World Press Photo Exhibition 2025 – Wellington
September 5 – October 5 2025
Experience the world through the lens of award-winning photojournalists
Header Image Caption:
Mohammad (22) shares a farewell with his mother before embarking on a journey to Europe to seek better opportunities. Tehran, Iran, December 2023
Credit: Ebrahim Alipoor
About the Exhibition
The World Press Photo Exhibition 2025 presents the year’s most important photojournalism and documentary photography, selected by an independent jury from 59,320 entries by 3,778 photographers across 141 countries.
These powerful images go beyond the daily news cycle, inviting visitors to reflect on pressing issues such as migration, climate change, war, protest, conflict, family, animals, and sport.
This year, 42 winners from 31 countries bring local and global stories to light—highlighting photography’s role in deepening understanding, promoting dialogue, and inspiring action.
© Mosab Abushama
The groom poses for a portrait at his wedding. In Sudan, announcing a wedding with celebratory gunfire is a tradition. Omdurman, Sudan, 12 January 2024. This photo was taken with a mobile phone camera.
Contest & Jury
Since 1955, the annual World Press Photo Contest has recognized the best visual journalism worldwide.
Regional judging model: Six regions (Africa; Asia-Pacific & Oceania; Europe; North & Central America; South America; West, Central & South Asia)
Categories: Singles, Stories, Long-Term Projects
Process: Regional juries shortlist entries; winners chosen by a global jury of regional chairs + global chair
Anonymity: All entries judged anonymously
Winners 2025: 42 photographers, with one Photo of the Year selected from all awarded works
© Anselmo Cunha, Agence France-Presse
A stranded Boeing 727-200 surrounded by floodwaters at Salgado Filho International Airport. Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, 20 May 2024.
70 Years of World Press Photo.
2025 marks the 70th anniversary of World Press Photo. What began in 1955 with Dutch photographers has grown into a global platform reaching millions through exhibitions, contests, and education.
To celebrate:
Special 70-year anniversary exhibition curated by Cristina de Middel
Educational programs, talks, and workshops
Free publication download exploring the history of award-winning photojournalism
Global activities & pop-up festivals connecting photographers, thinkers, and audiences
© Aliona Kardash, DOCKS Collective, for Stern Magazine
Footage from a drone attack on a Ukrainian target is displayed alongside trophies from the front, in an exhibition at a Tomsk local history museum. Tomsk, Russia, 2 April 2024.
Wellington Exhibition Program
📅 September 5 – October 5, 2025
📍 Wellington, New Zealand
About the World Press Photo Foundation
Founded in 1955 in the Netherlands, World Press Photo is an independent non-profit that champions the power of photojournalism and documentary photography.
Annual exhibitions reach millions of visitors in 80+ cities worldwide
Online presence inspires global audiences
Programs support photographers in achieving the highest standards of accuracy, authenticity, and diversity
Strategic partners include: Dutch Postcode Lottery, PwC, and FUJIFILM Corporation.
Program supported by the Open Society Foundations.
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