Every year since 1955, the World Press Photo Foundation has honored the best international press photographs of the previous year with the World Press Photo Award, which celebrates its 70th anniversary in 2025. The themes of the largest and most prestigious competition of its kind range from the documentation of political disputes and armed conflicts to the photographic depiction of the challenges of the climate crisis and reportages of everyday life in different societies. The award-winning photographs from all regions of the world are shown every year in a traveling exhibition that now visits more than 100 cities in almost 50 countries and is seen by over a million visitors around the world. GEO and stern magazines have been presenting the exhibition in Hamburg for over 25 years. From May 7 to June 2, the award-winning images can be seen at their first stop in Germany at the Altonaer Museum.
Trigger warning:
The following photographs may have a disturbing or distressing effect. They deal with topics such as violence and sexual abuse or show the effects of wars and armed conflicts and may awaken traumatic memories.
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