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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

World Press Photo has selected an emotional image of a family seperated by ICE as the Photo of the Year for 2026

Digital Camera World · Apr 23

From a polar bear on a dead whale to socializing with a robot, these World Press Photo award winners create “urgent portrait of our world today”

The winning images from the 2026 World Press Photo Contest tell the stories not just of the world, but of the photographers who endured to capture them

Digital Camera World · Apr 9

Who really photographed Napalm Girl? The famous war photo is now contested history

The Terror of War, commonly known as “Napalm Girl”, is one of the most enduring and influential images of the 20th century.

The Conversation · Dec 16, 2025

Photo group says it has 'suspended attribution' of historic Vietnam picture because of doubts

There's more muddle now to an issue that has split the photographic community

The Independent UK · May 16, 2025

The Napalm Girl saga continues: World Press Photo suspends the attribution of 'The Terror of War' to Nick Út

The authorship of this historical image was in question before… now World Press Photo states that "the level of doubt is too significant to maintain the existing attribution"

Digital Camera World · May 16, 2025

World Press Photo Suspends Credit For 'Napalm Girl' Picture

World Press Photo suspended on Friday the credit for who took one of the most iconic pictures in history, the Vietnam War image "Napalm Girl", after doubts were raised over the photograph's authorship.

International Business Times · May 16, 2025

‘Napalm Girl’ may be work of different photographer, World Press Photo says

Photo from Vietnam war is now at centre of controversy after documentary claimed it was taken by someone else

The Guardian - US · May 16, 2025

Palestinian photographer Samar Abu Elouf wins 2025 World Press Photo of Year

A portrait of a young Gazan boy who lost both arms in an Israeli airstrike has been named World Press Photo of the Year for 2025.

Euronews · Apr 18, 2025

“Bombardment was easier.” War forced this photojournalist to flee. She still captured one of the most striking Gaza images

The World Press Photo of the Year depicts a survivor of the Israel-Gaza conflict, and the photographer herself had to flee the same war

Digital Camera World · Apr 17, 2025

Portrait of amputee Palestinian boy from Gaza wins World Press Photo award

The winning photo depicts nine-year-old Mahmoud Ajjour whose arms were severed in an Israeli attack last year in Gaza.

Al Jazeera · Apr 17, 2025