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Images that inform, inspire, and bear witness to our time.
Discover the most powerful and moving images of the year - selected by the World Press Photo Foundation, a global authority in independent photojournalism.
This beautifully designed volume not only presents the 2025 award-winning photographs from categories such as Single Image, Story, and Long-Term Projects, but also celebrates the Foundation's 70th anniversary with a retrospective of iconic past winners.
Highlights:
- Official World Press Photo Awards 2025 coverage
- Stunning visual storytelling from around the globe
- Special section on 70 years of press photography
- Insightful, moving, and unforgettable
Perfect for Photography lovers, journalists, educators, students, and anyone passionate about world affairs.
List of contents
CoverTitlepageContentsIntroduction: REFLECTING ON THE PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE OF PHOTOJOURNALISMAFRICAASIA-PACIFIC AND OCEANIAEUROPENORTH AND CENTRAL AMERICASOUTH AMERICAWEST, CENTRAL, AND SOUTH ASIAWORLD PRESS PHOTO OF THE YEARREGIONS AND CATEGORIESCOUNTRY INDEX BY REGIONS70 YEARSSUPPORT THE FUTURE OF PHOTOJOURNALISMColophon
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. The award-winning photos will be announced
at the same time as the book launch and presented in a
traveling exhibition. So it is and remains extremely exciting
to see which works will be selected from thousands
of submissions—and of course which photo will be the
actual cover illustration! Furthermore, 2025 marks the
70th anniversary of the foundation. This will be celebrated
in the book by presenting many well-know historical
winning photos.
