World Press Photo Exhibition at Pala Expo.

Rome hosts an exhibition dedicated to the 2025 edition of World Press Photo at Palazzo delle Esposizioni on Via Nazionale from 6 May to 8 June.

The show presents a national preview of the winning images of the international photojournalism competition which awards the best professional photographers every year since 1955.

The 2025 Photo of the Year goes to Samar Abu Elouf for his image of Mahmoud Ajjour, a nine-year-old Palestinian boy who lost both arms in an Israeli airstrike on Gaza in March 2024.

The #WPPh2025 Photo of the Year is ‘Mahmoud Ajjour, Aged Nine’ by @samarabuelouf, for @nytimes. The jury was moved by this portrait of a Palestinian boy which speaks to the devastating long-term costs of war on civilians. Read more: https://t.co/KHmkUjt2Rj pic.twitter.com/QP3lqEBWaR

— World Press Photo (@WorldPressPhoto) April 17, 2025

Each year an independent jury at the World Press Photo Foundation in Amsterdam selects images for this prestigious recognition of international photojournalism, with winners chosen in eight categories including general news, sports, the environment and portraits.

The 68th annual World Press Photo Contest drew almost 60,000 entries from 3,778 photographers from 141 different countries.

For visiting details see Palazzo delle Esposizioni website.

Cover image: Night Crossing © John Moore, Getty Images | Chinese migrants warm themselves during cold rain after crossing the US–Mexico border, 7 March 2024.