World Press Photo Exhibition

The 2016 World Press Photo Exhibition opens this Saturday in Auckland. The travelling exhibition is in its 59th year.

© Rohan Kelly - Storm Front on Bondi Beach

© Brent Stirton - Ivory Wars

© Sergio Tapiro - The Power of Nature

© Corentin Fohlen – March Against Terrorism in Paris

© Sergey Ponomarev - Reporting Europe's Refugee Crisis

© Anuar Patjane Floriuk - Whale Whisperers

© Tim Laman - Tough Times for Orangutans

© Warren Richardson - Hope for a New Life

There were entries from nearly 6000 photographers from 131 countries, totalling nearly 1000 images.

Curator of the exhibition, Anais Conjin, is in Auckland from world press headquarters in The Netherlands.

He talks to Jesse Mulligan about the exhibition.