World Press Photo of the Year

[TObject]

http://www.worldpressphoto.org/index...bandwidth=high

Hmmm... Ok, I really need to think, what makes this photo, the best of the year. The reason doesn't jump at you immediately, I must say.

[Joe Dillard]

I have deleted better photo's than that.

[Provelogear]

I don't get it? What's so special about it?

[Matt Pascoe]

It tells a story, and it's in black and white.


Everyone knows black and white photos are artsy.

[TObject]

Yes, but the story it tells is wrong. Just by looking at the photo, the first thing that pops into your head is that this is a police officer going after some bad guys, which it is not, if you read the description.

[NAILER341]

who is responsible for the voting? they blew it.

[JeepGal]

"US Economy in Crisis: Following eviction, Detective Robert Kole must ensure residents
have moved out of their home, Cleveland Ohio"

I think whats startling about this picture is that we are seeing the use of deadly force, or threat of deadly force for something as common as eviction. The sad part about it is that eviction had become "common".

I guess its the story behind the picture that makes it meaningful. The "bad-guys" that the officer is looking for are the previous tenants/owners of the property. Very sad indeed.

Tam