I went along to the World Press Photo Exhibition in Auckland today and as expected it is an excellent collection of moving and emotive photojournalism from around the world. The exhibition has been well promoted and is in a great location, hence there was a sizeable crowd there which was great to see also.

There are some extremely hard-hitting images that really effect you through the raw reality they show. There are also many images that move you because of the deep emotion or humanity on display. Then there are those that work because you as the viewer are presented with something that you just didn't quite expect - the above image of a man carrying a shark through the streets of Mogadishu in Somalia falls into this category for me. This is why I love World Press Photo.

I have an immense amount of respect for the press photographers who in many cases literally put their lives on the line to bring us the images of the varied and often dangerous events happening in our world. World Press Photo is an amazing organisation and you can find out more about them HERE

The exhibition in Auckland runs until October 9 and you can find out more about it HERE

Photo: Omar Feisal / World Press Photo