News “I hope it stirs people out of any sense of complacency,” said photojournalist Carol Guzy. April 23, 2026 — 3 min read “Separated by ICE” (2025) by Carol Guzy, ZUMA Press, iWitness, for Miami Herald (all photos courtesy World Press Photo) A heart-wrenching image of a tearful family torn apart by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has won the 2026 World Press Photo Award’s top prize.  The contest, started in 1955, spotlights leading photojournalism and documentary photography. This year’s 42 global winners were chosen from a pool of 57,376 photographs by 3,747 photographers across 141 countries. The Photo of the Year, “Separated by ICE” by American photojournalist Carol Guzy for the Miami Herald , was captured after an immigration court hearing in New York amid President Trump’s broader crackdown. “I’ve been following families to put a face on the consequences of government actions and rhetoric,” Guzy said in a video interview .…