Global photo competition World Press Photo on Wednesday announced the winners of its regional categories in 2023, while also announcing that its Montreal exhibition will be extended by two weeks from its usual duration and will henceforth be held from August 30 to October 15.
Photos of 24 winners were published on the organization’s website (New Window). The selection was made by six juries, one per region: North and Central America, South America, Europe, Africa, Asia and Southeast Asia-Oceania.
‘The Nomad’s Final Journey’, by Jonathan Fontaine – Hans Lucas – Honorable Mention, World Press Photo 2023. Samira (16) looks at the Qolodo camp near Gode in the Somali Region, Ethiopia. His family owned 45 goats and 10 camels, all of which died in recent droughts.
Photo: Jonathan Fontaine – Hans Lucas
More than 60,000 photos by 3,752 photographers from 127 countries competed. The photos show many pressing issues facing the planet, such as the war in Ukraine and the climate crisis.
“The Siege of Mariupol”, by Evgeniy Maloletka, for The Associated Press – World Press Photo 2023. Iryna Kalinina, 32, an injured pregnant woman, is carried by Ukrainian rescue workers after Russian airstrikes in Mariupol, Ukraine.
Photo: Associated Press / Evgeniy Maloletka, Associated Press
The names of the four big regional winners will be announced on April 20th. These individuals compete in World Press Photo’s four categories: stills (the most prestigious), series, long-term projects, and free format.
“Battered Waters,” by Anush Babajanyan, for VII/National Geographic Society, World Press Photo 2023. Four landlocked countries in Central Asia, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan, are struggling with the climate crisis and a lack of coordination on the water supplies they share .
Photo: Anush Babajanyan VII/National Geographic Society
The World Press Photo exhibition is presented in more than 60 different cities each year. It will open its doors for the first time on April 22nd in Amsterdam.
In Montreal, it will be presented at the Marché Bonsecours in the Old Port from August 30th to October 15th.