1998 World Press Photo Available to Purchase

Despite our televisual and video age, the power of the photograph has not diminished; nor has its market as newspapers, colour supplements and magazines all demand constant supplies of new illustrations. Prior to television, and when cinema newsreels were the only visual alternative, the news photograph had its zenith in terms of international impact ‐ the images of Robert Capa still come readily to mind although he was killed when I was still a child. If there is any doubt about the effectiveness of the photograph in terms of news and impact, plenty of evidence in support of the form...