SAN CLEMENTE, CA / ACCESS Newswire / November 11, 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 - RICHARD ELLIS - SCOTT MC KIERNAN - SHOHEI MIYANO/Kyodonews - WALTER G. ARCE SR
The 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.
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.
Open to the Public: November 11-13, 2026 | 2:00 PM-6:00 PM
Galerie 24b, 24 bis rue Saint-Roch, 75001 Paris
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.
The Lucie Foundation is a 501(c) 3 non-profit, charitable foundation. The foundation presents year-round programming to support photographers. The signature program of the Lucie Foundation is the Lucie Awards. The Lucie Awards is a biannual gala ceremony that celebrates master photographers and their contributions to the field of photography. Honorees are determined by the Lucie Awards advisory board. Other programs include photography membership, The Lucie Technical Awards (LTA), The Lucie Impact Awards, The Lucie Photo Book Prize, The Story Behind the Image, Open Calls, exhibitions, photographer talks and workshops. The Lucie Foundation's focus on emerging photographers is through the Lucie Scholarship program. The House of Lucie is the physical home for the Lucie Foundation and is a contemporary photography space showcasing the extraordinary work of the Lucie Award Honorees, as well as discovering and sharing the work of local and international photographic talent.
The House of Lucie center for photography hold the permanent collection for the Lucie Award Honorees photographic work as well as serving as public spaces for rotating exhibitions, workshops, lectures, and events to promote photography to as wide an audience as possible. Currently House of Lucie is located in Budapest, Athens, Ostuni and Samui.
Our three-fold mission: To honor master photographers, to discover and cultivate emerging photographic talent and to promote the appreciation of photography worldwide.
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