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World Press Photo of the Year Awarded to Samar Abu Elouf

In a year marked by global conflict, climate catastrophe, and mass migration, the 2025 World Press Photo of the Year serves as a searing reminder of the human cost of war. The award, given to Samar Abu Elouf for her deeply intimate portrait Mahmoud Ajjour, Aged Nine, places a child’s trauma at the center of our collective conscience.

Thursday April 17, 2025

Summary

In a year marked by global conflict, climate catastrophe, and mass migration, the 2025 World Press Photo of the Year serves as a searing reminder of the human cost of war. The award, given to Samar Abu Elouf for her deeply intimate portrait Mahmoud Ajjour, Aged Nine, places a child’s trauma at the center of our collective conscience.

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