World Press Photo Exhibition comes to Colombo and Kandy View(s):The Embassy of the Kingdom of Netherlands, in collaboration with Sri Lanka Press Institute (SLPI), has announced the arrival of the prestigious World Press Photo Exhibition (WPPE) 2025 in Sri Lanka. Founded in 1955, the World Press Photo Foundation presents impactful exhibitions, promoting media freedom and visual literacy. Since 2021, the World Press Photo Contest has embraced a regional strategy, ensuring greater geographic and cultural diversity among participating photographers. According to Lucy Conticello, global jury chair, “when the global jury selected the different contenders, three topics emerged from that pool that define the 2025 WPPE edition: conflict, migration, and climate change. The 2025 WPPE highlights the work of 42 photographers out of which 30 are local to the country of the subject of the photos.

Source: Sunday Times February 21, 2026 19:49 UTC