FUJIFILM Corporation announces a strategic partnership with the World Press Photo Foundation, an independent non-profit organization, based in the Netherlands. World Press Photo Foundation provides a global platform for photojournalists and documentary photographers to communicate trustworthy stories that reflect the times. He does this through the power of photography, to audiences around the world.
Fujifilm is proud to sponsor the World Press Photo competitions
As part of this partnership, Fujifilm is proud to sponsor the World Press Photo competitions and its exhibitions organized by World Press Photo Foundation. It will award the global winners of the four categories of the World Press Photo Contest the GFX100 II mirrorless digital camera, as well as two GF interchangeable lenses for the GFX series. Additionally, Fujifilm plans to host workshops in 10 cities, around the world, in conjunction with the World Press Photo exhibition.
Fujifilm has consistently contributed to the development of photographic culture by offering its valuable products and services, including the INSTAX range of instant cameras and smartphone printers, the X and GFX Series of mirrorless digital cameras and photographic film. In the field of photojournalismFujifilm’s mirrorless digital cameras have been widely praised by professionals around the world, including some of the previous winners of World Press Photo competitions.
World Press Photo Foundationwhat is it about
Since its founding in 1955 in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, the foundation has organized its World Press Photo Contest annually. The winning works are selected by an international jury and exhibited at exhibitions held around the world. The Exhibition is one of the largest photography exhibitions in the world and attracts millions of visitors every year.
Global communication through the power of photography
“As Fujifilm celebrates its 90th anniversary on January 20, 2024, we are thrilled to have entered into this collaboration, which will allow us to contribute to the growth of trusted storytelling and global communication through the power of photography,” he says Masato Yamamoto, Director, Executive Vice President, General Manager of Imaging Solutions Division, FUJIFILM Corporation. “Through this partnership with the World Press Photo Foundation, we support creative people actively involved in photography.”
Always reach more people
“We are very pleased to announce this partnership with Fujifilm who shares our mission to support the photography community that brings important stories and images to the world,” says Joumana El Zein Khoury, Executive Director della World Press Photo Foundation. “This collaboration will help us reach more people, improve our exhibitions and directly support the news and documentary photography community.”
