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World Press Photo 2018
Edited by Rodney Bolt, Thames & Hudson, £18.95, 240 pages, paperback, ISBN 978-0500970904
The World Press Photo (WPP) competition is, and has always been, divisive. Whether you thinkand this year's winning image is likely to do nothing to dissuade the competition's detractors. Ronaldo Schemidt's image of Venezuelan protestor José Victor Salazar Balza, engulfed in flames and running for help, is certainly an image that is upsetting but, as an image, it's difficult to beat (Balza, by the way, was fine and was encouraging people to keep protesting within a day). But this is just one image in many and, once again, the WPP highlights the most dramatic, informative and best photojournalism from across the globe. If you're unable to make it to the exhibition, this volume is well worth the shelf space.
