Global winners

Brent Lewis, global jury chair

"The four global winners represent the best photos and stories from the most important and urgent stories of 2022. They also help to continue the tradition of what it is possible to do with photography, and how photography helps us to see the universality of the human condition."

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Go to photo detail page Mariupol Maternity Hospital Airstrike
2023 Photo Contest, World Press Photo of the Year Mariupol Maternity Hospital Airstrike
story by
Evgeniy Maloletka
Evgeniy Maloletka
Go to photo detail page The Price of Peace in Afghanistan
2023 Photo Contest, World Press Photo Story of the Year The Price of Peace in Afghanistan
story by
Mads Nissen
Mads Nissen
Go to photo detail page Battered Waters
2023 Photo Contest, World Press Photo Long-Term Project Award Battered Waters
story by
Anush Babajanyan
Anush Babajanyan
Go to photo detail page Here, The Doors Don't Know Me
2023 Photo Contest, World Press Photo Open Format Award Here, The Doors Don't Know Me
story by
Mohamed Mahdy
Mohamed Mahdy

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