The Prix de la Photographie, Paris (P×3) 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.

Each submitted photographs were evaluated by the esteemed professional Px3 Jury panel. Winning entries were given titles of gold, silver, or bronze levels, along with honorable mentions from many distinguished submissions. The “Photographer of the Year”, “Best New Talent” and the 1st category winner’s photographs are exhibited in Paris.

 “The State of the World”
Curated Exhibition by Anna Sansom

It is my pleasure to present this year's PX3 annual exhibition, “The State of the World”, this selection of global stories are eyewitness accounts, as told through the lens of the photographers, that focus on issues that are of crucial importance in the world today. From the plight of Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh to migrants from Africa and the Middle East trying to find their way to Europe, the instability of many is a prevailing theme of several entries. Other photographers have captured the crisis in Yemen and the ongoing The nagorno-karabakh conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan.

Violations of human rights due to persecution, child labor and lack of access to healthcare has been widely documented, as have enduring poverty and homelessness. Environmental disasters, contamination of natural resources, the impact of pollution caused by mining and plastic waste, and how nature is increasingly affected by climate change also feature strongly.

Yet personal stories of perseverance, joy , and hope are captured too as are positive acts of humanity, from doctors performing transplants to conservationists protecting endangered species. If traditions are sometimes disappearing, festivals try to keep them alive and new ways of living are being invented. The breadth and diversity of the stories are a testament to the courage of intrepid photojournalists and photographers who sometimes risk their lives in order to share images and testimonies with the rest of us.