The exhibition can be visited until December 11 at the Center de Cultura Contemporània de Barcelona (CCCB) The photojournalism contest is committed to a new territorial model, dividing the world into six regionsAs a parallel activity to the exhibition, the debate ” Photojournalism in the war in Ukraine” The “World Press Photo 2022” exhibition can now be visited in Barcelona until December 11, in an edition that broadens its global perspective to major recurring themes such as traditional cultures, identity issues or the climate crisis. The Center for Contemporary Culture of Barcelona (CCCB) hosts a variety of images that show a greater representation and diversity of authors and stories. From the vindication of the historical legacy of indigenous communities and the validity in the present of traditional cultures to other identity issues. All of this in an edition that has broadened the scope of its global gaze, making room for hitherto underrepresented territories, communities and voices. Saving Forests with Fire Matthew Abbott ‘Saving forests with fire’ is the award-winning snapshot by Matthew Abbott, as the Graphic Report of the Year, which portrays the controlled burning of bushes to prevent forest fires by indigenous Australians. Another of the major issues that the exhibition is going through is the climate and environmental crisis, which has devastating effects in various parts of the planet. And different war conflicts and citizen protest movements are also referenced, as usual in this exhibition that reviews current events. Amazonian Dystopia Lalo de Almeida ‘Amazon dystopia’, with images that illustrate the “great threat” posed to the Amazon rainforest by the acceleration of deforestation, the development of infrastructure and the exploitation of natural resources and its impact on biodiversity and the way of life of the indigenous communities. Precisely, Almeida considers the victory of the new president, Lula da Silva, as “hope” because “it will bring another look at the Amazon and put deforestation at the center of the debate”, an issue that according to him is also social environmental and must be addressed globally and eradicating poverty for it to have positive results. The war in Ukraine, another of the s Featured Themes Another featured theme is the precedents for the war in Ukraine and the tension over the growing Russian military presence on the borders since 2021, portrayed by Guillaume Herbaut, who shows, for example, a group of women making camouflage dresses for the snipers, in 2014, as well as buildings collapsed by bombs already in 2018, years before the start of the Russian invasion, in February 2022.Ukraine CrisisGuillaume Herbaut / Agence VUAs a parallel activity of the exhibition, the debate will be held on November 30 “Photojournalism in the Ukrainian war”. It is a round table with the photojournalists Santi Palacios and Ricardo García Vilanova, both awarded with the World Press Photo in 2017 and 2020 respectively, and the Ukrainian independent photographer Oksana Parafeniuk, in connection from her country. They will show their work in this conflict and discuss the photographic coverage of the war in Ukraine, the first on European soil of this magnitude since the Balkan conflict and which has generated unprecedented journalistic coverage. Photograph of the Year Barcelona will also be able to admire the Photograph of the Year, by Amber Bracken, which honors the indigenous children who died at the Kamloops Residential School in British Columbia. An institution established to force the cultural assimilation of indigenous children, after 215 unmarked graves were found in British Columbia on June 19, 2021.Kamloops Residential SchoolAmber BrackenIn Open Format, Isadora Romero questions the loss of ancestral knowledge through a video made up of digital and analog photographs, some of which were taken with expired 35mm film, on which Isadora’s father later drew. Blood is a SeedBlood is a SeedOn a journey to his ancestral town, Romero explores forgotten memories of the land and crops, and learns about his grandfather and great-grandmother, who were “seed keepers” and grew different varieties of potatoes, of which only two commonly survive today.In this way, the public will be able to enjoy the exhibition for the eighteenth consecutive year, which extends the program of face-to-face guided tours to the general public -this year also on weekends-, to companies -behind closed doors- and educational centers.