World Press Photo Yearbook 2024 | English Edition

Independent photojournalism and documentary photographyare indispensable tools of political educationfor a democratic society and an essential part of shapingpublic opinion-especially in our so-called 'post-factual'times. In recognition of this, the independent non-profitorganization World Press Photo Foundation, based inAmsterdam, has been presenting the World Press PhotoAward for the best photo, the best story, the best longtermproject of the year for more than six decades. Thewinning images in the various categories tell bold storiesand provide invaluable insights into the state of our world. A photograph by Mohammed Salem for Reuters from the Gaza war is the press photo of the year and also the cover illustration - it shows a Palestinian woman holding her five-year-old niece, who was killed when a missile hit her home in Khan Younis, Gaza, tightly on her lap.

List of contents

COVERWORLD PRESS PHOTO 2024OUR EFFORTS IN PERILOUS TIMESCONTENTSAFRICAASIAEUROPENORTH AND CENTRAL AMERICASOUTH AMERICASOUTHEAST ASIA AND OCEANIAGLOBAL WINNERSJURY'S SPECIAL MENTIONSJURY REFLECTIONGLOBAL JURY AND WINNERSCOUNTRY INDEX BY REGIONSCREDITS

Summary

Independent photojournalism and documentary photography
are indispensable tools of political education
for a democratic society and an essential part of shaping
public opinion—especially in our so-called ‘post-factual’
times. In recognition of this, the independent non-profit
organization World Press Photo Foundation, based in
Amsterdam, has been presenting the World Press Photo
Award for the best photo, the best story, the best longterm
project of the year for more than six decades. The
winning images in the various categories tell bold stories
and provide invaluable insights into the state of our world. A photograph by Mohammed Salem for Reuters from the Gaza war is the press photo of the year and also the cover illustration - it shows a Palestinian woman holding her five-year-old niece, who was killed when a missile hit her home in Khan Younis, Gaza, tightly on her lap.

Product details

• Authors: Joumana El Zein Khoury, Julieta Escardó, S Kuiper, Syb Kuiper, John Minchillo, Elyor Nematov, Nii Obodai, Fiona Shields, Anastasia Taylor-Lind, Veejay Villafranca
• Assisted by: World Press Photo Foundation (Editor), World Press Photo Foundation (Editor)
• Publisher: Hatje Cantz Verlag
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.04.2024
• EAN: 9783775756990
• ISBN: 978-3-7757-5699-0
• No. of pages: 208
• Dimensions: 196 mm x 257 mm x 257 mm
• Weight: 849 g
• Illustrations: 250 Abb.
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Photography, film, video, TV; Konflikt, Fotografie, Fotografien, Photography, South America, entdecken, Presse und Journalismus, Europe, War, Asia, North America, Africa, global, Photojournalism, Conflict, World Press Photo, Oceania, ca. 2020 bis ca. 2029, Documentary Photography Global, Winners 2024