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Photojournalists were limited to public hallways, but this photographer kept showing up anyway – and her persistence earned her this major award. Emotional ICE image wins World Press Photo of the Year
News World Press Photo has selected an emotional image of a family seperated by ICE as the Photo of the Year for 2026
Shot with a phone camera, this striking "concrete vs. nature" image wins US$10,000 top prize in global photography competition
WINNER "It made me pause and reflect on how progress is often defined by what we build, yet given meaning by what continues to grow around it," says the award-winning photographer
These are the best photo competitions you can enter in April 2026
ENTER NOW From landscapes to architecture, portraits, and beyond – these international photography contests want to see your images, open to photographers of all levels
These haunting images make history as Bangladesh's first student photographer wins global honor at Sony World Photography Awards
NEWS The award-winning photo series captures memory and loss in Dhaka – reflecting a shifting landscape where familiar places are being transformed by urban change
"There was ash billowing out from the volcano, it was sulphuric acid," says the photographer behind award-winning volcanologist portrait – but why is he barefoot on a rock?
WINNER "He understands its rhythm, how it behaves, when it's safe, when it's not safe. I just knew I had to have this environmental portrait of this incredible community man," says Australian photographer
17-year-old photographer wins top prize at world-renowned photography awards with history-saving moment before century-old painting went up in flames
WINNER The young photography talent captured the action and collaboration ot the moment, when firefighters evacuated artwork in Stockholm
This underwater photo turns a murky suburban pond into a cathedral of light, and a dead chick into one of the year's most haunting close-ups
NEWS Finding beauty in the macabre, Gaël Modrak dived beneath the surface of a pond near Paris with a fisheye lens, two strobes, and an eye for the extraordinary
