World Press Photo - BRONX DOCUMENTARY CENTER

World Press Photo Exhibition 2025

February 7 – March 15, 2026
Opening Reception:
February 7, 4-8 PM
RSVP here (not required)

BDC Annex
364 E. 151st St.
Bronx, NY 10455

Gallery Hours:
Thur-Fr 3-7PM
+ Sat-Sun 1-5PM
Free admission.

Discover powerful images and stories from 42 award-winning photographers capturing the defining issues of our time.

This exhibition was made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature; and the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs and: the Clif Family Foundation, Chris Hondros Fund, Four Friends Foundation, Ford Foundation, Jonathan Logan Foundation, Lawrence Foundation, Matisse Foundation, Peck Foundation, Scherman Foundation, and the Van Agtmael Fund.

This program is supported by DutchCultureUSA, a program of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in the United States.

Header image: © John Moore / Getty Images

Shown for the first time in NYC in over a decade, the World Press Photo brings together 42 winning projects of the 2025 World Press Photo Contest, presenting images of urgent and compelling photojournalism and documentary photography, selected by an independent jury.

The winning projects span six world regions—Africa; Asia-Pacific & Oceania; Europe; North & Central America; South America; and West, Central & South Asia. Reflecting a diversity of perspectives, 30 of this year’s winners are local to the regions where their stories take place.

The 2025 laureates document pressing issues shaping our world today, including migration, the climate crisis, war, protest, animals, sport, and family. Among them are World Press Photo of the Year winner Samar Abu Elouf, recognized for her portrait of nine-year-old Mahmoud Ajjour, severely injured while fleeing an attack in Gaza; and finalists John Moore, who photographed Chinese migrants after crossing the U.S.–Mexico border, and Musuk Nolte, who documented a community coping with drought in the Amazon.

Their work demonstrates the essential role of visual journalism at a time when press freedom is increasingly under threat, with 103 journalists killed worldwide in 2024, the deadliest year on record.

Inviting audiences to step beyond the news cycle, the World Press Photo Exhibition 2025 affirms the power of independent, high-quality photography to deepen understanding, promote dialogue, and inspire action.

About the World Press Photo Foundation

World Press Photo is an independent non-profit organization that champions the power of photojournalism and documentary photography to deepen understanding, promote dialog, and inspire action.

Founded in the Netherlands in 1955, their annual and thematic exhibitions reach millions of people in over 80 locations worldwide each year, and their online work reaches millions more. They create space for reflection in times of urgency, while upholding standards of accuracy, authenticity, visual excellence, and diverse perspectives. Their education programs help photographers reach these standards.

For more information, visit worldpressphoto.org.The Foundation is thankful for the support of its funders, particularly its strategic partners–the Dutch Postcode Lottery, PwC, and FUJIFILM Corporation.