World Press Sydney
The World Press Photo Exhibition 2026 is returning to the State Library of New South Wales from 6 June to 19 July, offering Sydney audiences an uncompromising view of of the unending challenges that humans, and our planet face.
The exhibition reveals the results from the 69th World Press Photo Contest, where the 42 winners were chosen by a jury of 31 professionals that reviewed more than 57,376 photographs entered by 3,747 photographers from 141 countries.
Since its inception in 1955, when a group of Dutch photographers organised an international contest in Amsterdam, World Press Photo has grown into the world’s most prestigious benchmark for visual journalism. Decades later, its core mission remains unchanged: to champion high-quality photojournalism and defend the freedom of the press.
The resulting collection is a powerful reflection of the complexities of our current world, capturing everything from the escalating climate crisis and political upheaval to the deep human cost of modern conflict.
