The World Press Photo global winners have been revealed, showcasing the vital importance of visual storytelling and photojournalism.
, World Press Photo has unveiled its 2024 global winners. Showcasing the biggest news stories in the world, the competition’s winners demonstrate the importance of photojournalism and documentary photography and the incredible lengths photographers go to tell vital stories.captured the arresting prize-winning image in Palestine.
The World Press Photo competition jury commented that the image, composed with care and respect, shows a metaphorical and literal view of intense and unimaginable loss.World Press Photo Story of the Year“This story tackles a universal health issue through the lens of family and care,” the contest jury says. “The selection of images are composed with warmth and tenderness reminding viewers of the love and closeness necessary in a time of war and aggression worldwide.
Through photos, illustrations, poetry, audio clips, and music, Kochetova examines the people impacted by the war in Ukraine. Although from the outside, the war can seem like two armies battling each other, Kochetova shows that the Ukrainian resistance is comprised of individuals—people with lives, families, hopes, and so much more.The winning photographs featured above were selected from 61,062 entries by 3,851 photographers from 130 countries.
On that note, World Press Photo also mentions that more than 75% of the 99 journalists and media workers who died last year in the line of duty were killed in the Israel-Gaza war, which only started in October., it is one of the deadliest conflicts for journalists on record.
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