Photo of the Day | A kolbar follows an arduous mountain path. Kolbars (border couriers) carry goods on their backs risking their lives through treacherous terrain from Iraq and Turkey into Iranian Kurdistan.

Press freedom is under siege in El Salvador, with El Faro journalists facing potential arrest warrants amid escalating government repression. Read more: elfaro.net/en/202515/el...

Photo of the Day | Mika (21) has been waiting for 22 months for a first consultation at a gender clinic, in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. ‘Mika’, by @prinsdevos.bsky.social , @queergallery.bsky.social, was awarded in the #WPPh2025 Contest.

Congratulations to the #WPPh2025 Contest winners, selected by an independent jury from over 59,000 entries, submitted by 3,778 photographers from 141 countries

Learn more about the awarded stories and why the jury selected them: www.worldpressphoto.org/news/2025/co...

📸 We are proud to present the #WPPh2025 Contest winners! Discover the best photojournalism and documentary photography from the past year: worldpressphoto.org/collection/photocontest/2025

The World Press Photo of the Year & two finalists will be announced on 17 April 2025 at 11.00 CEST