World Press Photo Yearbook 2025

A hardcover book titled World Press Photo 2025 lies on a white surface. The book has a red and black spine. The cover features a photograph of a young person with short dark hair wearing a white tank top, looking up as their face is dramatically lit by sunlight, casting a strong shadow.

The book cover for World Press Photo 2025. The cover features a photograph of a young boy with amputated arms wearing a white tank top. He stands against a wall, his face and body partially lit by a strong, warm light that casts a deep shadow. He looks to the side with a pensive expression.

The back cover of a book, featuring a large color photograph of a celebration at night. In the center, a man in a dark suit and glasses joyfully raises a glass in a toast, surrounded by smiling and clapping guests. Below the photo is a block of text in French, a website address, and a barcode.

An angled view of an open book displaying a photo-essay across a two-page spread. The pages are laid out with multiple color photographs and French text, depicting various scenes of life in Afghanistan, including women in domestic settings, mannequins in elaborate dresses, and people dancing.

An open book displays a photo essay across two pages with French captions. The main image on the left shows an elephant standing in a landfill at night. On the right, a man sits in the warmly lit driver's seat of a car. Four smaller photos below show various scenes of local people observing and interacting with elephants in their community, both during the day and at night.

A photo collage showing six scenes of daily life in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The images depict fishermen in a canoe on a lake, a bustling street market, boats on a waste-filled shore, a man mending nets with his children, another fisherman sleeping, and an aerial view of the Ruzizi Dam.

A two-page photo spread showcasing the lives of the Tūhoe people in New Zealand. Six images depict a haka ceremony, a girls rugby team performing a haka, children riding an ATV and eating watermelon, a misty landscape with horses, and a person gathering edible ferns from a forest.

A group of Chinese migrants in translucent plastic ponchos huddle together at night, illuminated by the warm, orange glow of a fire. They are gathered in a dark, outdoor setting after crossing the US-Mexico border, their faces lit as they seek warmth from the cold.

A stark black and white photo on a magazine page shows a large group of male prisoners with shaved heads packed tightly together in a prison in El Salvador. One man in the center turns to look directly at the camera, his face standing out from the crowded, somber scene.

A six-photo layout illustrating a severe drought in Amazonas, Brazil. The images depict the human and environmental impact, showing a woman in a stranded home, aerial views of parched riverbeds, isolated communities, children bathing in shallow water, and men dragging boats where a deep river once flowed.

A two-page photo essay in black and white documenting the lives of Kurdish Kolbars in Iran. Six images show their dangerous work in the mountains, a widow's veil symbolizing loss, a son's farewell to his mother, a secret Kurdish language class, and falling snow, which offers them temporary safety from patrols.

A diptych of two high-contrast images with a stark red and black color palette. The left panel shows the black silhouette of a passenger plane flying over a building. The right panel shows a snowy mountain with multiple black silhouettes of fighter jets arranged vertically along its face.

A stylized photograph in black and red shows the silhouettes of numerous linemen climbing and working on a dense network of utility poles against a solid, bright red sky.

A two-page photo essay in a book about the macaques of Lopburi, Thailand, with French captions. The main photos show a wildlife agent on top of a large cage of captured monkeys, and a close-up of a macaque looking at its reflection in a small mirror. Smaller images below depict a monkey being sterilized by vets, a woman hugging a macaque, and other interactions between humans and monkeys in the city.

World Press Photo Yearbook 2025

Édition française

€ 32.00

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Edited by: World Press Photo Foundation

May 2025, 240 Pages

Hardcover

195mm x 250mm

ISBN: 978-3-7757-6026-3

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Independent photojournalism and documentary photography are indispensable tools of political education for a democratic society and an essential part of shaping public opinion—especially in our so-called 'post-factual' times. In recognition of this, the independent non-profit organization World Press Photo Foundation, based in Amsterdam, has been presenting the World Press Photo Award for the best photo, the best story, the best longterm project of the year for more than six decades. The winning images in the various categories tell bold stories and provide invaluable insights into the state of our world. The award-winning photos will be announced at the same time as the book launch and presented in a traveling exhibition. So it is and remains extremely exciting to see which works will be selected from thousands of submissions—and of course which photo will be the actual cover illustration! Furthermore, 2025 marks the 70th anniversary of the foundation. This will be celebrated in the book by presenting many well-know historical winning photos.

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