World Press Photo Announces 2026 Contest Winners Spanning Global Photojournalism
The 2026 World Press Photo competition has revealed its winners, highlighting outstanding photojournalism from around the globe. This year's contest saw a massive 57,376 entries submitted by 3,747 photographers from 141 countries, competing in various categories like Singles, Stories, and Long-Term Projects, split into six regions: Africa, Asia-Pacific and Oceania, Europe, North and Central America, South America, and West, Central, and South Asia. Some standout winners include Halden Krog’s 'When Giants Fall' (South Africa), Evgeniy Maloletka’s 'Russian Attack on Kyiv' (Ukraine), and Alex Kent’s 'Columbia University Pro-Palestine Protests' (USA). The awards ceremony will take place on April 23, where the World Press Photo of the Year will be announced, along with two runners-up.
Key facts
- World Press Photo announced winners for its 2026 contest
- 3,747 photographers from 141 countries submitted 57,376 images
- Categories included Singles, Stories, and Long-Term Projects across six regions
- Winning photographs will be exhibited in over 60 locations globally
- World Press Photo of the Year will be announced on April 23
- Photo of the Year winner receives €10,000 and Fujifilm camera equipment
- Executive Director is Joumana El Zein Khoury
- Global jury chair for 2026 is Kira Pollack
Entities
Artists
- Halden Krog
- Ihsaan Haffejee
- Kiana Hayeri
- Edwina Pickles
- Rob G. Green
- Tyrone Siu
- Evgeniy Maloletka
- Paula Hornickel
- Roie Galitz
- Alex Kent
- Jan Sonnenmair
- Victor J. Blue
- Priscila Ribeiro
- Santiago Arcos
- Tadeo Bourbon
- Narendra Shrestha
- Saber Nuraldin
- Yasir Iqbal
- Abdulmonam Eassa
- Chantal Pinzi
- Luis Tato
- Aaron Favila
- Jes Aznar
- Matthew Abbott
- Brais Lorenzo
- David Guttenfelder
- Sanna Sjöwärd
- Carol Guzy
- Ethan Swope
- Jahi Chikwendiu
- Eduardo Anizelli
- Ever Andrés Mercado Puentes
- Ferley A. Ospina
- Elise Blanchard
- Nicole Tung
- Saher Alghorra
- Mohamed Mahdy
- Wu Fang
- William Keo
- César Rodríguez
- Pablo E. Piovano
- Diego Ibarra Sánchez
- Joumana El Zein Khoury
- Kira Pollack
Institutions
- World Press Photo
- Daily Mail
- GroundUp
- The New York Times
- The Sydney Morning Herald
- National Geographic Society
- Henry Luce Foundation
- Reuters
- Associated Press
- The New York Times Magazine
- Revista Mu
- EPA Images
- Outlook India Magazine
- Le Monde
- Panos Pictures
- Agence France-Press
- Oculi
- EFE
- Revista 5W
- El País
- Zuma Press
- iWitness
- Miami Herald
- The Washington Post
- Folha de S.Paulo
- Time
- VII Photo
- Arab Documentary Photography Program
- La Bibliothèque Nationale de France
- Die Zeit
- Norwegian Red Cross
- SNCA
- Manuel Rivera-Ortiz Foundation
- Philip Jones Griffiths Foundation
- Lawen.doc
- Fujifilm
- Petapixel
Locations
- South Africa
- Africa
- Iran
- Canada
- Australia
- Asia-Pacific
- Oceania
- United States
- Hong Kong
- Ukraine
- Germany
- Israel
- Europe
- North America
- Central America
- Brazil
- Ecuador
- Argentina
- South America
- Nepal
- Palestine
- West Asia
- Central Asia
- South Asia
- Syria
- France
- Italy
- Spain
- Madagascar
- Philippines
- Sweden
- New York
- Los Angeles
- Colombia
- Afghanistan
- Egypt
- China
- Cambodia
- Mexico
- Kashmir
- India
- Kyiv
- Portland
- Gaza
- Wanglang
- Bondi Beach
- Columbia University
- Sudan
- Palestina