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World Press Photo

Connecting the world to the stories that matter. We showcase compelling stories to create space for reflection in times of urgency.

World Press Photo is an independent non-profit organization that champions the power of photojournalism and documentary photography to deepen understanding of the world’s complexities, promote dialogue, and inspire action. Founded in the Netherlands in 1955, our annual contest and thematic exhibitions reach millions of people in over 80 locations worldwide each year, and our online work reaches millions more. Amid a fast-changing media landscape influenced by censorship, misinformation, and threats to press freedom, we promote standards of accuracy, authenticity, visual excellence, while ensuring diverse perspectives are represented. Our education programs support photographers in reaching these standards, and help the public explore the profound societal impact of photography. We are thankful for the support of our funders, particularly our strategic partners the Dutch Postcode Lottery, PwC, and FUJIFILM Corporation.

05/10/2026

Officers from the Department of Homeland Security and federal tactical units clash with demonstrators during a nightly standoff at a Portland ICE facility in Oregon, United States, on 24 June 2025. These intense protests centered on opposing the administration’s escalating mass-deportation agenda.

In 2025, a fundamental shift in United States immigration policy moved the focus of enforcement from the southern border to the country’s interior. Under a new executive mandate, federal agencies were directed to meet a quota of 3,000 arrests per day,abandoning protections for schools, hospitals, courthouses, and places of worship. In response, Portland, a “sanctuary city” that prohibits its own state and local law forces to cooperate with federal immigration enforcement, became a flashpoint for resistance. During the nationwide “No Kings” demonstrations in June, localized protests escalated into nightly clashes outside the city’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility.

‘Portland Protests ICE’, by Jan Sonnenmair, was awarded in the 2026 World Press Photo Contest. Learn more: worldpressphoto.org/collection/photo-contest/2026/Jan-Sonnenmair/1
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🔗 View all the projects awarded in the 2026 Contest on display at the World Press Photo Exhibition 2026, touring globally. View our calendar to plan your visit.

02/10/2026

💡 How do photographers address ethics in their practice?

See the Story, our free educational publication, dives into the societal role of photojournalism and documentary photography through the work of World Press Photo Contest winners.

This image from ‘Hijacked Education’, by Diego Ibarra Sánchez depicts girls attending an informal open-air school in Chaparhar District, Afghanistan, on 12 November 2025. The ban on girls attending school continues to undermine the right to education, affecting nearly 2.2 million students.

This project shows school-age children and their educators in conflict-affected regions. Identifying individual children could endanger them further or expose their families to reprisals. To protect them, the photographer found thoughtful ways to bear witness without causing harm.

📖Learn more about critical questions for visual storytelling through our free educational publication, See the Story. Download your copy: worldpressphoto.org/education/see-the-story

01/10/2026

📚 The World Press Photo Yearbook 2026 brings together 42 awarded projects from the 69th annual World Press Photo Contest, offering a closer look at the stories that made headlines, as well as those that are lesser known.

Across its pages, you’ll find broad global perspectives alongside intimate, personal views: stories of conflict and crisis, but also resistance, resilience, and everyday life.

From powerful photographs to the stories behind them, the Yearbook 2026 offers a lasting record of the world as documented by photographers from around the world.

🔗Buy your copy now, available in six languages: Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, and Spanish: worldpressphoto.org/yearbook
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Seen here, work from the project ‘Motherhood at 60’ by Wu Fang.

30/09/2026

🌍 See the stories shaping our world. Through powerful photojournalism and documentary photography, the World Press Photo Exhibition 2026 invites us to pause, look closer, and engage with stories that might otherwise remain unseen.

Visit it now in:
Amsterdam, the Netherlands (flagship) • Mexico City, Mexico • London, United Kingdom • Montréal, Canada • Vienna, Austria • Monte Carasso, Switzerland • Turin, Lodi and Genoa, Italy • Toronto, Canada • Budapest, Hungary • Copenhagen, Denmark • Dortmund, Germany • Jakarta, Indonesia

Opening soon in:
Sinnai and Bari, Italy • Chicoutimi, Canada • Pontianak, Indonesia • Kraków, Poland • Eindhoven and Hilversum, the Netherlands • Vitoria, Valencia, and Barcelona, Spain • New York City, United States • Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom.

🔗 Plan your visit: worldpressphoto.org/calendar

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We are always looking for new exhibition partners to work with. If you would be interested in organizing, hosting, or funding an exhibition, please contact us at: [email protected]

29/09/2026

Independent photojournalism helps us bring into focus stories, perspectives, and experiences that might otherwise go unseen.

At World Press Photo, we work year-round to support photographers and connect audiences with stories that matter. Through our Contest, exhibitions and educational programs, we help create space for independent visual storytelling around the world.

We’re a small team with a big mission, and your support helps make this work possible.

With your support, we can:

- Support photojournalists and emerging visual storytellers
- Bring exhibitions and important stories to audiences around the world
- Provide safety and security training for photographers working in high-risk areas

Help us continue supporting the people who document our changing world.

🔗 Learn more: worldpressphoto.org/support

28/09/2026

Waltraud talks with Emma, a social robot that recognizes faces and remembers past conversations, in Albershausen, Germany, on 3 July 2025. Though skeptical at first, Waltraud says she felt connected to Emma over time.

Germany’s care homes are facing two crises: staff shortages and loneliness. A 2023 study found that one in five residents aged 80 and older describe themselves as “severely lonely.” This reality has prompted trials of social robots like Emma, developed by a Munich-based startup. Waltraud, a resident of Haus im Wiesengrund in Albershausen, had her doubts but over time formed a bond with Emma. “When she tells her jokes, that’s really good. That’s my kind of humor,” says Waltraud, though she emphasizes that human contact is always preferable.

‘Emma the Social Robot’ by Paula Hornickel was awarded in the 2026 World Press Photo Contest. See more: worldpressphoto.org/collection/photo-contest/2026/Paula-Hornickel/1

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🔗 View all the projects awarded in the 2026 Contest on display at the World Press Photo Exhibition 2026, touring globally. View our calendar to plan your visit.

25/09/2026

EXTENDED: The flagship exhibition at De Nieuwe Kerk in Amsterdam has been extended until 25 October!

We’re thrilled to confirm that our Exhibition 2026, presenting the awarded projects from the 2026 World Press Photo Contest, will be open for one more month. This exhibition is specially designed for the space of De Nieuwe Kerk, a 15th-century church in the center of Amsterdam.

Discover the images that captured the past year’s biggest news stories, human experiences, and defining developments shaping our world. Book tickets now: nieuwekerk.nl/en/exhibitions/world-press-photo-exhibition-2026/

24/09/2026

Two women run with a bucket of water to help fight a wildfire in Carballeda de Avia, Ourense, Galicia, Spain, on 17 August 2025.

The project ‘Burned Land’ by Brais Lorenzo, EFE, Revista 5W, El País, awarded in the 2026 World Press Photo Contest, depicts Spain’s worst fire season in about three decades, during which more than 200,000 hectares burned across the Galicia region. The increasingly severe fires in Galicia are attributed to drought and heat intensified by climate change, rural depopulation, and shortsighted forest management policies, including the widespread planting of highly flammable non-native species.

It is showcased in the World Press Photo Exhibition 2026, touring globally.

Visit it now in:
Amsterdam, the Netherlands (flagship) • Mexico City, Mexico • Flensburg, Germany • London, United Kingdom • Montréal, Canada • Kyiv, Ukraine • Vienna, Austria • Monte Carasso, Switzerland • Turin, Italy • Toronto, Canada.

Opening soon in:
Lodi, Sinnai, Bari and Genoa, Italy • Chicoutimi, Canada • Budapest, Hungary • Copenhagen, Denmark • Dortmund, Germany • Jakarta and Pontianak, Indonesia • Kraków, Poland • Eindhoven and Hilversum, the Netherlands • Vitoria, Valencia, and Barcelona, Spain • New York City, United States • Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom.

🔗View our calendar to plan your visit: worldpressphoto.org/calendar

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We are always looking for new exhibition partners to work with. If you would be interested in organizing, hosting, or funding an exhibition, please contact us at: [email protected]

22/09/2026

📸 Join us for our very last guided tour of the World Press Photo Exhibition 2026 at De Nieuwe Kerk in Amsterdam this Wednesday, 23 September, at 15.00 CEST!

Emmy Dexel, Communications Director, will lead one final walk through this year’s awarded projects, sharing the vital background context, human experiences, and courage behind the images on display.

The exhibition itself remains open until Sunday, 27 September, giving you one last weekend to see the year's most powerful photojournalism and documentary photography in person.

🔗 Reserve your exhibition tickets and sign up for a tour: nieuwekerk.nl/en/exhibitions/world-press-photo-exhibition-2026/

21/09/2026

Yousef, who has asthma, rarely leaves his home. Like many children in Moon Valley, Alexandria, Egypt, his condition keeps him isolated, affecting his mental and emotional well-being. Photographed on 9 October 2017.

More than 30,000 residents of Wadi El-Qamar, also known as Moon Valley, in western Alexandria, Egypt, live less than 15 meters from a cement factory that fills their homes with toxic dust. Children are born with asthma. Families suffer from lung disease and irreversible respiratory damage. In 2016, the photographer – who lives nearby and has asthma himself – began documenting their stories and ongoing legal battles. This project has helped secure medical and legal aid for families while revealing how industrial practices that fuel the climate crisis devastate the most vulnerable communities first.

‘Moon Dust’ by Mohamed Mahdy, Arab Documentary Photography Program, was awarded in the 2026 World Press Photo Contest. See more: worldpressphoto.org/collection/photo-contest/2026/Mohamed-Mahdy/30

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🔗 View all the projects awarded in the 2026 Contest on display at the World Press Photo Exhibition 2026, touring globally. View our calendar to plan your visit.

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