World Press Photo 2026 Winners Announced Amid Global Conflict Coverage
Winners of the World Press Photo 2026 competition have been revealed, highlighting significant global conflicts and cultural moments. Featured images depict the Eaton Fire in Altadena, California, on January 8, 2025; Valeria Syniuk in Kyiv following a missile strike on April 24, 2025; Ghita Jhiate in Morocco on August 6, 2025; and Father Jorge 'Chueco' Romero amid protests in Buenos Aires on May 14, 2025. Other remarkable photographs capture destruction in Orikhiv, Ukraine, migrants in Malo-les-Bains, France, and the ongoing strife in Beirut, Haifa, and Gaza. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu remarked there was 'no ceasefire in Lebanon.' The Artemis II crew returned from a lunar flyby, photographing Earth from above the moon, along with scenes from Seoul, New York City, the Czech Republic, Hungary, and Brasília.
Key facts
- World Press Photo 2026 winners announced this week
- Winning images include Altadena, California fire damage from January 8, 2025
- Kyiv, Ukraine home damaged by Russian missile on April 24, 2025
- Ghita Jhiate rides in Tbourida tradition in Sidi Rahal, Morocco on August 6, 2025
- Father Jorge 'Chueco' Romero detained in Buenos Aires, Argentina on May 14, 2025
- Over 300 killed by Israeli bombing after ceasefire announcement in Iran war
- Artemis II crew returned to Earth after 10-day lunar flyby
- RSPCA image shows over 250 dogs at UK property
Entities
Artists
- Emilie Madi
- Emilio Morenatti
- Ariel Schalit
- Mohammed Saber
- Kawnat Haju
- Mohammad Mohsenifar
- Ethan Swope
- Evgeniy Maloletka
- Chantal Pinzi
- Tadeo Bourbon
- Kim Hong-Ji
- Angelina Katsanis
- Andriy Andriyenko
- Jean-François Badias
- Martin Divíšek
- Péter Komka
- Jorge Silva
Institutions
- World Press Photo
- Reuters
- AP
- AFP
- Getty Images
- The Guardian
- Panos Pictures
- Revista Mu
- 65th Mechanised Brigade of Ukraine
- Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
- Al Jazeera
- New York Post
- NASA
- Unesco
Locations
- Beirut
- Lebanon
- Haifa
- Israel
- Gaza
- Tyre
- Isfahan
- Iran
- Altadena
- California
- United States
- Kyiv
- Ukraine
- Sidi Rahal
- Morocco
- Buenos Aires
- Argentina
- Seoul
- South Korea
- New York City
- Orikhiv
- Malo-les-Bains
- France
- Stradoun
- Czech Republic
- Holloko
- Hungary
- Brasília
- Brazil
- United Kingdom
- Pakistan
- Space
- Moon