Following recent discussion and speculation in the media about the photograph by Paul Hansen, selected as World Press Photo of the Year 2012 by the contest jury, World Press Photo has submitted the image files for a forensic analysis. The purpose of the investigation into the authenticity and editing history of the picture is to curtail any further speculation about the integrity of the image and to establish that it is not a composite.

At the 2013 Awards Ceremony in Amsterdam's Muziekgebouw aan ‘t IJ, HRH Prince Constantijn of the Netherlands, World Press Photo's patron, gave the closing speech.

A selection committee has chosen 24 promising photographers to take part in the second round of Reporting Change workshops, which aim to improve the technical, journalistic, and storytelling skills of photojournalists in Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, and Tunisia.

World Press Photo is pleased to announce that it has received its annual contribution of EUR 500,000 from the Dutch Postcode Lottery (Nationale Postcode Loterij). For the past nine years, the Dutch Postcode Lottery’s generous financial support has substantially enhanced World Press Photo’s growth and development.

Keith W. Jenkins, the chair of the 2013 multimedia contest jury talks about his expectations for the upcoming contest.

The chair of the 2013 photo contest jury talks about his expectations for the upcoming contest.

Drik launches the Rural Visual Journalism Network, supported by the Academy partnership program in Bangladesh.

The second security and survival workshop for photojournalists organized by Article 19 and World Press Photo took place from 25-27 October.

A selection committee chose 36 promising photographers to take part in the first Reporting Change workshops, which aim to improve their technical, journalistic, and storytelling skills.

Femke Rotteveel explains what the Dutch Postcode Lottery is all about — and why it is funding a joint project of World Press Photo and Human Rights Watch.