Canon Night 2017

Connecting the world to the stories that matterWe are a global platform connecting professionals and audiences through trustworthy visual journalism and storytelling.Founded in 1955 when a group of Dutch photographers organized a contest to share their work with an international audience, the competition has grown into the world’s most prestigious photography award and our mission has expanded.We encourage diverse accounts of the world that present stories with different perspectives. We exhibit those stories to a worldwide audience, educate the profession and the public on their making, and encourage debate on their meaning.The World Press Photo Foundation is an independent, nonprofit organization, based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. We receive support from the Dutch Postcode Lottery and are sponsored worldwide by Canon.For more information, visitwww.worldpressphoto.orgor follow us onFacebook,Instagram,TwitterandYoutube.

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Online ticket sales end at 14:00 CEST, Friday 21 April.
Tickets will be available to buy on the door for €20. Please note we only take card payments, no cash.
If you have a special code and have not yet claimed your discount, please speak to a member of staff at the Canon Night.
Enjoy an exclusive showing of the World Press Photo Exhibition 2017 hosted by Canon on Friday 21 April from 20.00.
Meet the winners of this year's photo and digital storytelling contests as they present their awarded works from the touring exhibition.
This is a unique opportunity to enjoy the new World Press Photo exhibition after hours, with a complimentary drink on arrival.
The evening celebrates 25 years of Canon's partnership with World Press Photo. It includes live conversation with selected photographers on their prizewinning work selected from 80,408 photos from 126 countries, staged in the historic De Nieuwe Kerk, Dam Square Amsterdam.
Canon Night takes place during the <A HREF="https://www.eventbrite.nl/e/world-press-photo-festival-2017-tickets-32489311405?aff=efbevent" TARGET="_blank" REL="noopener noreferrer">World Press Photo Festival</A>, a unique three-day event in Amsterdam showcasing the best visual journalism. Join prizewinning photographers for the stories behind the stories, and meet leading editors and visual storytellers from across the globe. <A HREF="https://festival.worldpressphoto.org/" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Find out more about the World Press Photo Festival and book tickets.</A>

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