The organization of World Press Photo , awarded the highest distinction of photojournalism, has finally retired the first prize in the category of story contemporary issues Italian Giovanni Troilo by breaching the contest in his work on the Belgian city of Charleroi.
“After receiving new information (…) World Press Photo reopened its investigation and the conclusion is that the report fails to the contest and therefore the prize should be revoked, “the jury said in a statement.
The organization found that a photograph on a painter who created a work with models had not been captured in Charleroi, but in Molenbeek, a district of Brussels.
The photographer himself confirmed that the photograph was not taken in Charleroi, contrary to its submissions to the contest, and “that false information is a violation of the contest of 2015, “said World Press Photo, which has” disqualified “work and awarded first prize to the second winner.
The award for Troilo has been controversial after the organization Sunday was initially ratified in its decision to keep the award for Italian job after an investigation following a formal complaint received from the mayor of Charleroi.
Troilo received in this year the award for his photo essay of ten images entitled “The Dark Heart of Europe”, which relates different situations in Charleroi, in southern Belgium.
The mayor of this town, the socialist Paul Magnette, stated in its complaint that the story of Troilus was “a gross distortion of reality that undermines the city and its residents as well as the profession of photojournalist.”
Magnette wanted the jury consider the possibility of withdrawing the prize attributed to Italian by the photos of the city, on the website of the organization was described as a city that “has experienced the collapse of industry, high unemployment and immigration, and a resurgence of petty crime “.
” Your roads, one day in good condition, appear today abandoned and desolate, with industries that close and vegetation that grows in old industrial areas, “added the photographer.
In response to the grievance, World Press Photo investigated whether the Italian photographer had violated journalistic ethics or misled the jury, and concluded that “there was no reason to doubt the integrity” professional Troilo.
However, after a second investigation, the organization has found a violation of the rules by the photographer.
The manager of World Press Photo, Lars Boering, director said the contest the organization must be based on trust in submitters work and professional conduct.
“We have control, of course, but the competition just does not work without trust. We now have a clear case of misleading information and this changes the way in which the story (Troilus) is perceived. Has violated a rule and has crossed a “red line for World Press Photo, Boering stressed in a statement.
EFE
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