The international competition World Press Photo 2024 has announced the winners, including Ukrainian photojournalist Yulia Kochetova. Her project “War is personal” won the Open Format Award in the Open Format category.
Kochetova’s work is an interactive page that combines photographs, correspondence, drawings, and audio. The music for the project was created by Ukrainian DJ Daria Kolomyets, and the illustrations were created by Oleksandr Komiakhov. Kochetova combined photojournalism with the personal documentary style of a diary to show the world what it’s like to live with war as an everyday reality. You can view her project here.
‘War Is Personal’ by @yeah_kochetova has received the World Press Photo Open Format Award.
See more about this personal website that aims to show the world what it is like to live with war as an everyday reality: https://t.co/TOknsJTf82 pic.twitter.com/r4kkOpnkxq
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World Press Photo is a competition for all professional photographers working in the field of photojournalism or documentary photography. The winners are determined every year: first at the regional and then at the global level.
Ukrainian Yulia Kochetova ‘s project “War is Personal ” previously won the World Press Photo 2024 award in the European region for documenting Russia’s war against Ukraine.
