World Press Photo 2026 Opens in Barcelona With AI Banned by Rule: Fakes Can Still Pass Detection
AI-generated summary The 69th World Press Photo Exhibition opened at the Centre de Cultura Contemporania de Barcelona featuring 144 award-winning images and a formal ban on artificial intelligence-generated content. Carol Guzy won the 2026 Photo of the Year award for her image Separated by ICE, which was selected from a record 57,376 submissions evaluated by the global jury.