World Press Photo withdraws the first prize to Troilo for his photos … – 7sur7

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03/05/15 – 0:35 Source: Belga © Giovanni Troilo.

After receiving additional information, the World Press Photo has opened a new investigation that led him to withdraw the prize to the photographer Giovanni Troilo for his series of 10 pictures on Charleroi entitled “The black heart of Europe, “he said Wednesday in a statement. The reward comes once the second classified.

Paul Magnette, mayor of Charleroi, asked last week to the jury of the World Press Photo “to examine the possibility of withdrawing the prize awarded M.Troilo to “believing that his pictures had a misleading reality. The jury had finally confirmed the award of the award Sunday before changing opinion Wednesday.

Molenbeek Charleroi and not
According to the World Press Photo, a photo of the series was not taken in Charleroi, but in Molenbeek, the Brussels region. What Giovanni Troilo confirmed the jury, contrary to what he had said when he sent his turn in the competition. This constitutes a violation of the regulation and the award can not be granted to him.

The World Press Photo said to have maintained the distinction to the photographer at first because there was no evidence obvious that a rule was broken. “We have taken these issues seriously and we understood what was at stake. We wanted to be certain beyond doubt,” said the CEO.

The contest “must be based on trust in photographers who submit their work and professional ethics. (…) We are now facing a clear case of misleading information and it changes the way the story is perceived. A rule was broken and a line has been crossed. ”