Palestinian photographer Samar Abu Elouf wins world’s top photo prize, Al Jazerra

(Excerpt) For 70 years, the World Press Photo Contest has honoured the best in photojournalism. This year’s contest received at least 59,000 submissions from photographers in 141 countries, featuring powerful stories of struggle, defiance, warmth and courage.

See the winner entrants and other submissions  https://www.aljazeera.com/gallery/2025/4/17/palestinian-photographer-wins-2025-world-press-photo-of-the-year

Title: The Impact of Nickel Mining on Halmahera Island: Workers ride towards a nickel smelting and processing plant amid heavy rains that continued for two days, causing flooding in Weda, Halmahera, Indonesia, on August 12, 2024. [Mas Agung Wilis Yudha Baskoro/China Global South Project]