World Press Photo 2019 Winners

April 11, 2019

Getty's John Moore won World Press Photo of the Year for his image of a girl crying at the U.S. border with Mexico, and Pieter Ten Hoopen of Agence Vu/Civilian Act won the World Press Photo Story of the Year for his shot of a migrant caravan.

World Press Photo is an independent nonprofit organization that supports photojournalism. For this year's awards, judges reviewed 78,801 photographs taken by 4,738 photographers. The winners of the prestigious international contest were announced on April 11.

Here is a selection of the winning images.

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An unidentified man tries to hold back the press as investigators arrive at the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul, Turkey, amid the international backlash to the disappearance of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Intelligence officials in the United States said they think Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman ordered the killing of Khashoggi, a frequent critic of the royal family. Saudi officials have denied the claim. General News: First Prize, Singles - Chris McGrath, Getty Images — 5 An unidentified man tries to hold back the press as investigators arrive at the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul, Turkey, amid the international backlash to the disappearance of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Intelligence officials in the United States said they think Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman ordered the killing of Khashoggi, a frequent critic of the royal family. Saudi officials have denied the claim.

General News: First Prize, Singles - Chris McGrath, Getty Images

Syrian children receive treatment for a suspected chemical attack at a makeshift clinic on the rebel-held village of al-Shifuniyah in the Eastern Ghouta region on the outskirts of Damascus, on February 25, 2018. Spot News: Second Prize, Stories - Mohammed Badra, European Pressphoto Agency — 6 Syrian children receive treatment for a suspected chemical attack at a makeshift clinic on the rebel-held village of al-Shifuniyah in the Eastern Ghouta region on the outskirts of Damascus, on February 25, 2018.

Spot News: Second Prize, Stories - Mohammed Badra, European Pressphoto Agency

Pura rides around her neighborhood in a pink 1950s convertible, as the community gathers to celebrate her fifteenth birthday, in Havana, Cuba.  Contemporary Issues: First Prize, Singles - Diana Markosian, Magnum Photos — 7 Pura rides around her neighborhood in a pink 1950s convertible, as the community gathers to celebrate her fifteenth birthday, in Havana, Cuba.

Contemporary Issues: First Prize, Singles - Diana Markosian, Magnum Photos

Women in costumes -- which they say represent Ireland’s treatment of women -- line up before marching silently through the streets of Limerick, Ireland. It was part of an appeal to change the law against abortion.  Contemporary Issues: First Prize, Stories - Olivia Harris — 8 Women in costumes -- which they say represent Ireland’s treatment of women -- line up before marching silently through the streets of Limerick, Ireland. It was part of an appeal to change the law against abortion.

Contemporary Issues: First Prize, Stories - Olivia Harris

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World Press Photo 2019 Winners