Who is Samar Abu Elouf, Whose Portrait of a Palestinian Boy Won World Press Photo of the Year for 2025?
In April 2025, Palestinian photojournalist Samar Abu Elouf received the prestigious World Press Photo of the Year award for her poignant image of nine-year-old Mahmoud Ajjour, a Palestinian boy who lost both arms in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza. This photograph, taken in Doha, Qatar, where Mahmoud was receiving medical treatment, not only captures the … Read more
