The World Press Photo 2026 winners have been announced, with Carol Guzy awarded the top honor for her image of distraught girls clinging to their father as ICE agents detain him after an immigration hearing in New York City. Finalists include Saber Nuraldin’s photograph of Palestinians scrambling for aid in Gaza, Victor J Blue’s image of Achi women outside a Guatemala City court, and other powerful works documenting climate displacement in Mexico, a wedding during a typhoon in the Philippines, police detaining a priest at a pensioners’ protest in Argentina, and a social robot in Europe.
The World Press Photo competition remains one of the most prestigious global platforms for photojournalism, drawing attention to urgent humanitarian and political issues through visual storytelling. This year’s selection highlights the human toll of immigration enforcement, war, climate change, and austerity, reinforcing the role of documentary photography in shaping public discourse and memory.