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Yahoo
18-04-2025
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- Yahoo
Palestinian photographer Samar Abu Elouf wins 2025 World Press Photo of Year
A moving portrait of nine-year-old Mahmoud Ajjour, a young Gazan boy who lost both arms in an Israeli airstrike, has been named World Press Photo of the Year 2025. The image, taken by Palestinian photographer Samar Abu Elouf for The New York Times, shows Mahmoud bathed in warm light, facing a window in quiet contemplation. The photograph is not only a powerful act of photojournalism, but a personal story too. Abu Elouf, who was evacuated from Gaza in December 2023, now lives in the same apartment complex as Mahmoud in Doha. There, she has been documenting the stories of Gazans who made it out for treatment, including Mahmoud, who was injured while fleeing an Israeli attack in Gaza City in March 2024. As he turned back to urge his family to run, an explosion severed one arm and mutilated the other. Today, in Qatar, Mahmoud is learning to navigate his new life — playing games on his phone, writing, and even opening doors with his feet. His dream? To get prosthetics and live life as any other child. The war in Gaza has taken a disproportionate toll on children, with the United Nations estimating that by December 2024, Gaza had the highest per capita number of child amputees in the world. 'This is a quiet photo that speaks loudly,' said Joumana El Zein Khoury, Executive Director of World Press Photo. 'It tells the story of one boy, but also of a wider war that will have an impact for generations. Looking at our archive, in the 70th year of World Press Photo, I am confronted by too many images like this one." She added: 'I remain endlessly grateful for the photographers who, despite the personal risks and emotional costs, record these stories to give all of us the opportunity to understand, empathise, and be inspired to action.' Global jury chair Lucy Conticello, Director of Photography for M, Le Monde's weekend magazine, echoed this sentiment: 'This young boy's life deserves to be understood, and this picture does what great photojournalism can do: provide a layered entry point into a complex story, and the incentive to prolong one's encounter with that story. In my opinion, this image by Samar Abu Elouf was a clear winner from the start.' Two finalists were also honoured alongside the winning image: Night Crossing by John Moore for Getty Images, and Droughts in the Amazon by Musuk Nolte for Panos Pictures, Bertha Foundation. In Night Crossing, Chinese migrants are seen huddling for warmth during a cold rain after crossing the US–Mexico border — an intimate glimpse into the often-politicised realities of migration. In Droughts in the Amazon, a young man carries food to his mother in the village of Manacapuru, once accessible by boat. He now walks two kilometres along a dry riverbed — a haunting vision of the world's largest rainforest in crisis. These stories were selected from over 59,000 images submitted by nearly 3,800 photographers across 141 countries. The winning works will be showcased at the World Press Photo Exhibition 2025, which opens at MPB Gallery at Here East in London from 23 May–25 August. The travelling exhibition will visit over 60 locations around the world.
Euronews
18-04-2025
- General
- Euronews
Palestinian photographer Samar Abu Elouf wins 2025 World Press Photo of Year
ADVERTISEMENT A moving portrait of nine-year-old Mahmoud Ajjour, a young Gazan boy who lost both arms in an Israeli airstrike, has been named World Press Photo of the Year 2025. The image, taken by Palestinian photographer Samar Abu Elouf for The New York Times, shows Mahmoud bathed in warm light, facing a window in quiet contemplation. The photograph is not only a powerful act of photojournalism, but a personal story too. Abu Elouf, who was evacuated from Gaza in December 2023, now lives in the same apartment complex as Mahmoud in Doha. There, she has been documenting the stories of Gazans who made it out for treatment, including Mahmoud, who was injured while fleeing an Israeli attack in Gaza City in March 2024. As he turned back to urge his family to run, an explosion severed one arm and mutilated the other. Mahmoud Ajjour, aged nine © Samar Abu Elouf, for The New York Times Today, in Qatar, Mahmoud is learning to navigate his new life — playing games on his phone, writing, and even opening doors with his feet. His dream? To get prosthetics and live life as any other child. The war in Gaza has taken a disproportionate toll on children, with the United Nations estimating that by December 2024, Gaza had the highest per capita number of child amputees in the world. 'This is a quiet photo that speaks loudly,' said Joumana El Zein Khoury, Executive Director of World Press Photo. 'It tells the story of one boy, but also of a wider war that will have an impact for generations. Looking at our archive, in the 70th year of World Press Photo, I am confronted by too many images like this one." She added: 'I remain endlessly grateful for the photographers who, despite the personal risks and emotional costs, record these stories to give all of us the opportunity to understand, empathise, and be inspired to action.' Global jury chair Lucy Conticello, Director of Photography for M, Le Monde's weekend magazine, echoed this sentiment: 'This young boy's life deserves to be understood, and this picture does what great photojournalism can do: provide a layered entry point into a complex story, and the incentive to prolong one's encounter with that story. In my opinion, this image by Samar Abu Elouf was a clear winner from the start.' Night Crossing John Moore, United States, Getty Images Two finalists were also honoured alongside the winning image: Night Crossing by John Moore for Getty Images, and Droughts in the Amazon by Musuk Nolte for Panos Pictures, Bertha Foundation. In Night Crossing, Chinese migrants are seen huddling for warmth during a cold rain after crossing the US–Mexico border — an intimate glimpse into the often-politicised realities of migration. In Droughts in the Amazon, a young man carries food to his mother in the village of Manacapuru, once accessible by boat. He now walks two kilometres along a dry riverbed — a haunting vision of the world's largest rainforest in crisis . Droughts in the Amazon Musuk Nolte, Peru/Mexico, Panos Pictures, Bertha Foundation These stories were selected from over 59,000 images submitted by nearly 3,800 photographers across 141 countries. The winning works will be showcased at the World Press Photo Exhibition 2025 , which opens at MPB Gallery at Here East in London from 23 May–25 August. The travelling exhibition will visit over 60 locations around the world.
Saudi Gazette
17-04-2025
- General
- Saudi Gazette
Portrait of injured Gazan boy named press photo of the year
LONDON — A haunting image of a young Gazan boy recovering from war injuries has been named World Press Photo of the Year for 2025. The portrait, taken by Palestinian photographer Samar Abu Elouf for the New York Times, shows nine-year-old Mahmoud Ajjour, who lost both arms in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza City in March 2024. Abu Elouf, who was evacuated from Gaza in late 2023, lives in the same apartment complex as Mahmoud in Doha, Qatar. She has documented the lives of several wounded Gazans who made it out for treatment. "This is a quiet photo that speaks loudly," said World Press Photo executive director Joumana El Zein Khoury. "It tells the story of one boy, but also of a wider war that will have an impact for generations." Two finalists were selected as runners up alongside the photo of the year. Night Crossing by John Moore for Getty Images and Droughts in the Amazon by Musuk Nolte for Panos Pictures, Bertha Foundation. In Night Crossing, Chinese migrants warm themselves during a cold rain after crossing the US–Mexico border. This striking image offers a powerful, intimate view of life at the border, capturing the complex realities of migration often lost in the polarised debate in the United States. In Droughts in the Amazon, a young man brings food to his mother who lives in the village of Manacapuru. A young man carries food to his mother in the Amazon village of Manacapuru — once reachable by boat, now cut off by drought. He walks two kilometers along a dry riverbed, a stark reminder of the region's deepening water crisis. The sight of parched, desert-like terrain in the world's largest rainforest underscores the alarming scale of the drought. This year's winners represent the best of the 59,320 photographs by 3,778 photographers from 141 countries. — BBC
Al Jazeera
17-04-2025
- General
- Al Jazeera
Portrait of amputee Palestinian boy from Gaza wins World Press Photo award
The solemn portrait of a nine-year-old Palestinian boy, whose arms were severed and mutilated during an Israeli attack on Gaza City, has won the 2025 World Press Photo of the Year award. The picture, given the accolade on Thursday, was taken by Samar Abu Elouf for The New York Times newspaper, and depicts Mahmoud Ajjour. 'One of the most difficult things Mahmoud's mother explained to me was how when Mahmoud first came to the realisation that his arms were amputated, the first sentence he said to her was, 'How will I be able to hug you'?' said Abu Elouf. Ajjour was evacuated to Doha, Qatar, following the Israeli explosion in March last year, an attack in the continuing war that has killed at least 51,025 Palestinians, wounded about 116,432 others and reduced much of the enclave to rubble. The photographer is also from Gaza and was herself evacuated in December 2023. She now takes photos of badly wounded Palestinians based in Doha. 'This is a quiet photo that speaks loudly. It tells the story of one boy, but also of a wider war that will have an impact for generations,' said Joumana El Zein Khoury, World Press Photo's executive director. The jury praised the photo's 'strong composition and attention to light' and its thought-provoking subject matter, especially questions raised over Mahmoud's future. It also lauded how the photo depicts 'the dehumanisation of a region, and about the relentless targeting of journalists in Gaza alongside the continued denial of access to international reporters seeking to expose the realities of this war'. The boy is now learning to play games on his phone, write, and open doors with his feet, but still needs special assistance for most daily activities, such as eating and dressing, the jury said. 'Mahmoud's dream is simple: he wants to get prosthetics and live his life as any other child,' said the World Press Photo organisers in a statement. The statement cited the United Nations Works and Relief Agency (UNWRA)'s recent estimation that by December last year, Gaza had more child amputees per capita than anywhere else in the world. 'Children are disproportionately impacted by the war,' the jury stated. The jury also selected two photos for the runner-up prize. The first, entitled 'Droughts in the Amazon' by Musuk Nolte for Panos Pictures and the Bertha Foundation, shows a man on a dried-up river bed in the Amazon carrying supplies to a village once accessible by boat. The second, 'Night Crossing' by John Moore shooting for Getty Images, depicts Chinese migrants huddling near a fire during a cold rain after crossing the US-Mexico border. The jury sifted through 59,320 photographs from 3,778 photojournalists to select 42 prize-winning shots from around the world. Nairobi-based Luis Tato won in the 'Stories' category for the Africa region for a selection of photos depicting Kenya's youth uprising. Jerome Brouillet won in the 'Singles' category Asia Pacific and Oceania for his iconic picture of surfer Gabriel Medina seemingly floating above the waves. Clarens Siffroy won in the 'Stories' category North and Central America for his coverage of the gang crisis in Haiti. Finally, Anselmo Cunha won in the 'Singles' category for South America for his photo of a Boeing 727-200 stranded at Salgado Filho International Airport in Brazil.
USA Today
17-04-2025
- General
- USA Today
World Press Photo reveals its 'Photo of the Year,' a boy injured in Israeli strike on Gaza
World Press Photo reveals its 'Photo of the Year,' a boy injured in Israeli strike on Gaza Editor's note: Some images may be graphic for readers. Viewer discretion advised. A photo of a young boy gravely injured during an Israeli attack in Gaza was awarded World Press Photo's "Photo of the Year" on April 17. The image captured by Doha-based Palestinian photographer Samar Abu Elouf for The New York Times features Mahmoud Ajjour, who was critically injured while fleeing an Israeli attack in Gaza City in March 2024, according to World Press Photo. The winning photo was selected from a pool of 2025 World Press Photo Contest winners, announced in March. Ajjour lost one of his arms and had the other one mutilated in an explosion as he turned back to urge his family onward, World Press Photo said in a press release, adding the family was later "evacuated to Qatar where, after medical treatment, Mahmoud is learning to play games on his phone, write, and open doors with his feet." "Mahmoud's dream is simple: he wants to get prosthetics and live his life as any other child," World Press Photo said. Elouf, who was evacuated from Gaza in December 2023, now lives in the same apartment complex as Mahmoud and other Gazans in Doha. World Press Photo Executive Director Joumana El Zein Khoury, in a statement, described the winning image as "a quiet photo that speaks loudly." The organization said the war has taken a "disproportionate toll on children," citing a December 2024 United Nations estimate that Gaza had the highest number of child amputees per capita globally. "It tells the story of one boy, but also of a wider war that will have an impact for generations," Khoury said. "Looking at our archive, in the 70th year of World Press Photo, I am confronted by too many images like this one. I remain endlessly grateful for the photographers who, despite the personal risks and emotional costs, record these stories to give all of us the opportunity to understand, empathize, and be inspired to action." See other winners of 2025 World Press Photo Contest The top photograph was followed by two finalists: "Night Crossing" by John Moore, which showed "Chinese migrants warm themselves during a cold rain after crossing the US–Mexico border;" and "Droughts in the Amazon," by Musuk Nolte, depicting a young man bringing food to his mother, who lives in the village of Manacapuru, which is facing an intense drought, despite being in the world's largest rainforest. "This image, both otherworldly and intimate, depicts the complex realities of migration at the border, which is often flattened and politicized in public discourse in the United States," World Press Photo said about "Night Crossing." "Droughts in the Amazon," meanwhile, highlights the impact of climate change on a village that was once accessible by boat, but because of the drought, forces the young man to walk roughly a mile and a quarter along a dry riverbed in the Amazon. "The striking contrast of dry, desert-like scenes in the world's largest rainforest makes the absence of water hauntingly visible," World Press Photo said about the image. What is World Press Photo? Founded in the Netherlands in 1955, World Press Photo is a nonprofit organization that "champions the power of photojournalism and documentary photography to deepen understanding, promote dialog, and inspire action." Two winners from Netherlands Two additional winners from the Netherlands were also chosen, including "Prins de Vos" for Mika and Marijn Fiddler for the image of bodybuilder Tamale Safalu training in front of his home in Kampala, Uganda. Global jury chair Lucy Conticello said jury members "were looking for pictures that people can start conversations around." Conticello said when the jury sat down to choose the "Photo of the Year," three topics namely conflict, migration and climate change stood out from the pool of photos "that define the 2025 World Press Photo edition." "The Photo of the Year is a portrait of a boy wearing a tank top; he's facing a window and a warm light shines on him casting a soft shadow on one side of his face," Conticello said in a statement. "His young age, and beautiful features, are really in contrast with his melancholy expression. You then realize with a shock that he is missing his arms." 2025 World Press Photo Contest winners In March, the World Press Photo had announced the winners of the 2025 World Press Photo with the winning selection showcasing some of the world's best photojournalism and documentary photography. Forty-two winners, nine more than last year's total of 33, were chosen from more than 59,000 entries received from 3,778 photographers from across 141 countries, World Press Photo said in a news release. The winning photographers were located in countries across the world from Bangladesh to Columbia to Russia and were awarded according to the regions they were located in. Selection was first done by six regional juries, and the final winners were then chosen by an independent global jury consisting of the regional jury chairs plus the global jury chair, the organization said. Key themes from this year's winning selection range from politics, gender and migration to conflict and the climate crisis. The winning photographs and the stories behind them will be showcased in an exhibition that will travel across 60 locations around the world over this year, including London, Rome, Berlin, Mexico City, Montreal and Jakarta with "millions more" seeing the "winning stories online," World Press Photo said. See all the winning photographs here. Saman Shafiq is a trending news reporter for USA TODAY. Reach her at sshafiq@ and follow her on X and Instagram @saman_shafiq7.
