ZUMA Press Wire Service Top Photojournalists Honored at Paris Photo Week’s Prestigious ‘State of the World’ Photo Exhibition, As PX3 Awards’ Winners

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The awarded photojournalists captured critical moments across the globe, spanning breaking news and major international events-from I.C.E. protests, court and detainment facilities across America to global issues and highlighted with coverage of Comeback Kid Team USA’s Alysa Liu in ‘A Star is Born’ at the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics and legendary Messi’s last dance at 26 FIFA World Cup

SAN CLEMENTE, CA / November 10, 2026 / ZUMA Press Wire founder and CEO Scott Mc Kiernan proudly announced today that ZUMA Press Wire photojournalists have been recognized with a record 21 awards at the annual Prix de la Photographie, Paris (PX3) Photo Competition. This recognition coincides with the nationwide celebration of the Bicentennial of Photography (200 Years of Photography), running from September 2026 to September 2027 across France.

The awarded photojournalists captured critical moments across the globe, spanning breaking news and major international events-from I.C.E. protests, court conflict and detainment facilities across the United States of America to global issues of migration, disability as well as homelessness crisis and highlighted with coverage of Comeback Kid Team USA’s Alysa Liu in ‘A Star is Born’ at the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics to the legendary Messi’s final World Cup ‘dance’.

“We are immensely proud of our stellar ZUMA Press Ohana visual storytellers whose dedication brings important world events through award winning imagery to global audiences,” said Scott Mc Kiernan, Founder and CEO of ZUMA Press Wire. “ZUMA picture editors curated and presented to World,  Truly unforgettable pictures that need to be seen. Mahalo to PX3 jury and Lucie Foundations : Hossein Farmani for honoring these stories that need to be told and seen and exposing more people to photography excellence. These awards reflect the extraordinary grit, integrity, and artistry our 6,000 photojournalists bring to the 3,000 plus assignments daily, whether covering frontline breaking news, daily humanity and or the struggle of the migrants, homeless and or those with disabilities, or joy/drama of international sporting arenas.”

The ZUMA Press photojournalists honored at this year’s PX3 Photo Awards are A-Z:

ALISA MAKAROVA/Tass – CAROL GUZY – DANIEL A. ANDERSON – DAVE DECKER – JESS STILES – JORDAN PETTITT/Press Association UK – LI SHAOJUN/Xinhua – MARCO DI GIANVITO – MARTIN DOKOUPIL – MATHIAS SCHULZ – NICO VEREECKEN/PsnewZ – RENÉE C. BYER/The Sacramento Bee – RICHARD ELLIS – SCOTT MC KIERNAN – SHOHEI MIYANO/Kyodonews – WALTER G. ARCE SRThe Prix de la Photographie, Paris (PX3) strives to promote the appreciation of photography, discover emerging talent,and introduce photographers from around the world to the artistic community of Paris. Juried by leading international editors, publishers, curators, gallery owners, and art directors, PX3 brings the best of contemporary photography to the global stage.

Selected works from this year’s competition will be showcased at the annual PX3 Exhibition in Paris from November 11-13, with winning images published in the official PX3 Annual Book.

May 29, 2025, London, England: A member of the Household Cavalry faints during the Brigade Major’s Review at Horse Guards Parade, London. More than 1000 soldiers and almost 200 horses from the Household Division will paraded for inspection by the Brigade Major of the Household Division. (Credit Image: © Jordan Pettitt/PA Wire via ZUMA Press)
June 21, 2025, Ascot, England, United Kingdom: ASCOT UNTYING: English flat racing jockey JAMES DOYLE, 37, falls off ‘Lazzat’ after winning the Group 1 Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Stakes over 6 furlongs (1,200m) during Royal Ascot at Ascot Racecourse. Lazzat ran free after unseating Doyle. (Credit Image: © Martin Dokoupil/ZUMA Press Wire)
August 20, 2025, New York, New York, USA: A security guard breaks down in tears in a moment of tender humanity while witnessing the heartbreak of a distraught migrant woman and her children after her husband was detained by ICE as they left his immigration court hearing at the Jacob Javits Federal Building in New York. The family was inconsolable with despair. ‘Please help me, please help me. Take me too.’ she wept as he was led away. Security guards are tangled in the middle of ICE, migrants, observers, activists and press as courthouse dynamics play out in this new normal in America. Sometimes it’s the quiet moments that reach most deeply into the collective conscience of a nation. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire)
August 26, 2025, New York, New York, USA: Young girls cling to their loved one, a migrant from Ecuador, as he is detained by ICE in the hallway outside court after his immigration hearing at the Jacob Javits Federal Building in New York. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire)
January 8, 2026, St. Petersburg, Florida, USA: US Military veteran CINDY SUNSTORM and a coalition of activist groups, including The Party for Socialism and Liberation, Students for a Democratic Society, 50501 Florida and other immigrant rights groups rallied together and protested the killing of Minneapolis resident Renee Nicole Good, at City Hall in downtown Tampa. (Credit Image: © Dave Decker/ZUMA Press Wire)
January 14, 2026, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA: In the immediate wake of reports citing an ICE involved shooting on the North Side of Minneapolis heavily armed Federal agents secured a perimeter and fired multiple rounds of tear gas, pepper balls and flash bangs. (Credit Image: © Dave Decker/ZUMA Press Wire)
February 16, 2026, Milan, Lombardy, Italy: Pair Skating FREE STYLE. Japan’s Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara bring the Gold Medal home as they compete in pairs figure skating medal round at this Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics. (Credit Image: © Daniel A. Anderson/ZUMA Press Wire)
February 19, 2026, Milano, Italy: American Olympian figure skater ALYSA LIU, 20, USA jumps for joy after winning the gold in the Women’s Singles in figure skating at the XXV Olympic Winter Games, at the Milano Ice Skating Arena, on day 13. America’s first individual women’s gold since 2002. While her competitors both applaud Alysa with 226.79 on the podium, on left KAORI SAKAMOTO, 25, of Japan silver medal winner with 222.10 and her teammate AMI NAKAI, 17, who took home the bronze with 219.85. 29 skaters from 22 nations competed on Tuesday, February 17 in the ‘Short Program’ and tonight in the ‘Free Skate’. (Credit Image: © Scott Mc Kiernan/ZUMA Press Wire)
February 19, 2026, Milano, Lombardy, Italy: American ice skater ALYSA LIU (USA), 20, finishes her gold medal performance in Figure Skating Singles during the 2026 Winter Olympus at the Milano Ice Skating Arena. (Credit Image: © Scott Mc Kiernan/ZUMA Press Wire)
March 14, 2026, Rome, Italy: A face painted woman with ‘NO’ in white on a black face, wearing a black hat and black trench coat in the large crowd of protestors. Citizens take to the streets in Rome in support of the ‘SOCIAL NO’ vote in the constitutional referendum on justice on March 22nd and 23rd, and against the government, but also to call for an end to the war in Gaza Strip in State of Palestine. The crowds chanted: ‘No To War, No To The Meloni Government, We Are Not Servants Of Trump And Israel’. (Credit Image: © Marco Di Gianvito/ZUMA Press Wire)
March 19, 2026, Moscow, Russia: A model during the 6th Moscow Fashion Week at the Manege Central Exhibition Hall in Moscow, Russia. (Credit Image: © Alisa Makarova/TASS via ZUMA Press)
March 23, 2026, Harbin, China: The aurora observed from Jiayin County, northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province. Due to the influence of geomagnetic activities, many places in Heilongjiang Province witnessed splendid auroras from the night of March 22 to the early morning of March 23. (Credit Image: © Li Shaojun/Xinhua via ZUMA Press)
April 6, 2026: Earth sets at 6:41 p.m. EDT, over the Moon’s curved limb during their journey around the far side of the Moon. Orientale basin is perched on the edge of the visible lunar surface. Hertzsprung Basin appears as two subtle concentric rings, which are interrupted by Vavilov, a younger crater superimposed over the older structure. The lines of indentations are secondary crater chains formed by ejecta from the massive impact that created Orientale. The dark portion of Earth is experiencing nighttime. On Earth’s day side, swirling clouds are visible over the Australia and Oceania region. (Credit Image: © Artemis II/NASA/ZUMA Press Wire)
June 4, 2026, Sacramento, California, USA: Shortly after midnight, KEITH-DALTON SMITH, 11, tosses a blanket featuring the Disney character Minnie Mouse to his mother, AMY HECKART, 46, who is disabled following back surgery, as they prepare to sleep in the back of their van in Sacramento. The family had lived at the Motel 6 for the past 2 1/2 years through a city-funded shelter program but was locked out and not allowed to return after the program changed. (Credit Image: © Renée C. Byerr/ZUMA Press Wire)
June 24, 2026, Folly Beach, South Carolina, USA: A young child runs along the beach silhouetted by the sunrise over the Atlantic Ocean in Folly Beach, South Carolina. (Credit Image: © Richard Ellis/ZUMA Press Wire)
June 30, 2026, East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA: France forward footballer KYLIAN MBAPPE, 27, #10 celebrates scoring a goal in the second half during the June 30th FIFA World Cup 2026 matchup between France and Sweden at MetLife Stadium. France won 3:0. (Credit Image: © Jess Stiles/ZUMA Press Wire)
July 1, 2026, Seattle, Washington, USA: LUKAKU ROMELU forward of Belgium in action during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Round of 32 match between Belgium and Senegal at the Lumen Field stadium in Seattle. Belgium won 3-2. (Credit Image: © Nico Vereecken/PsnewZ via ZUMA Press)
July 4, 2026, Wimbledon, London, England: All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, Wimbledon Tennis Tournament, Day Six; Philippines tennis star tennis player ALEXANDRA EALA, 21, (PHI) ranked 29th making incredible shot while playing during match and on Alex’s way to her big upset over as she wins her third round match against defending champion Polish I. Swiatek, 25, ranked #3. (Credit Image: © Mathias Schulz/ZUMA Press Wire)
July 5, 2026, Newark, New Jersey, USA: A demonstrator waves an upside down US lag as protests continue at ICE facility Delaney Hall where asylum seekers are held in detention in Newark NJ during America’s July 4th weekend. The upside down flag symbolizes distress on this nation’s Independence Day Bicentennial. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire)
July 7, 2026, Atlanta, Georgia, USA: Argentina forward LIONEL MESSI (10) is thrown in the air by his teammates after defeating Egypt in the Round of 16 at Atlanta Stadium during the the FIFA World Cup Round of 16 in Atlanta, Georgia. Argentina defeats Egypt 3:2 in regulation play. (Credit Image: © Walter G. Arce Sr via ZUMA Press Wire)
July 19, 2026, East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA: Spain’s FERRAN TORRES runs after scoring the winner in the second half of extra time in the World Cup football final against Argentina at New York/New Jersey Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Spain won 1:0. (Credit Image: © Shohei Miyano/Kyodonews via ZUMA Press)

Join us at Galerie 24b for the annual PX3 & State of the World Photo Exhibition, celebrating the outstanding photographers and visual stories recognized by the Prix de la Photographie Paris in 2026.⁠⁠

Discover award-winning photography from around the world, bringing together diverse perspectives, subjects, and approaches to contemporary photography.⁠

📅 Vernissage: November 10, 2026 | 6:00 PM–9:00 PM
📅 Open to the Public: November 11–13, 2026 | 2:00 PM–6:00 PM
📍 Galerie 24b, 24 bis rue Saint-Roch, 75001 Paris⁠⁠

Thank you to everyone who signed up. We look forward to welcoming you at the vernissage!

The exhibition remains open to all visitors from November 11–13. No registration needed, just drop by!

Le Prix de la Photographie de Paris ( PX3 )

The Prix de la Photographie, Paris (PX3) is a photography award that strives to promote appreciation of photography, discover emerging talent, and introduce photographers from around the world to the artistic community of Paris.

The Paris Photography Prize was founded in 2007 and has since become one of the most prestigious photography awards in Europe.

Scott Mc Kiernan, Founder & Editor-in-Chief, ZUMA Press

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