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NOVEMBER 17, 2008 |
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Weddings,
parties, special occasions, I always bring my camera,
hoping to capture those Kodak moments. Click,
and I have another blurry, out-of-frame, out-of-focus
photo saved onto the memory card.
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For
all the additional megapixels, smile detection, and
foolproof-ness that technology has brought us, my photos
haven't gotten any better, I now just end up with more
of them. Folders full of that's-just-after-they-kissed,
she's-much-prettier-in-real-life and
but-it-was-sharp-in-the-preview photos.
Thus all the more to admire about the winners of the
World Press Photo awards that are exhibited at CCCB
from tomorrow. More than just being at the right place
and time, they somehow managed to snap some outstanding
instants of the events, stories and themes that made
news during 2007.
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Seeing
the images in a large format warrants a visit
by itself, but it's also a great reminder of some
of last year's most memorable news stories. Even
if they don't include Britney's shaving meltdown,
Anna Nicole Smith or Paris doing time.
World
Press Photo - November 18-December
14
CCCB, Montalegre 5, Raval
Free entry
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TODAY'S EVENT PICKS |
f you couldn't go to Sitges, this is your chance: theSants Fantasy and Sci-Fi Film Marathon. Centre Cívic Cotxeres de Sants, 20h. EUR 3-12. |
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Like a modern-day crooner, chilean-french Adanowsky mixes chanson française influences with hints of rock. Sala Bikini, Diagonal 547, 22h. EUR 8-10. |
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Photographer Peter Menzel shows what the world eats in 30 portraits
that speak for themselves. Espai Cultural Caja Madrid, Pl Catalunya
9, until 21h. Free |
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A story of loss and change with a blue-ish tone. Trois coleurs:Bleu, by Kristof Kieslowsky, at the Filmoteca. Portal de Santa Madrona 6-8, 19:45h. EUR 2,70.
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