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 for breach of the competition rules 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 does not comply with the contest rules and therefore the prize should be revoked” The jury said in a statement.
World Press Photo discovered a photograph of 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 in 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 World Press Photo is initially ratified on Sunday in his decision to keep the award Italian, following an investigation of labor following a formal complaint received by the mayor of Charleroi.
Troilo received in this year’s award for his photo essay of ten images entitled “The Dark Heart 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 serious distortion of reality that undermines the city and its residents as well as the profession of photojournalist. “
Magnette wanted the jury to 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 place that “has experienced the collapse of industry, high unemployment and immigration, and a resurgence of petty crime.”
“Your roads, one day in good state, 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 photographer Italian 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, World Press Photo has found a violation of the rules by the photographer.
The manager of World Press Photo, Lars Boering, director pointed out that the assistance of the organization must be based on trust in submitters work and ethics professional.
“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.
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