The internationally acclaimed World Press Photo Exhibition returns to Auckland in July/August, showcasing the best and most important photojournalism and documentary photography from around the globe.

The exhibition, which presents the winning photographs of the prestigious annual World Press Photo Contest, will head to Tāmaki Makaurau, from 26 July – 24 August at Level 1, Smith and Caughey’s Building, once again raising money for the Rotary Club of Auckland's selected charities.

Presented in more than 60 cities each year, the World Press Photo Exhibition 2025 invites viewers to step outside the news cycle and think critically about important topics in our world. Key themes range from politics, gender, migration, to conflict and the climate crisis.

This year New Zealand is well represented at the World Press Photo Contest. For the first time ever a New Zealander was appointed as a judge. Julia Durkin MZNM – Founder and CEO of Auckland Festival of Photography – served on the judging panel for the Asia Pacific & Oceania regional winners.  

Nelson-based photographer Tatsiana Chypsana has also already been announced as the Asia-Pacific & Oceania – Long Term Projects winner, with her powerful series Te Urewera – The Living Ancestor of Tūhoe People.

World Press Photo Exhibition Auckland

Dates: Saturday 26 July - Sunday 24 August 2025

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The exhibition is also going to Wellington from Friday 5 September - Sunday 5 October 2025 and will be held at the Ground Floor: TAKINA Wellington Convention and Exhibition Centre – next to Te Papa – National Museum of New Zealand.