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World Press Photo
World Press Photo Exhibition 2025
February 7 – March 15, 2026
Opening Reception:
February 7, 4-8 PM
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 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.
Header image: © John Moore / Getty Images
Shown for the time in New York City, the World Press Photo Exhibition 2025 features the 42 winners of the annual World Press Photo Contest, highlighting the year’s best and most important 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 urgent issues shaping our world today, including migration, the climate crisis, war, protest, conflict, animals, sport, and family. Among them are World Press Photo of the Year winner Samar Abu Elouf 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.
