Overview

• The Museo Franz Mayer hosts the exhibition until October 12, offering guided tours, a public conference by Babette Warendorf on August 1, a mid-August photojournalism course and a World Photography Day panel with Steve McCurry.
• Samar Abu Elouf’s portrait of nine-year-old Gaza war survivor Mahmoud Ajjour was named Photo of the Year, marking her as the first Palestinian and sixth woman to win the top honor.
• A global jury selected 144 photographs from nearly 60,000 submissions by 3,778 photographers across 141 countries, featuring 42 regional projects and long-form series.
• World Press Photo enforces a strict ban on AI-generated imagery and conducts forensic analysis of RAW files on all finalists to ensure authenticity.
• The exhibition highlights pressing global issues—including armed conflict, migration, climate crisis and social inequality—through contemporary photojournalism.