The Gaza boy's portrait is declared “World Press's Best Photo 20250)

The Gaza boy's portrait is declared “World Press's Best Photo 20250)

The portrait, carried by Palestinian photographer Samar Abu Elouf for the New York Times, shows nine-year-old Mahmoud Ayour, who lost both sides in an Israeli air strike in the town of Gaza in March 2024. Abu Elouf, who was evacuated from Gaza at the end of 2023, lives in the same apartment complex with [...]

Abu Elouf, who was evacuated from Gaza at the end of 2023, lives in the same apartment complex with Mahmoud in Doha, Qatar.

“This is a quiet picture, but speaking out loud, it tells the story of a boy, but also of a broader war that will affect generations”, World Press Photo Executive Director Joumana El Zen Koury said, followed by Periscope.

This image of a young man from Gaza won the award for world press year

Two finalists were selected as sub-computers, along with the picture of the year.

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This magnificent image provides a powerful, intimate view of life at the border, grasping the complex realities of the often lost migration in polarised debate in the United States.

A young man takes food to his mother in the Amazon village of Manacapuru, now driven by drought.

It walks two kilometers along a dry riverbed, a strong memory of the deepening water crisis in the region. The sight of dry terrain, such as the desert, in the world's largest rain forest, highlights the alarming degree of drought.

This year's winners represent the best of 59,320 photos from 3,778 photographers from 141 countries. /euronews

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In the Amazon drought, a young man brings food to his mother who lives in the village of Manacapuru

In the Amazon drought, a young man brings food to his mother who lives in the village of Manacapuru

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