World Press Photo exhibition begins

The ‘World Press Photo 2022’ exhibition is starting today at Drik Gallery. The inaugural programme will start at 4:30pm at the Drik and will showcase the photo stories from the 65th annual World Press Photo Contest.

Anne van Leeuwen, Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to Bangladesh, Joumana El Zein Khoury, Executive Director, World Press Photo Foundation, Abir Abdullah, Photographer and former World Press Photo Jury, and Shahidul Alam, Managing Director, Drik Picture Library will be present to reflect on the exhibition and the context of its Dhaka edition.

The Exhibition showcases around 130 outstanding photojournalism and documentary photography produced over the last year.

A discussion titled ‘The importance of visual literacy in mainstream education’ is also scheduled to take place on November 5 at 6pm.

The exhibition will take place every day till November 21 from 3pm to 8pm at the capital’s DrikPath Bhobon.