Since 1955 the annual World Press Photo contest has stood for excellence in visual journalism. This book gathers the winners of that year's edition, makers of the most singular frames, the most gripping stories and the most significant productions of 2018.

Chosen from 78,801 images made by 4,738 entrants in a hundred and twenty-nine countries, to which are added three hundred entries in the digital storytelling contest, the winning works are gathered in a document that presents the best of the field.