Key themes from this year’s winning selection range from politics, and gender, and migration, to conflict, and the climate crisis.
The winners of the 2025 World Press Photo Contest have been announced, and the winning selection showcases some of the world’s best photojournalism and documentary photography.
Forty-two winners, nine more than last year’s total of 33, were chosen from more than 59,000 entries received from 3,778 photographers from across 141 countries, World Press Photo said in a news release.
Winners from the regions of Africa; Asia Pacific and Oceania; Europe; North and Central America; South America; and West, Central and South Asia were awarded across three categories: “Singles” (single frame photographs), “Stories” (between 4 and 10 single frame photographs), and “Long-term Projects” (between 4 and 10 single frame photographs). The singles and stories categories had three winners apiece, and one winner was named in the long-term project category.
Selection was first done by six regional juries, and the final winners were then chosen by an independent global jury consisting of the regional jury chairs plus the global jury chair, the organization said.
“Gathered from across 2024’s fast changing political and media landscape, the photos invite viewers to step outside the news cycle and look more deeply at both prominent and less seen stories from across the world as well as look again at familiar events,” the organization said. “These works show the power of authentic photojournalism and documentary photography – offering space for reflection in times of urgency through visual excellence and dedication to accuracy.”
Key themes from this year’s winning selection range from politics, gender and migration, to conflict and the climate crisis.
