CAROL GUZY: Wins 2026 World Press Awards Photo Of The Year
THE WORLD PRESS AWARDS 2026 PHOTO OF THE YEAR: is 'Separated by ICE' by Carol Guzy, ZUMA Press, iWitness for Miami Herald. Taken inside the only U.S. federal building where photographers were granted access for the hallways on 12th and 14th floor where ZUMA's Carol Guzy and others showed up, day after day, to document what was happening. It captures a harrowing moment: a family separated by the state. Luis was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (I.C.E.) agents following an immigration court hearing at the Jacob K. Javits Federal Building, downtown New York City on August 26, 2025. His daughter grabbing his t-shirt and wife COCHA toys to clam her family, “This award highlights the critical importance of the story worldwide,” Guzy said. “We bear witness to the suffering of countless families, but also to their grace and resilience that transcends adversity that has been quite humbling. The courage to open up their lives to our cameras, allowed us to tell their stories. And certainly this award belongs to them, not me.” Ninth World Press Photo Award for Guzy, who was also the first journalist to be awarded a fourth Pulitzer. (Credit Image: © Carol Guzy/ZUMA Press Wire)

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