2023 Contest winners

Representing major news events and important moments overlooked by the mainstream media in 2022, the 2023 World Press Photo Contest winning works call attention to some of the most pressing issues facing the world today – from the devastating documentation of the war in Ukraine and historic protests in Iran, to the realities in Taliban-controlled Afghanistan, and the many faces of the climate crisis in countries ranging from Morocco to Australia to Peru to Kazakhstan. The 24 winners, covering stories from the front lines of conflict, culture, identity, migration, memories of lost past and glimpses of near and distant futures, were drawn from more than 60,000 entries by 3,752 entrants from 127 countries.