There are 4 photographers who this year have won the global victory of the World Press Photo 2022, chosen among the 24 regional winners from different countries of the world
Don't store avocado like this: it's dangerousThe winners of the World Press Photo 2022, the most important photojournalism contest in the world. This edition was attended by 4.066 photographers from 130 different countries: 24 photographers won the regional victory and 4 of them the global victory.
Compared to previous editions, the competition this year was not organized in thematic categories but in geographical areas, namely Africa, Asia, Europe, North and Central America, South America, Southeast Asia and Oceania.
But who are the 4 global winners? Amber Bracken with Kamloops Residential School, who won World Press Photo of the Year, Matthew Abbott with Saving Forests with Fire, who won World Press Photo Story of the Year, Lalo de Almeida with Amazonian Dystopia, winner of World Press Photo Long-Term Project Award, and finally Isadora Romero with Blood is a Seed, which won the World Press Photo Long-Term Project Award.
The president of the global jury, Rena Effendi, said speaking of the winners:
The stories and photographs of the global winners are intertwined. All four, in their own way, face the consequences of humanity's race for progress and its devastating effects on our planet. These projects not only reflect on the immediate urgency of the climate crisis, but also give us an idea of possible solutions.
Here then are the 4 global winners and a selection of the other most beautiful and significant winning photos of this edition.
Index
Kamloops Residential School di Amber Bracken
World Press Photo 2022: Kamloops Residential School-Amber Bracken
A country lane and clothes, mainly red, hanging from wooden crosses. A highly significant image dedicated to the children found near the Kamloops Indian Residential School, in Canada. Children who belonged to a community of Canadian natives mysteriously disappeared, later found dead. A dark and shameful chapter of history.
Saving Forests with Fire di Matthew Abbott
World Press Photo 2022: Saving Forests with Fire di Matthew Abbott
Matthew Abbott, with Saving Forests with Fire, won the World Press Photo Story of the Year. The shot shows a technique used by the indigenous Australians called "cool burning", which through the fire, removes the accumulation of plant residues that could cause fires.
Amazonian Dystopia di Lalo de Almeida
World Press Photo 2022: Amazonian Dystopia by Lalo de Almeida
What are the risks to which the Amazon rainforest is subjected due to the climate crisis and the policies of deforestation and exploitation carried out by Bolsonaro himself? This incredible photograph by Brazilian Lalo de Almeida, who won the World Press Photo Long-Term Project Award, tells us about it.
Blood is a Seed di Isadora Romero
World Press Photo 2022: Blood is a Seed by Isadora Romero
Ecuadorian Isadora Romero won in the Open format category, introduced this year, with her work Blood is a Seed, a video made up of a series of photographs, digital and otherwise, which shed the spotlight on the decline of agrobiodiversity, on the disappearance seeds, on colonization and the terrible consequences it entailed, leading to the loss of important ancestral knowledge.
Evia Island Wildfire by Konstantinos Tsakalidis
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The photograph by Konstantinos Tsakalidis, one of the winners in the geographical area "Europe", shows the tragedy of the mega-fire that broke out in Greece between July and August 2021. A woman is in despair and utter despair as the flames approach to his home.
San Isidro Settlement Eviction
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During the evictions carried out in March 2021 at the San Isidro settlement in Puerto Caldas, Colombia, a family opposes the police officers with all their might. Vladimir Encina's photo was awarded, along with others, in the geographical area "South America".
Afraid to go to School in Sodiq Adelakun Adekola
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In the geographical area "Africa", among the winning shots is Afraid to go to School by Sodiq Adelakun Adekola. A series of photos depicting a mother in tears, another holding a mobile phone showing the photo of her daughter in front of two aprons. Shots dedicated to children kidnapped by Islamist groups and armed gangs before school starts in Chikun, Nigeria.
Palestinian Children in Gaza di Fatima Shbair
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This photograph of Fatima Shbair has won the victory in the geographical area "Asia" and portrays Palestinian children grouped under a tent. The darkness of the night is illuminated by the light of some candles, while outside the war is raging.
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