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Nieuws - World Press Photo launches multimedia contest

A'DAM - World Press Photo is announcing its first contest for multimedia productions in visual journalism.The contest is divided into two sections, for linear and for interactive multimedia.  

Werkbeurs - Guantánamo at Abidjan

(ABIDJAN) - More than eight years into the Ivorian conflict and on the eve of the presidential elections which are meant to signal the end of violence, Abidjan's former militias are still very much a tangible presence in the southern part of the country. Beyond occassionaly voicing their discontent over the unsettled 1000-dollar demobilisation fee, ex-militia members are active in ways that were difficult to predict when they first emerged in the early days of the conflict. In view of the upcoming elect ions it is important to assess the militias' involvement in politics and vice-versa. 'Guantánamo', the last remaining barracks of the GPP militia, is the place from where some of these developments can be observed.

Werkbeurs - Single/Return

Werkbeurs - Sibir

Werkbeurs - Sibir

BRUSSELS — Debby Huysmans shows a photographic research on forgotten and isolated communities in Siberia. The two longest rivers of Siberia, the Yenisey and Lena, guided the photographer through the desolated area in search of individuals who experience this area as their biotope and the marks they leave in the landscape that surrounds them. Remainders of dreams of the past and signs of hope for the future appear through the daily environment.

World Press Photo 09 Exhibition in Brussels

This year's last World Press Photo Exhibition in Belgium starts from 09 December. The annual World Press Photo Exhibition is the best known of World Press Photo's activities and a leading event in the organization's calendar.

Werkbeurs - The Hell of Juarez

The Mexican War on Drugs is at its heights. December 2006, Mexican President Calderon declared the war on the drugs cartels that smuggle Colombian Cocaine into the USA. 40.000 troops have been deployed to stem the drug violence. Although some drug kingpins and cartel leaders have been arrested, the wave of violence that is hitting the country has only increased. The cartels are now involved in a war on two fronts: One against the authorities, the other one amongst themselves about the control of lucrative smuggling routes.

Werkbeurs - De business achter de businessprostitutie in Dubai

Dubai ontpopte zich vorig jaar tot de belangrijkste niet-Europese bestemming voor Belgische zakenreizigers. Met dank aan de strategische ligging, de boomende vastgoedmarkt en een bijzonder hoge concentratie aan steenrijke mensen. Journalist Filip Michiels en fotografe Isabel Pousset trokken voor Vacature Magazine naar het kleine emiraat en ontdekten er dat Dubai de afgepeigerde zakenreiziger nog wel wat meer te bieden heeft: prostituees. In alle kleuren, maten en nationaliteiten bevolken ze er de bars en nachtclubs van tientallen luxueuze hotels. Bij duizenden tegelijk.

Werkbeurs - Trade fair - The business behind Dubai’s business prostitution

Last year, Dubai emerged as the most important non-European destination for Belgian business travellers, thanks to its strategic location, the booming real estate market and an especially high concentration of stinking rich people. Journalist Filip Michiels and photographer Isabel Pousset travelled to the small emirate on behalf of Vacature Magazine and discovered that Dubai has a whole lot more to offer to the exhausted business traveller: prostitutes. In every colour, size and nationality, they populate the bars and nightclubs of dozens of luxury hotels. In the thousands. Read more...

Werkbeurs - Irakezen in Egypte

Miljoenen Irakezen zijn hun kapotte land ontvlucht. Zowat 150.000 van hen overleven in Egypte. De Verenigde Naties en enkele ngo’s, zoals Caritas, zorgen voor wat steun, maar in feite zijn de Irakezen op zichzelf aangewezen. Karim Abraheem trok met steun van het Fonds Pascal Decroos naar Egypte en portretteert zijn gevluchte landgenoten. Hij toont geen zielige slachtoffers maar opvallend waardige mannen, vrouwen en kinderen. Een menselijk kapitaal dat Irak verloor door een volkomen foute en overbodige oorlog.