What have we done? World Press Photo celebrates 70th anniversary with major exhibition

01 January, 1989US invasion of Panama during Operation Just Cause. By December, General Noriega's days as president were numbered as the US responded to his declaration of war. Noriega was eventually tracked down where he had sought asylum in a Vatican embassy.

In 2025, World Press Photo marks a milestone few organizations can claim: seven decades of shaping how we see the world. To celebrate its 70th anniversary, the organization is opening a major exhibition, What Have We Done? Unpacking Seven Decades of World Press Photo, curated by the acclaimed artist and photographer Cristina de Middel.

The show is more than a retrospective. It is a critical exploration of the patterns, assumptions, and storytelling traditions that have governed press photography, inviting audiences to confront the images that have long shaped our understanding of global events.