Yesterday, December 6, 2012, Ambassador of the Netherlands to Israel, Mr. Caspar Veldkamp, co-hosts the opening event of the combined exhibition of World Press Photo and Local Testimony, at the Eretz Israel Museum in Tel Aviv. The largest and most important exhibition of its kind comprises a selection of the World Press Photo competition and the best of local photojournalism -Local Testimony. The World Press Photo exhibition, curated by the Dutch World Press Photo Foundation, is considered the world’s most prestigious exhibition of international current affairs photography.
Dozens of photographers from Israel and abroad are participating in both exhibits, presenting the best press and documentary photography from the past year on topics related to war and peace, politics and society, culture and art, nature and the environment, sports and portraits.Picture: Ambassador of the Netherlands to Israel Caspar Veldkamp with Tel Aviv Mayor Ron Huldai. On the backdrop - the winning photo by Ben Kelmer.
(Picture Ambassador Caspar Veldkamp and Mayor Ron Huldai.jpg
by Kobi Wolf, courtesy of the Netherlands Embassy in Israel).
