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World Press Winners and Robertus Pudyanto March 18, 2013

Posted by bohdan.warchomij in : Robertus Pudyanto, World Press Awards , comments closed

Robertus Pudyanto Photo in Tanah Datar, Indonesia – January 12 : Pacu Jawi jockey spurrs his animals on in the race

The World Press Awards are with us again and the winner of the sports section of the awards Dr. Wei Seng Chen is a Malaysian freelance photographer. He takes on assignments for local and foreign photo agencies or event management companies, shooting mostly sports events and tournaments.  Dr. Chen began experimenting with photography at the age of 13. He joined his school’s photography club in 1975 and learned all about photography, from shooting and processing film to making prints in the darkroom. However, he had to take a break from photography when he enrolled in medical school.Here is his winning photo:

Photo Wei Seng Chen

There is an increasing trend for part time photographers and keen amateurs to involve themselves in professional media organisations. I am waiting for the day when an iPhone photo wins a World Press Award.The genre is already well established in photojournalism as a methodology for story telling.

Above and below  are a series of photos submitted to Metaphor Images from a similar event that were not submitted to World Photo but are perhaps just as compelling from Indonesian photographer Robertus Pudyanto:

Photo Robertus Pudyanto: Photo Robertus Pudyanto: Tanah Datar, Indonesia – January 12 : Pacu Jawi participants collide while racing.