For galleries in this edition of Enter, four photographers were invited
to submit news portfolios either concentrating on a single event or a number of events.
This is slightly different to our theme-driven galleries in past issues.
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Tsvangirayi
Mukwazhi
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Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi is a former Chief Photographer of the now defunct Daily
News in Zimbabwe, which was closed down by the government there.
The 28-year-old was CNN African Photographer of the Year in 2002, the same
year as he attended a World Press Photo Joop Swart Masterclass. His work has
been published in several international publications, including Newsweek and
Time.
Now a freelance photographer based in Zimbabwe, Tsvangirayi manages a website dedicated
to images from the country.
He says: “I believe a picture story is not necessarily following one particular
subject but it is rather a combination of different images shot at different
locations at different times but still been able to communicate to an audience
a story as a whole. I like to combine black and white and color.”
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Kemal Jufri
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Kemal Jufri is a 31-year old freelance photographer working regularly for major international publications including Time, Newsweek and the New York Times, and has been published in numerous other leading publications and books including Stern, El Mundo, the Sidney Morning Herald and Business Week.
Born and resident in Jakarta, Indonesia, Kemal's portfolio in this edition contains images of the Tsunami at the turn of the year in 2004. He was a World Press Photo South East Asia workshop participant and a Joop Swart Masterclass nominee.
Among his many awards are Newsweek magazine Best Picture of the Year in 1998, US News & World Report Best Picture of The Year in 2000 and Time Best Photo of the Year in 2005.
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Abir Abdullah
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Abir Abdullah is the 35-year-old Bangladesh representative of the European Pressphoto Agency in Dhaka, where most of the images in his portfolio were taken.
A former participant in a World Press Photo seminar in Bangladesh, Abir is a multi-award winner including first prizes in a World Health Organisation (WHO) photo contest in Switzerland in 2002 and the South Asian Journalists Association (SAJA) Photo Award 2005.
Says Abir: “I am trying to show the emotions of people in the pictures I take. I try not to use too wide a lens to make it more dramatic graphically because I believe a photograph can be very strong if you can see and capture the emotional aspects”.
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Qiu Yan
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Qiu Yan is Photo Director of Wuhan Evening News in China, where he started his career as a photographer.
The 44-year-old was born in Hubei Province, China, where he still lives, and attended a World Press Photo seminar, also winning World Press Photo awards in the sports and daily life categories.
His portfolio for this edition gives an unusual insight into daily lives of the people amongst whom he lives.
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