World Press Photo Disqualifies Controversial Prize Winner
By David Walker
After questions over whether Giovanni Troilo staged this image, new questions arise about his “Dark Heart of Europe” project.
World Press Photo has revoked a prize awarded last month to photographer Giovanni Troilo, on the grounds that Troilo’s entry “was not in compliance with the entry rules,” according to an announcement on the World Press Photo web site.
Troilo had said his project, “The Dark Heart of Europe,” winner of 1st prize stories in the Contemporary Issues category, was shot in Charleroi, a town near Brussels. But World Press re-opened an investigation into the work yesterday after reports surfaced that …read more
Via: PDN Pulse
