World Press Photo has opened its anniversary print sale, 70 Prints for 70 Years, running online until 26 November.
Anuar Patjane Floriuk. "A humpback whale and her newborn calf swim near Roca Partida, the smallest island of the Revillagigedo archipelago, off the Pacific coast of Mexico, on 28 January 2015. During the mating season, the island waters are home to a large population of humpback whales, and are a popular diving destination. The islands are volcanic and uninhabited, apart from a small naval presence. They were declared a biosphere reserve in 1994 and, in 2016, were inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage natural site."
The limited-time collection offers 70 images from the organization’s archive, spanning historic photographs and work by emerging photographers.
The selection includes John Rooney’s 1965 portrait of Muhammad Ali, Charlie Cole's iconic image from Tiananmen square, and an image of Astronaut Edwin ‘Buzz’ Aldrin captured by Neil Armstrong’s camera by the US flag on the moon’s Sea of Tranquility from 1969, among others.
AP Photo/John Rooney. Heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali stands over fallen challenger Sonny Liston, shouting and gesturing shortly after dropping Liston with a short hard right to the jaw, at 1:44 in the first round of their bout at the Central Maine Youth Center in Lewiston, Maine, United States on 25 May 1965.
Also featured are works by Diana Markosian, David Guttenfelder, Rohan Kelly, Yael Martínez, Rena Effendi, Matt Black, Katie Orlinsky, Zied Ben Romane and Kiana Hayeri.
The sale marks the first time World Press Photo has presented a print collection drawn solely from World Press Photo Contest winners and Joop Swart Masterclass participants.
Charlie Cole, Newsweek. "A demonstrator confronts a line of People's Liberation Army tanks on Chang'an Avenue, Beijing, China, during protests for democratic reform on Tiananmen Square, on 5 June 1989. Tiananmen Square had been the site of non-violent pro-democracy protests for weeks when the military moved in and opened fire on 4 June. Although there has been no publicly released record of deaths, witnesses estimated up to several thousand fatalities. This photograph, along with other images of the scene, became an international symbol for peaceful resistance. There is no reliable information about what happened to the unidentified demonstrator and the Tank Man pictures remain banned in China."
The prints, produced at museum quality in a 20 x 30 cm format, are available for €150 unframed and €250 framed. ($268 & $446 AUD, respectively).
And if you're feeling especially generous, handcrafted boxsets containing all 70 prints are also available for €7,000 ($12,500 AUD).
Adam Pretty, Getty Images. The World Swimming Championships in Shanghai, China, on 17 July 2011.
Proceeds support photographers and World Press Photo’s broader mission at a time of increasing pressure on independent visual journalism.
“Over the past 70 years, World Press Photo has collaborated with ambitious, brave and innovative photographers who have shaped our collective memory of world events,” said executive director Joumana El Zein Khoury. “This sale is an opportunity to acknowledge that history while supporting the next generation of visual storytellers.”
Rohan Kelly, The Daily Telegraph. A massive shelf cloud moves towards Bondi Beach, Australia, on 6 November 2015. The cloud was part of a weather front that brought violent thunderstorms, with local media reporting damaging winds, hailstones the size of golf balls, and heavy rainfall. Shelf clouds are low cloud banks often with smooth or layered surfaces, and black, turbulent bases.
The print sale runs until 26 November 2025 at 23.59pm CET. You can browse the images in the sale here.
