Documenting some of the most pressing issues facing the world today, the 24 regional winners and six honorable mentions of the 2024 World Press Photo Contest were selected by an independent jury out of 61,062 entries by 3,851 photographers from 130 countries.
The judging involved six regional juries and a global jury composed of the six regional jury chairs and one additional member, the global jury chair. The regional juries first made a selection of entries per category in their regions, after which the global jury decided on the winners.
Get insights and reflections on the regional and global awarded works and judging process:
