The photograph by Paul Hansen, which has been selected as World Press Photo of the Year 2012 by the contest jury, has been subject to heated discussion about the level of enhancement of the image file.

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.

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

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

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.