Present report: first sessionAsian news photography competitionThe award ceremony was held on 1 junePeople's hallHolding a solemn meeting. The competition was co-sponsored by the asian news coalition and the china daily news. Over 500 authors from nearly 20 countries and regions in asia, as well as from the united kingdom, the united states and russia, sent more than 20,000 (group) news photographs. Of these, eight (groups) were evaluated by photographers from six countries in asia, winning prizes for breaking news, non-combust major news, economic and scientific news, news figures, daily life news, cultural and artistic news, sports news, and natural and environmental news, and 160 (groups) winning prizes for excellence。
Editor-in-chief, china daily, executive chairman, asian press unionJoo-lingComrades praised the participation in the competition for its collection and nuance, reflecting the unique understanding of photographers of the rapid change in asia. “i hope that these images will promote greater understanding, cooperation and dialogue between the world and asia。
As an important part of the twenty-fifth anniversary of the chinese daily newspaper, the theme of the asian news photography competition was “the millennium development goals”Moving asiaI'm sorry. Following international practice, the competition advocates for the participation of the participants in the event, with an open vision of the news, a powerful visual impact, around defending the cause of peace in asia, demonstrating the achievements, conflicts and conflict resolution processes of many social, economic, scientific and cultural causes, and the fate, feelings, will and strength of the asian people。
The organizers invited journalists and photographers from asia and around the world to participate in the photography competition to witness the momentous moments and sorrows that asia had experienced in almost a year from june 2005 to april 2006. As one judge has said, many of the winning and successful works are “deterred, thought-provoking and show the power of asian photographers”。
The organizing committee has edited selected and won works for the first asian news photography competition and will present an exhibition. They believed that moving asia would generate a strong interest in asia among more people from all regions of the world, helping them to better understand and experience the changes that were taking place in asia。
