Evgeniy Maloletka, Mariupol Maternity Hospital Airstrike / 2023 Photo Contest, World Press Photo of the Year
Representing major news events and important moments overlooked by the mainstream media in 2022, the 2023 World Press Photo Contest winning works call attention to some of the most pressing issues facing the world today – from the devastating documentation of the war in Ukraine and historic protests in Iran, to the realities in Taliban-controlled Afghanistan, and the many faces of the climate crisis in countries ranging from Morocco to Australia to Peru to Kazakhstan.
Hannah Reyes Morales, Home for the Golden Gays / 2023 Photo Contest, Southeast Asia and Oceania, Stories
Anush Babajanyan, Battered Waters / 2023 Photo Contest, World Press Photo Long-Term Project Award
Emilio Morenatti, War Wounds / 2023 Photo Contest, Europe, Honorable Mention
Weimin Chu, Faint Light in the Unfinished Building / 2023 Photo Contest, Asia, Honorable Mention
Lee-Ann Olwage, The Big Forget / 2023 Photo Contest, Africa, Singles
Fabiola Ferrero, I Can’t Hear the Birds / 2023 Photo Contest, South America, Long-Term Projects
The annual World Press Photo Contest recognizes and celebrates the best photojournalism and documentary photography produced over the last year. To offer a more global and better geographic balance of perspectives, the World Press Photo Foundation launched a regional strategy last year, changing the set-up of the annual contest and the judging.
The 24 regional winners and six honorable mentions – covering stories from the front lines of conflict, culture, identity, migration, memories of lost past and glimpses of near and distant futures – were selected by an independent jury out of more than 60,000 entries by 3,752 photographers from 127 countries.
From these, the 2023 Contest jury selected these four global winners: Evgeniy Maloletka, Mads Nissen, Anush Babajanyan and Mohamed Mahdy.
Mads Nissen, The Price of Peace in Afghanistan / 2023 Photo Contest, World Press Photo Story of the Year
Maya Levin, Shireen Abu Akleh’s Funeral / 2023 Photo Contest, Asia, Singles
Simone Tramonte, Net-Zero Transition / 2023 Photo Contest, Europe, Long-Term Projects
M’hammed Kilito, Before It’s Gone / 2023 Photo Contest, Africa, Long-Term Projects
Musuk Nolte, Oil Spill in Lima / 2023 Photo Contest, South America, Singles
Carlos Barria, Maria’s Journey / 2023 Photo Contest, North and Central America, Stories
This year’s World Press Photo Contest global winners highlight the climate crisis, community, war’s impact on civilians, and the importance of press photography around the world.
Global jury chair, The New York Times photo editor and co-founder of Diversify Photo, Brent Lewis said:
“Our four global winners represent the best photos and stories from the most important and urgent topics of 2022. They also help to continue the tradition of what it is possible to do with photography, and how photography helps us to see the universality of the human condition.”
Ahmad Halabisaz, Untitled / 2023 Photo Contest, Asia, Honorable Mention
Alkis Konstantinidis, Yana and Victor / 2023 Photo Contest, Europe, Singles
Mohamed Mahdy, Here, The Doors Don’t Know Me / 2023 Photo Contest, World Press Photo Open Format Award
Cristopher Rogel Blanquet, Beautiful Poison / 2023 Photo Contest, North and Central America, Long-Term Projects
Ashley Peña, The Voice of New York Is Drill / 2023 Photo Contest, North and Central America, Open Format
These stories, alongside the other winners, will be shown to millions of people as part of our annual exhibition in over 60 cities around the world – including Amsterdam (opening 22 April), Rome, Berlin, Barcelona, Zurich, Tel Aviv, Taipei, Singapore, Mexico City, Jakarta, Sydney, and Toronto.
World Press Photo 2023 / Exhibition Schedule, Worldwide
Exhibition
Resilience – stories of women inspiring change: Kyoto, Japan
Kyoto Art Center, Kyoto, Japan
April 15 – May 14, 2023
Special Exhibition
Resilience – stories of women inspiring change: Belgrade, Serbia
Kalemegdan Park, Belgrade, Serbia
April 21 – May 10, 2023
World Press Photo Exhibition 2023
De Nieuwe Kerk, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
April 22 – July 30, 2023
World Press Photo Exhibition 2023
National Museum Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
May 4 – June 4, 2023
World Press Photo Exhibition 2023
Fundacion Cajasole, Sevilla, Spain
May 4–25, 2023
World Press Photo Exhibition 2023
Palazzo delle Esposizioni, Rome, Italy
May 4 – June 4, 2023
World Press Photo Exhibition 2023
University Square, Bucharest, Romania
May 5–30, 2023
World Press Photo Exhibition 2023
Goethe Galerie Jena, Jena, Germany
May 8 – June 2, 2023
Special Event
The Stories That Matter
De Nieuwe Kerk, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
May 13, 2023
World Press Photo Exhibition 2023
Willy-Brandt-Haus, Berlin, Germany
May 18 – June 11, 2023
World Press Photo Exhibition 2023
Walburgiskerk, Zutphen, the Netherlands
July 6–30, 2023
World Press Photo Exhibition 2023
The Scottish Parliament, Edinburgh, Scotland
August 5–26, 2023
World Press Photo Exhibition 2023
Marché Bonsecours, Montreal, Canada
August 29 – October 14, 2023
World Press Photo Exhibition 2023
Erasmus Huis, Jakarta, Indonesia
August 31 – September 22, 2023
World Press Photo Exhibition 2023
Hungarian National Museum, Budapest, Hungary
September 20 – November 5, 2023
World Press Photo Exhibition 2023
Pendhapa Art Space, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
September 29 – October 22, 2023
World Press Photo Exhibition 2023
Synagoge Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
November 10 – December 10, 2023
World Press Photo Exhibition 2023
Chocoladefabriek Gouda, Gouda, The Netherlands
November 25 – December 17, 2023
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