A woman looks at a photograph in the 2011 World Press Photo exhibition, Taipei, Taiwan.

It’s time again for the World Press Photo exhibitions to begin in various parts of the globe. I always make a point of getting along to the exhibition each year, although usually I end up rushing through it on the last day. This year I made the time to view the gallery early and I have to say the 2011 version features some strong photography. For anyone who has already seen the list of winners, you’ll already know that. If you haven’t had a browse of the 2011 winners, they all can be seen on the World Press Photo website.

Of all the photos, the ones that most grabbed my attention were Uwe Weber’s image of a crowd crush at the Love Parade which took third prize in the spot news singles category and Thomas P. Peschak with his image of a Cape gannet which took out the nature category. In the photo stories section, I was particularly impressed with Kemal Jufri’s series on the Mount Merapi volcano in Indonesia and Corentin Fohlen’s work on the red shirt protests in Thailand.

In Taiwan you can see the 2011 World Press Photo exhibition at the Shilin Paper Factory until May 15th. The venue is at 31 Fude St Shilin, a short walk from exit 2 of Shilin MRT station. For other cities and countries around the world, check out the exhibition calendar on the World Press Photo site.