2025 World Press Photo Contest Announces Regional Winners Highlighting Global Issues

Forty-two winners from six regions were selected from over 59,000 entries, with the global winner to be revealed on April 17, 2025.

The 2025 contest expanded its winners to 42 across six regions, up from 33 in 2024, showcasing diverse global perspectives.
Winning entries address critical themes including conflict, migration, climate change, and gender inequality through compelling photojournalism.
Selected from 59,000 submissions by 3,778 photographers across 141 countries, the winners were chosen by regional and global juries.
The winning photographs will be featured in a traveling exhibition across 60 locations worldwide, starting in Amsterdam.
Highlighted stories include conflict in Gaza, migration through the Darién Gap, and environmental crises in the Amazon and Rio Grande do Sul.