The power of photography to be showcased in Dublin

THE World Press Photo exhibition has returned to Ireland for the first time in a decade.

Prizewinners from last year’s contest are on show at The chq Building in Dublin’s docklands until Dec 22. The images, culled from over 100,000 entries, are a mix of portraits and shots from all walks of life, including the natural world, sport and war zones.

The overall winner is a photograph by Swedish photojournalist Paul Hansen entitled Gaza Burial. It was taken in Nov 2012 and depicts the dead bodies of a two-year old boy, Suhaib Hijazi, and his brother, Muhammad, who was not yet four years of age, being carried by their uncles to a mosque for their funeral in Gaza City. The boys’ house had been destroyed during an air strike by Israeli forces. Their father, Fouad, was also killed while their mother and four siblings were injured.