World Press Photo

These are the cameras that captured the winning shots in this year’s World Press Photo competition

Feb 22, 2016 Gannon Burgett

Controversy aside, the World Press Photo Awards gave us an incredible collection of images from photojournalists around the globe. What you see above is an…



World Press Photo Winner Withdrawn by Associated Press

Feb 21, 2016 John Aldred

Daniel Ochoa de Olza‘s emotional series of 8 images that received third place in the People, Stories category of the World Press Photo contest  (see the…



World Press Photo Announces New Ethics Guidelines and Rigorous Review Process After Massive Controversy

Nov 25, 2015 Gannon Burgett

Earlier this year it was revealed that 22% of entries into the 58th annual World Press Photo competition had been immediately disqualified due to ‘careless’…



Giovanni Troilo’s WPP Winning Photo Has Been Disqualified After Latest Controversy

Mar 5, 2015 Tiffany Mueller

As of  4:22 PM EST, the World Press Photo competition has decided to disqualify Giovanni Troilo’s first-prize Contemporary Issues story. After we reported yesterday that a…



Yet Another Investigation Underway Of WPP Winning Photos; Claims Photo Was Not Taken In Charleroi Surface

Mar 4, 2015 Tiffany Mueller

The saga of the World Press Photo competition just won’t quit. At about 3:30 PM EST time on March 3rd, photojournalist Bruno Stevens made an…



World Press Photo Says It Will Not Disqualify Questionable Winning Photos; NPPA Scorns The Decision

Mar 3, 2015 Tiffany Mueller

  The 58th running of World Press Photo competition has been shrouded by controversy to say the least. Along with the announcement of the winning…



Mayor Claims City’s Image Was Distorted; Requests World Press Photo To Withdraw Prize

Feb 26, 2015 Liron Samuels

Just two weeks after World Press Photo’s announcement that 22% of entries that had reached the penultimate round were disqualified due to excessive post processing,…



World Press Photo 2015 Winning Photos. Photo Of The Year To Mads Nissen.

Feb 12, 2015 Liron Samuels

The winners of the 58th annual World Press Photo have just been announced, and as you’d expect from the world’s most prestigious photojournalism contest, the…