17 Compelling Winners From the 2026 World Press Photo Contest
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The winners of the prestigious World Press Photo Awards 2026 were announced on Thursday, including Yevhen Maloljetka, who captured the aftermath of the war in Ukraine.
Since 1955, professional photographers have been awarded for the best pictures at the World Press Photo Contest. A selection of this year's winning pictures.
World Press Photo winners represent the best of the 57,376 photographs presented by 3,747 photographers from different countries.
17 compelling winners from the 2026 World Press Photo Contest
The 2026 World Press Photo Contest documents our fragility, resiliency, and the best and worst of humanity. More than 3,700 photojournalists and documentary photographers submitted 57,376 photographs for this year’s awards. The winners include heartbreaking images of an elephant culling in Zimbabwe, a massive apartment fire in Hong Kong, and the devastating aftermath of drone attacks in Ukraine. “When Giants Fall” Professional hunters shoot a fa…
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