Böcker av Joumana El Zein Khoury

Independent photojournalism and documentary photographyare indispensable tools of political educationfor a democratic society and an essential part of shapingpublic opinion-especially in our so-called 'post-factual'times. In recognition of this, the independent non-profitorganization World Press Photo Foundation, based inAmsterdam, has been presenting the World Press PhotoAward for the best photo, the best story, the best longtermproject of the year for more than six decades. Thewinning images in the various categories tell bold storiesand provide invaluable insights into the state of our world.The winning photo will be announced alongside the booklaunch and presented in a traveling exhibition. The excitementcontinues as we wait to see which images will bechosen from thousands of submissions-and, of course,which photo will become the cover illustration!