQs

What awards did World Press Photo of the Year receive?

Honors received include Ko Rentmeester[3], Orlando Lagos[4], Don McCullin[5], and Finbarr O'Reilly[6].

References

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  1. [9] . dutchheights.nl. Retrieved . dutchheights.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [48] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [49] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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