Overview

• Palestinian photojournalist Saher Alghorra of Zuma Press won first prize in photography for his series Trapped in Gaza: Between Fire and Famine and remains unable to leave the enclave.
• Other top honors went to Wolfgang Bauer for print (Zeit Magazin), Maurine Mercier for radio (RTS-RTBF), and Julie Dungelhoeff, James André and Sofia Amara for television (France 24).
• The jurors emphasized coverage from Gaza, the Ukraine war and Sudan, underscoring civilian suffering and constraints on international reporting.
• Special recognitions included the Région Normandie award to a CNN team for a report on children in Gaza and the Public-Photo prize to Ali Jadallah of Anadolu Agency.
• Jury president Jon Lee Anderson praised the winning works as especially compelling, with coverage also noting a Gaza death toll above 67,000 reported by the Hamas-run Health Ministry.