Documentary & Photojournalism

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1st classified

TENDER HUMANITY
by Carol Guzy


In a rare and poignant moment of tender humanity, a security guard breaks down in tears while witnessing the devastating heartbreak of a distraught migrant family, moments after the woman's husband was unexpectedly detained by ICE during his immigration court hearing, in New York...

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2nd classified

WHIRLING AGAINST PEPPER SPRAY
by Umit Bektas


During a protest in Istanbul on March 23, 2025, which erupted following the arrest of Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, police officers use pepper spray against a demonstrator dressed in traditional dervish attire, an incident that became a symbol of the heightened tensions surrounding the e...

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3rd classified

Breaking fast in the rubble during Ramadan
by Saher Alghorra


On March 4, 2025, during the holy month of Ramadan, Palestinian Tamer Hassan El Shafei breaks his fast with his wife and children inside the remains of their almost completely destroyed home in Beit Lahia, Gaza. Seated around a small table in a partially collapsed room, the famil...

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Highly commended

Morning in a Burned Valley
by Pinu Rahman


Early in the morning, after a devastating fire swept through the Korail slum near Dhaka’s Mohakhali-Gulshan area, a family rests beneath the open sky, surrounded by the charred remains of their own home, reduced to rubble by the blaze of the previous night.

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Two Years of War, Displacement, and Starvation
by Ahmed Jihad Ibrahim Al-arini


A mother clutches her severely malnourished son in their tent in a Gaza refugee camp, her hands cradling his head with a tenderness the world has denied. The child’s frail bones speak of a crisis where, with supplies blocked and infrastructure destroyed, hunger has become a weapo...

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Highly commended

Explosion Over Gaza
by Ali Jadallah


Amid the devastation in Gaza, civilians flee through streets shattered by airstrikes as explosions tear through residential buildings. Years of conflict have turned everyday life into a struggle for survival, with entire neighborhoods reduced to rubble and families forced to seek...

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Massacre
by Wojciech Grzedzinski


A wounded civilian crawls along the street after two Russian glide bombs struck the city center near the market in Kostiantynivka, at around 1 p.m. According to authorities, the attack, carried out in broad daylight, killed at least six people and injured eight others.

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A Ukrainian rescuer takes a break
by Roman Pilipey


A Ukrainian rescuer rests at the site of a Russian missile attack in Sumy, northeastern Ukraine, on April 13, 2025, surrounded by debris and destroyed vehicles after the strike. The attack killed at least 35 people and injured dozens more, according to local authorities.

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Life Persists Amid the Ruins
by Ali Jadallah


Seated on rugs among the rubble, a group of men share a meal beside the collapsed dome of a mosque. Around them, a devastated landscape of destroyed buildings and piles of debris bears witness to the effects of the bombardments, while daily life continues amid destruction and unc...

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Surviving in the Shadows
by Hassan Jedi


Under a stormy sky, displaced Palestinians cook over a fire, the only source of warmth for those without electricity. Behind a translucent tarp, a figure presses their hands against the tent wall, the only shelter from the night. Every daily gesture becomes a struggle for surviva...

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Commended

Critical Intervention
by Georgina Goodwin


Kenya Wildlife Service veterinarians work alongside rangers from Olderkesi Conservancy to treat a male Masai giraffe injured by a poisoned arrow on the southern edge of Kenya’s Masai Mara. The photo highlights the importance of rapid field response and collaborative wildlife prot...

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'Noor' means 'light'
by Bruno Thevenin


Noor Faraj, a 10-year-old girl from Gaza who lost both legs and an arm in an Israeli attack, is transported directly to Jordan with her family before being evacuated to Spain for medical treatment.

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Jimmy Carter Lies In State At Dusk
by Andrew Harnik


The flag-draped casket of former U.S. President Jimmy Carter lies in state in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda on January 7, 2025 in Washington, DC. Carter's body will lie in state in the Capitol Rotunda until a funeral service at the National Cathedral in Washington on January 9.

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A Lifeline in the Rubble
by Ali Jadallah


For two years, life in Gaza has been defined by bombardment, displacement, and hunger. Tens of thousands have died, and nearly the entire population has been driven from their homes. With aid blocked and infrastructure destroyed, starvation has become part of the war itself.

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The Ones Who Stay
by Ringo Chiu


A firefighter's shadow is cast on the wall of a burning home as wind-driven embers fly during the Palisades Fire. Amid a powerful windstorm on the west side of Los Angeles, crews worked to contain the fast-moving flames on January 8, 2025.

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Fleeing the Ruins
by Khames Alrefi


A boy carries an injured girl through the dust and debris as residents flee the destruction around them. After two years of bombardment and displacement, scenes like this have become part of daily survival in Gaza.

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Harvest Beside the Tank
by Maria Semenova


At sunset in Afghanistan, bags of apples are sold beside a rusted tank, as men and a child move through the scene—a reminder of daily life continuing amid the lasting traces of war.

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Like an old painting
by Elisabetta Zavoli


A narcotized Italic red deer (Cervus elaphus italicus) is measured by biologist Stefano Mattioli, IUCN deer specialist, on the left, and fitted with a radio collar by Professor Francesco Ferretti of the University of Siena, on the right, during captures at Mesola Biogenetic Natur...

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