QUICK TIP: WORLD PRESS PHOTO AT CCCB

Looking for a cultural activity in Barcelona? If you happen to be in Barcelona this or next weekend, I can highly recommend the World Press Photo exposition in the CCCB.

The exhibition, titled “FACE REALITY”, showcases the 143 award-winning photographs of the famous annual photojournalism contest. This year’s categories are Contemporary Issues, Observed Portraits, Spot News, Daily Life, Sports, Staged Portraits, General News, Sports Action, Nature and Sports Feature.

The images will make an impression on you. Some will be difficult to be confronted with. Others look like they come straight out of a movie. Most of the time, it is hard to imagine that this is real, that these things are happening right now, in this world. The title of the exposition captures perfectly why these images are so important and why they need to be seen. 

 Mirella, photo by Fausto Podavini. Daily Life, first prize stories 2013.

Insider tip: If you stop by on Sundays between 15:00 and 20:00, the entry is for free! Keep in mind that the lines can be long around this time. We experienced last Sunday that the lines are shorter around 15:00-15:30 (when we came out of the museum, the line had grown drastically).

You can still visit the exposition until the 8^th of December.

Opening hours:

Tuesday – Thursday 11:00-20:00

Friday 11:00-21:00

Saturday, Sunday and holidays 10:00-21:00

Price: 6 euros

FREE ENTRY every Sunday from 15:00 to 20:00

Address:

Montalegre, 5

08001 Barcelona

Metro stop: Universitat (purple line)

More information on http://www.cccb.org/en/exposicio-world_press_photo_13-44780

Top Photo: Bullfighter’s Comeback by Daniel Ochoa de Olza.

Photo sources:

http://naturpixel.com/2013/02/15/todos-los-fotografos-espanoles-con-un-premio-world-press-photo-1955-2012/

http://reelfoto.blogspot.com.es/2013/02/the-2013-world-press-photo-winners.html