Photo Contest

April 27, 2026

Portrait of a Family Torn Apart by ICE Named 2026 World Press Photo of the Year

Each year, the World Press Photo Contest recognizes the most powerful images created by photojournalists around the globe. For 2026, the organization recently announced its prestigious Photo of the Year prize along with two striking finalists, offering a sobering look at migration, conflict, and the long fight for justice. This year’s top honor goes to Separated by ICE, photographed by Carol Guzy for The Miami Herald. Taken inside the Jacob K.

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April 10, 2026

Winners of the 2026 World Press Photo Contest Present an Urgent Visual Record of Global Upheaval

Photojournalists bear an outstanding, if not essential, duty: to document the world with clarity, accuracy, and, perhaps above all else, humanity. That ethos sits at the heart of World Press Photo’s annual competition, which provides an urgent visual record of life across almost every continent through photojournalism. Now, the nonprofit organization has officially announced the winners of its 2026 World Press Photo Contest, meticulously selected from more than 57,000 images submitted across 141 countries.

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April 2, 2026

Top 10 Favorite Bird Videos From the Latest Audubon Photography Awards

It’s one thing to see a photo of a bird, frozen in time. It’s another to see the creature moving within its own habitat. Through video, we can witness how exactly they flap their wings, move their heads, and interact with the world around them. The Audubon Photography Awards gives us a peek into birds across the United States, Canada, and, in the contest’s 16th year, Chile and Colombia.

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