The Press Photographer's Year

• The Press Photographer's Year

• Until Aug 30

  • Critics' Choice
  • FREE
• National Theatre, South Bank, London, SE1 9PX
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  Perton Tough Guy event, winning pic by Darren Staples (© Darren Staples / Reuters)

• Posted: Fri Jun 27

• The written word is a subtle, endlessly nuanced way to communicate – but photographs can bypass the brain and deliver their message straight to the gut. The Press Photographer’s Year competition celebrates the most memorable still images used in the UK media each year, in categories including news, portraits, sports, arts and entertainment. A touring exhibition of the winning and shortlisted entries from 2008 goes on display at the National Theatre on Saturday. The overall winner is Daniel Berehulak, for a haunting shot of the late Benazir Bhutto taken during a prayer session held for fellow Pakistanis who were killed in a suicide attack on her homecoming parade.