2021's best photojournalism compiled in one book by the World Press Photo Foundation - Selected from thousands of images by photojournalists, picture agencies, newspapers, and magazines from all over the world - The most striking images and compelling stories of the year - The World Press Photo Awards have been the benchmark in documentary photography since 1955 The renowned World Press Photo Foundation (“Connecting the world to the stories that matter”) publishes a compilation of prizewinning press photographs each year. Carefully selected from thousands of entries, they present the most celebrated, powerful, moving, and often disturbing images from around the world, often putting a face on conflicts in far-flung places and reminding us of our shared humanity. The 2022 Yearbook, bringing together the best press photographs from 2021, will reflect the joy, anguish, and upheaval of this incredible year. The World Press Photo Foundation is a global platform connecting professionals and audiences through trustworthy visual journalism and storytelling. It was founded in 1955 when a group of Dutch photographers organised a contest ('World Press Photo') to expose their work to an international audience. In the six decades since then, the contest has grown into the world's most prestigious photography competition.