If you want to win the World Press…

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If you want to win the World Press Photo, you have to be :

  • A Man
  • Around 35 years old
  • Either from North America or Europe
  • Have taken a picture in Asia
  • Horizontally framed
  • Of a child
  • In a war
  • Dead or dying
  • With a gray dominant color

These are the results of a statistical analysis of the World Press Photo winners since it’s creation. For a more detailed analysis, please head to French newspaper Liberation.

Photo by Thomas Leuthard

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12 Thoughts on “If you want to win the World Press…”

  1. Photography News (@infotographer) on September 16, 2016 at 5:05 pm said:

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  2. Las Ratnayake (@photographics4u) on September 16, 2016 at 5:26 pm said:

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  3. @LeighMacArthur on September 16, 2016 at 8:03 pm said:

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  4. The Click (@theclick) on September 16, 2016 at 10:15 pm said:

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  5. @matteofotograf on September 17, 2016 at 5:51 am said:

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  6. Robert Gumpert (@robertgumpert) on September 17, 2016 at 1:32 pm said:

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  7. @hethelred on September 18, 2016 at 11:52 pm said:

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  8. Massimo Cristaldi (@cristaldiphoto) on September 19, 2016 at 2:30 am said:

    If you want to win the World Press… – Thoughts of a Bohemian https://t.co/S3HnVqBdsp

  9. @GillesBassignac on September 19, 2016 at 12:43 pm said:

    If you want to win the World Press… https://t.co/bZdNEtk4fE via @melchp

  10. @Pixelrights on October 5, 2016 at 6:12 am said:

    If you want to win the #worldpressphoto award, some interesting statistics to consider! https://t.co/H6YoB7poix via @melchp

  11. @damiandrohan on October 5, 2016 at 7:17 am said:

    interesting stats analysis of winning WPP entries: https://t.co/ajMJ37WMgr

  12. @LeicaCases on October 6, 2016 at 6:03 am said:

    Interesting piece or research re #worldpressphoto https://t.co/1J70o3qrVG

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