In 2024, the Altonaer Museum will once again host the presentation of the World Press Photo Award, with which the World Press Photo Foundation has honored the best international press photographs of the previous year every year since 1955. The themes of the largest and most prestigious competition of its kind range from the documentation of political conflicts and armed conflicts to the photographic depiction of the challenges and problems of the climate crisis and reportages of everyday life in different societies. The award-winning photographs are shown in a traveling exhibition that has now visited more than 100 cities in almost 50 countries and has been seen by over a million visitors around the world. The magazines GEO and stern have been presenting the exhibition in Hamburg for over 25 years – this year, the award-winning images can be seen for the third time at the Altonaer Museum.
Global Winners 2024
The four global winners of the 67th annual World Press Photo Contest were announced. These were chosen in the categories “Photo of the year”, “Photo Story of the Year”, “Long-Term Projekt Award” und “Open Format Award”.
World Press Photo of the Year
A Palestinian Woman Embraces the Body of Her Niece
Mohammed Salem, Palestine, Reuters
World Press Photo Story of the Year
Valim-babena
Lee-Ann Olwage, South Africa, for GEO
World Press Photo Long-Term Project Award
The Two Walls
Alejandro Cegarra, Venezuela, The New York Times/Bloomberg
World Press Photo Open Format Award
War Is Personal
Julia Kochetova, Ukraine
Audio Tour
1. Select your preferred language
2. Scroll through the list below to find the photographers listed in alphabetical order.
3. Hold your phone to your ear and listen.
Click on “More Details” to learn more about the project and read the transcript of the interview.
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