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2025 World Press photo of the year/West, Central and South Asia singles winner, Mahmoud Ajjour, aged nine. Photographer Samar Abu Elouf was herself evacuated from Gaza in December 2023. She now lives in the same apartment complex as Mahmoud in Doha, where she has documented the few badly wounded Gazans who, like Mahmoud, have made it out for treatment. Photo: Samar Abu Elouf, for The New York Times
Runners up of the photo of the year/North and Central America singles winners. Night Crossing. Chinese migrants warm themselves during a cold rain after crossing the US–Mexico border. Photo: John Moore, Getty Images
Runners up of the photo of the year/South America stories winner. Droughts in the Amazon. A young man brings food to his mother who lives in the village of Manacapuru. The village was once accessible by boat, but because of the drought, he must walk 2 kilometers along the dry riverbed of the Solimões River to reach her. Photo: Musuk Nolte, Panos Pictures, Bertha Foundation
Asia-Pacific and Oceania singles winner. The Impact of Nickel Mining on Halmahera Island. Workers ride towards a nickel smelting and processing plant, amid heavy rains that continued for two days, causing flooding. Photo: Mas Agung Wilis Yudha Baskoro, for China Global South Project
South America, stories winner. Brazil’s Worst-Ever Floods. Flooded streets in Canoas, one of the cities most affected in Rio Grande do Sul. Photo: Amanda M. Perobelli, Reuters
West, Central and South Asia, stories winner. Gaza Under Israeli Attack. People watch as smoke and flames rise over a building, following Israeli attacks on Deir al-Balah. Israel bombarded the central Gazan city multiple times throughout the year. Photo: Ali Jadallah, Anadolu Agency
North and Central America singles winners. Attempted Assassination of Donald Trump. Members of the United States Secret Service help Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump off stage moments after a bullet from an attempted assassin hit his ear during a campaign rally. Photo: Jabin Botsford, for The Washington Post
South America singles winner. Aircraft on Flooded Tarmac. A stranded Boeing 727-200 surrounded by floodwaters at Salgado Filho International Airport. Photo: Anselmo Cunha/AFP
Asia-Pacific and Oceania singles winner. Gabriel Medina During the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Brazil’s Gabriel Medina bursts out triumphantly from a large wave in the fifth heat of round three of men’s surfing, during the 2024 Olympic Games. Photo: Jerome Brouillet/AFP
Africa, stories winner. The Lake Has Fallen Silent. Fishermen returning to the shore in North Kivu. Photo: Aubin Mukoni
North America, long-term projects winner. Life and Death in a Country Without Constitutional Rights. A group of arrested people awaits entrance to Ilopango jail. Many will spend over a year behind bars without due process. Trials are conducted in groups rather than on a case-by-case basis. Photo: Carlos Barrera, El Faro, NPR
South America, singles winner. Botafogo Fans: Pride and Glory. Botafogo fans celebrate their team’s victory. Photo: André Coelho, EFE
West, Central and South Asia, stories winner. No Woman’s Land. Some 700 young women study at this private institute in Kabul, Afghanistan. Photo: Kiana Hayeri, Fondation Carmignac
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2025 World Press photo of the year/West, Central and South Asia singles winner, Mahmoud Ajjour...2025 World Press photo of the year/West, Central and South Asia singles winner, Mahmoud Ajjour, aged nine....
April 19, 2025
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World Press Photo 2025 winners: in pictures

World Press Photo announces the photo of the year and two runners up, showcasing a selection of the...

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2025 World Press photo of the year/West, Central and South Asia singles winner, Mahmoud Ajjour, aged nine. Photographer Samar Abu Elouf was herself evacuated from Gaza in December 2023. She now lives in the same apartment complex as Mahmoud in Doha, where she has documented the few badly wounded Gazans who, like Mahmoud, have made it out for treatment. Photo: Samar Abu Elouf, for The New York Times
Runners up of the photo of the year/North and Central America singles winners. Night Crossing. Chinese migrants warm themselves during a cold rain after crossing the US–Mexico border. Photo: John Moore, Getty Images
Runners up of the photo of the year/South America stories winner. Droughts in the Amazon. A young man brings food to his mother who lives in the village of Manacapuru. The village was once accessible by boat, but because of the drought, he must walk 2 kilometers along the dry riverbed of the Solimões River to reach her. Photo: Musuk Nolte, Panos Pictures, Bertha Foundation
Asia-Pacific and Oceania singles winner. The Impact of Nickel Mining on Halmahera Island. Workers ride towards a nickel smelting and processing plant, amid heavy rains that continued for two days, causing flooding. Photo: Mas Agung Wilis Yudha Baskoro, for China Global South Project
South America, stories winner. Brazil’s Worst-Ever Floods. Flooded streets in Canoas, one of the cities most affected in Rio Grande do Sul. Photo: Amanda M. Perobelli, Reuters
West, Central and South Asia, stories winner. Gaza Under Israeli Attack. People watch as smoke and flames rise over a building, following Israeli attacks on Deir al-Balah. Israel bombarded the central Gazan city multiple times throughout the year. Photo: Ali Jadallah, Anadolu Agency
North and Central America singles winners. Attempted Assassination of Donald Trump. Members of the United States Secret Service help Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump off stage moments after a bullet from an attempted assassin hit his ear during a campaign rally. Photo: Jabin Botsford, for The Washington Post
South America singles winner. Aircraft on Flooded Tarmac. A stranded Boeing 727-200 surrounded by floodwaters at Salgado Filho International Airport. Photo: Anselmo Cunha/AFP
Asia-Pacific and Oceania singles winner. Gabriel Medina During the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Brazil’s Gabriel Medina bursts out triumphantly from a large wave in the fifth heat of round three of men’s surfing, during the 2024 Olympic Games. Photo: Jerome Brouillet/AFP
Africa, stories winner. The Lake Has Fallen Silent. Fishermen returning to the shore in North Kivu. Photo: Aubin Mukoni
North America, long-term projects winner. Life and Death in a Country Without Constitutional Rights. A group of arrested people awaits entrance to Ilopango jail. Many will spend over a year behind bars without due process. Trials are conducted in groups rather than on a case-by-case basis. Photo: Carlos Barrera, El Faro, NPR
South America, singles winner. Botafogo Fans: Pride and Glory. Botafogo fans celebrate their team’s victory. Photo: André Coelho, EFE
West, Central and South Asia, stories winner. No Woman’s Land. Some 700 young women study at this private institute in Kabul, Afghanistan. Photo: Kiana Hayeri, Fondation Carmignac
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2025 World Press photo of the year/West, Central and South Asia singles winner, Mahmoud Ajjour, aged nine. Photographer Samar Abu Elouf was herself evacuated from Gaza in December 2023. She now lives in the same apartment complex as Mahmoud in Doha, where she has documented the few badly wounded Gazans who, like Mahmoud, have made it out for treatment. Photo: Samar Abu Elouf, for The New York Times
Runners up of the photo of the year/North and Central America singles winners. Night Crossing. Chinese migrants warm themselves during a cold rain after crossing the US–Mexico border. Photo: John Moore, Getty Images
Runners up of the photo of the year/South America stories winner. Droughts in the Amazon. A young man brings food to his mother who lives in the village of Manacapuru. The village was once accessible by boat, but because of the drought, he must walk 2 kilometers along the dry riverbed of the Solimões River to reach her. Photo: Musuk Nolte, Panos Pictures, Bertha Foundation
Asia-Pacific and Oceania singles winner. The Impact of Nickel Mining on Halmahera Island. Workers ride towards a nickel smelting and processing plant, amid heavy rains that continued for two days, causing flooding. Photo: Mas Agung Wilis Yudha Baskoro, for China Global South Project
South America, stories winner. Brazil’s Worst-Ever Floods. Flooded streets in Canoas, one of the cities most affected in Rio Grande do Sul. Photo: Amanda M. Perobelli, Reuters
West, Central and South Asia, stories winner. Gaza Under Israeli Attack. People watch as smoke and flames rise over a building, following Israeli attacks on Deir al-Balah. Israel bombarded the central Gazan city multiple times throughout the year. Photo: Ali Jadallah, Anadolu Agency
North and Central America singles winners. Attempted Assassination of Donald Trump. Members of the United States Secret Service help Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump off stage moments after a bullet from an attempted assassin hit his ear during a campaign rally. Photo: Jabin Botsford, for The Washington Post
South America singles winner. Aircraft on Flooded Tarmac. A stranded Boeing 727-200 surrounded by floodwaters at Salgado Filho International Airport. Photo: Anselmo Cunha/AFP
Asia-Pacific and Oceania singles winner. Gabriel Medina During the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Brazil’s Gabriel Medina bursts out triumphantly from a large wave in the fifth heat of round three of men’s surfing, during the 2024 Olympic Games. Photo: Jerome Brouillet/AFP
Africa, stories winner. The Lake Has Fallen Silent. Fishermen returning to the shore in North Kivu. Photo: Aubin Mukoni
North America, long-term projects winner. Life and Death in a Country Without Constitutional Rights. A group of arrested people awaits entrance to Ilopango jail. Many will spend over a year behind bars without due process. Trials are conducted in groups rather than on a case-by-case basis. Photo: Carlos Barrera, El Faro, NPR
South America, singles winner. Botafogo Fans: Pride and Glory. Botafogo fans celebrate their team’s victory. Photo: André Coelho, EFE
West, Central and South Asia, stories winner. No Woman’s Land. Some 700 young women study at this private institute in Kabul, Afghanistan. Photo: Kiana Hayeri, Fondation Carmignac
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