World Press Photo Exhibition 2012 in the Munich train station

One of the photos from Carsten Peter's Series' Largest Cave "As of June, the popular traveling exhibition on World Press Photo is on tour in Germany. At six stations in Germany excellent press photographs will be shown. Start the tour will present the German Railways and the shops of the main station in Munich on 15 until 06.25.2012 a selection of the winning pictures in the main hall, where 170 press photographs are shown. On display is a selection of 101 254 photographs in the context of the 155th World Press Photo Awards have been submitted in nine categories. In impressive and fascinating images documenting world events of the past year and give an insight into the current press photography. Shown are images of global conflict areas as well as photographs on topical subjects, portraits, reportage, culture and sports.
The year book of the exhibition is available at each exhibition day in the bookstores of the participating stations. 
The World Press Photo of the Year comes from the Spaniard Samuel Aranda. The New York Times, he photographed in Sanaa (Yemen) Fatima al-Qaws to her wounded son Zayed (18) holds in her arms. The jury praised the press photo of the year, especially for the human, intimate perspective on the events of the Arab spring. In October 2011, the young man in demonstrations against the government of President Ali Abdullah Saleh was injured. His mother, who herself participated in the resistance against the regime, found him later in a mosque, which was used as a field hospital. "The winning photo shows a touching and emotional moment, the human consequences of a huge event that is not yet complete," said Aidan Sullivan, chairman of this year's jury. "Both are but a vivid picture of ordinary people who have contributed with their courage, an important chapter in the history of the Middle East to write."
In the category of "nature" of the German Carsten Peter won the second place. He impressed with the picture series "Infinite Cave" (Eng. infinite cavity), which was commissioned by the National Geographic in Pong Nha-Ke Bang National Park in Vietnam. There, Peter explored the cave Son Doong slope, which over four kilometers long and 90 meters wide. It is considered the largest cave in the world and could hold an entire city block in New York's 40-story high-rise buildings.Intense exhibition experience with App
For the first time, World Press Photo also an app for download. The mobile application for smart phones allows the visitors of the exhibition, additional information about the images shown and the winners of the competition in seven languages ​​to retrieve.About World Press Photo
World Press Photo is an independent, nonprofit organization based in Amsterdam. Their main concern is to support and international dissemination of the work of professional press photographers.