Regional juries
Each jury has a chair responsible for maintaining the integrity of the process, ensuring the deliberations are conducted in accordance with the highest standards, and that all jury members are fully involved in the judging process.
Global jury
The global jury is composed of the six regional jury chairs and one additional member, the global jury chair. Once the regional juries have made their selection of entries, the global jury will decide on 24 regional winners and from those, they will choose the four global winners: the World Press Photo of the Year, the World Press Photo Story of the Year, the World Press Photo Long-Term Project Award, and the World Press Photo Open Format Award. The global jury may also choose to award Honorable Mentions.
The global jury is assisted by a secretary. The secretary is responsible for all procedural matters and ensures the rules and procedures are fairly and properly applied. The secretary does not contribute to debate on the merits of any entry, and has no vote in the balloting.
Global jury chair
Fiona Shields
United Kingdom, Head of Photography, The Guardian
Asia jury chair
Elyor Nematov*
Uzbekistan, documentary photographer, filmmaker, and graphic artist
North and Central America jury chair
John Minchillo
United States, photojournalist, the Associated Press
South America jury chair
Julieta Escardó
Argentina, photographer, editor and educator
Southeast Asia and Oceania jury chair
Veejay Villafranca
The Philippines, photographer and lecturer
* Due to personal issues, Asia jury chair Cynthia Karam had to step down from the global jury and is replaced by Asia jury member Elyor Nematov.
Find out more about what World Press Photo takes into account when selecting jury members.
