The World Press Photo exhibition in Budapest highlights the world’s most pressing issues through the work of 42 award-winning photographers. The exhibition, which runs through November 8, is being hosted by the Biodóm for the third and final time this year. Wars, torn families, the consequences of the climate crisis, and the struggle for women’s rights: this year’s World Press Photo selection confronts visitors with difficult topics. The Budapest exhibition brings to light stories that we often only hear about in brief news reports. For the 2026 competition, 3,747 photographers from 141 countries submitted more than 57,000 photographs. The winners were selected by an independent jury of 31 international experts. A Torn-Apart Family in the Photo of the Year The Photo of the Year award went to Carol Guzy, a photojournalist for the ZUMA news agency and the iWitness Institute, for a photograph she took for the Miami Herald. The image depicts a crying immigrant family separated by agents of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). In addition to armed conflicts and abuses by law enforcement, the exhibition also draws attention to the natural world. Endre Sós, director general of the Budapest Zoo and Botanical Garden, highlighted two photographs at the opening: one shows a giant panda in the wild, and the other depicts a polar bear standing over the carcass of a sperm whale. Hungarian Stories in the Accompanying Exhibitions In addition to the international selection, two Hungarian-themed accompanying exhibitions await the public. The exhibition titled “Up the Road, Down the Road” recalls memorable moments from the 2026 election through the photographs of 24.hu’s photojournalists. The exhibition titled “Sortűz 1956” takes us back seventy years in time: it commemorates the 1956 Revolution through the photographs of Sándor Bojár, a former photojournalist for MTI. The World Press Photo exhibition is open to the public at the Biodóm in Budapest through November 8. This will be the venue’s final hosting of the exhibition; the next location in Budapest has not yet been announced. 1/3 ×