Photo: Apipar NorapoompipatIf the World Press Photo Exhibition teaches us anything about the world we live in, it's that it is equal parts beautiful and equal parts ugly. On display in Ekkamai's House of Lucie until Nov 11 are more than 120 winning shots from last year's 60th World Press Photo Contest. "If you come here and you take a good look at the exhibition, you get a really thought-provoking experience," said Laurens Korteweg, World Press Photo's director of exhibitions. The World Press Photo of the Year by Burhan Ozbilici shows a Turkish security guard standing over the body of Russian Ambassador Andrey Karlov, whom he just murdered. An Assassination In Turkey by Burhan Ozbilici.Spot News, first prize stories and World Press Photo of the Year, first prize singles.

Source: Bangkok Post October 31, 2017 21:00 UTC