In the scheme of things, this maybe isn't a big deal. The World Press Photo
contest is being held this year in Beirut. Photographers from around the world
enter the competition. The show was supposed to run until June 1, but it had
to be closed early:
> The exhibit, which showcased prizewinning photos from the 2011 World Press
Photo contest opened on May 12 and was scheduled to run until the first of
June. In a press release issued this week, World Press Photo said that they
decided to close the exhibit early after "the presence of prizewinning work by
an Israeli photojournalist in the exhibition had sparked protests locally, and
the Beirut exhibition organizers felt they could no longer guarantee the
safety of the visitors or the exhibit itself, if the pictures remained on
display."
>
> World Press Photo said that they would not accept removing individual photos
and decided instead to dismantle and close the entire show. ...
>
> World Press Photo managing director Michiel Munneke said Sunday that "the
integrity of our exhibition was at stake. Removing any prizewinning photos
would come down to censorship, which for us is not acceptable. In ...
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