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World Press Photo 2023 regional winners showcase realities of war

The World Press Photo has announced the regional winners of its 2023 photo contest. The selection includes images which showcase stories from photojournalists and documentary photographers across every continent.

04/04/2023

Rosa Luzia Lunardi (85) is embraced by nurse Adriana Silva da Costa Souza, at Viva Bem care home, São Paulo, Brazil. August 5, 2020

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World Press Photo: Image of Brazil nursing home hug wins 2021 award

The winners of the World Press Photo Awards 2021 have been announced, featuring work from some of the world's leading photojournalists.

15/04/2021

The youth group that built this ice stupa in the village of Gya installed a café in its base. They used the proceeds to take the village elders on a pilgrimage. March 19, 2019

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This year's World Press Photo winners are teaching us about our planet

Here are this year's highlights of the world's most prestigious press photo awards.

15/04/2021

Anais (26) argues for the removal of the Emancipation Memorial with a man (right) who wishes to keep it, in Lincoln Park, Washington DC, USA. June 25, 2021

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2021 World Press Photo Contest nominees announced

The strongest photographs that tell the story of an unprecedented year. The World Press Photo Foundation selected this year's nominees for the 2021 Photo Contest.

10/03/2021

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People chant slogans as a young man recites a poem, illuminated by mobile phones, before the opposition's direct dialogue with people in Khartoum on June 19, 2019

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Browse the winning images from World Press Photo 2020

The winners of World Press Photo 2020 have been announced. Check out work from some of the world's leading photojournalists here.

16/04/2020

World Photography Day: How many women have won World Press Photo of the Year?

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World Photography Day: How many women have won World Press Photo?

The 2010 winner, South African Jodi Bieber, acknowledges that the photojournalism industry is male-dominated.

19/08/2019

Yannis Behrakis near the village of Ras Ajdir, Tunisia, February 25, 2011.

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In pictures: Award-winning photographer Yannis Bahrakis

The Reuters photojournalist covered some of the most dangerous events around the world. He died at 58 after a long battle with cancer.

04/03/2019

World Press Photo of the Year nominee reveals story behind pregnant ex-FARC guerrilla

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Spanish-French photographer tells story behind World Press Photo entry

Catalina Martin-Chico spoke to Euronews about her photo of a former FARC guerrilla that has been nominated in this year's World Press Photo contest.

25/02/2019

Winner of the World Press Photo awards announced

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Winner of the World Press Photo awards announced

Take a look at the winner of this year's World Press Photo contest, which highlights some of the best examples of photojournalism from around the world.

21/02/2019

The story behind the Venezuelan World Press Photo of 2018

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The story behind the Venezuelan World Press Photo of 2018

Venezuelan photographer Ronaldo Schemidt was covering the anti-government protests in his home country when a motorcycle's petrol tank exploded and a protester next to him caught fire.

13/04/2018