French photographer Georges Mérillon (France, 1957) started his photographic career in 1980 as a freelance photographer for Géo magazine and Figaro magazine. In 1981, he was one of the founding ...

"The four global winners represent the best photos and stories from the most important and urgent stories of 2022. They also help to continue the tradition of what it is possible to do with ...

After graduating from Pennsylvania University, Steve McCurry worked at a newspaper for two years and then left the United States to freelance on the Indian subcontinent. The material he smuggled out ...

that the processed colors diverge from the original colors. (ii) Changes in density, contrast, color and/or saturation levels that significantly alter content by obscuring or eliminating information ...

He began his career in 1995 as a staff photographer at El Sol and El Comercio newspapers as well as at the political magazine Oiga. From 1998 to 2000, he participated in a World Press Photo seminar in ...

From devastating conflicts and political upheaval to the climate crisis and the safe passage of migrants, the award-winning works document some of the most pressing issues facing the world today. In ...

The World Press Photo Foundation is proud to present the category winners of the 2021 World Press Photo Contests, selected by an independent jury. The winners of the World Press Photo of the Year, ...

The judging process of the 2024 World Press Photo Contest takes place in several rounds over a six-week period, in January and February 2024. It involves regional juries and a global jury, and takes ...

The 2022 World Press Photo Contest winners are 24 photographers from 23 countries. Providing a variety of perspectives from all corners of the globe, the awarded works present courageous stories, ...

The worldwide exhibition tour continues. Find a location near you and see the winning images from the annual World Press Photo Contest.

He joined the AP in 1990 at the age of 18 as communism was collapsing across Central and Eastern Europe. Ghirda started by covering the complex social and political turmoil generated by the transition ...

Grarup’s work reflects his belief in photojournalism’s role as an instrument of witness and memory to incite change, and the necessity of telling the stories of people who are rendered powerless to ...