World Press Photo
| Founded | 1955 Amsterdam, Netherlands |
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| Focus | Photojournalism |
| Origins | Netherlands |
Area served | Global |
| Method | Nonviolence, Funding, Contest, Education |
Key people | His Royal Highness Prince Constantijn of the Netherlands (Patron), Pieter Broertjes, former editor-in-chief de Volkskrant |
| Website | www |
World Press Photo Foundation is an independent, non-profit organization based in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Founded in 1955, the organization holds the annual World Press Photo Contest for press photography. Since 2011, World Press Photo has organized a separate annual contest for journalistic multimedia productions, and, in association with Human Rights Watch, the annual Tim Hetherington Grant.