See the Winners of the 2025 World Press Photo Contest

The contest received over 59,000 entries from 3,778 photographers across 141 countries

Last updated: April 17, 2025 | 17:58

Compiled by Devadasan K P, Chief Visual Editor

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A haunting image of a young Gazan boy recovering from war injuries has been named World Press Photo of the Year for 2025. The portrait, taken by Palestinian photographer Samar Abu Elouf for the New York Times, shows nine-year-old Mahmoud Ajjour, who lost both arms in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza City in March 2024. Abu Elouf, who was evacuated from Gaza in late 2023, lives in the same apartment complex as Mahmoud in Doha, Qatar. She has documented the lives of several wounded Gazans who made it out for treatment.

Samar Abu Elouf / World Press Photo Awards

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World Press Photo of the Year Finalist: Chinese migrants warm themselves under a cold rain after crossing the US-Mexico border in Campo, California.

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World Press Photo of the Year Finalist: Droughts in the Amazon- A young man brings food to his mother, who lives in Manacapuru, Amazonas, Brazil. The village was once accessible by boat, but because of the drought, he must walk two kilometres along the dry riverbed of the Solimões River to reach her.

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Long-Term Projects: Life and Death in a Country Without Constitutional Rights by Carlos Barrera, El Salvador, El Faro, NPR.

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Singles: Attempted Assassination of Donald Trump by Jabin Botsford, United States, for The Washington Post. 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 in Butler, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Beyond the Trenches by Florian Bachmeier, Germany. Anhelina (6), who is traumatized and suffers panic attacks after having to flee her village, lies in bed in her new home, in Borshchivka, Ukraine.

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Bodybuilder Tamale Safalu trains in front of his home in Kampala, Uganda.

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A kolbar follows an arduous mountainpath. Kolbars’ packs can weigh around 50 kg, and crossings take an average of eight to 12 hours. Kurdistan, Iran.

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A man sprays alcohol toward long-tailed macaques to keep them from stealing goods near Phra Prang Sam Yot temple, a monkey hotspot in Lopburi, Thailand.

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Residents carry their belongings as the river swells, in Ilagan City, Isabela, northern Philippines, following heavy rains from Typhoon Toraji. The typhoon knocked down trees, caused power outages, and blocked roads with debris, complicating relief efforts.

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A Boeing 727-200 still surrounded by floodwaters weeks after the flood at Salgado Filho International Airport in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.

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People glance anxiously upwards during an Israeli drone strike, as they take refuge away from buildings in Beirut's Dahiyeh neighborhood, Lebanon. Jets and drones often fly at low altitudes, causing fear and distress.

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People vandalize a statue of former Bangladesh president, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the father of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who had resigned following weeks of unrest, in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

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