Joumana Khoury

Executive Director, World Press Photo Foundation

Search every verified Joumana Khoury interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. Joumana Khoury, executive director of the World Press Photo Foundation, has discussed the organization's efforts to address geographic representation in its contests. She stated that when she joined, over three-quarters of photographers represented in the contest and exhibitions came from Europe and North America, and she described this as "something that was not possible" for an organization called World Press Photo. She noted that the foundation worked to change this, though she described it as a difficult process. Khoury has also spoken about the state of Lebanon, where she was born. In a March 2025 interview, she said Lebanon is "in the worst place that it's ever been" and that "there's just no hope for Lebanon," adding that even during the Civil War and the 2006 war with Israel there had been "resilience and this feeling of hope." She has also commented on the role of culture, stating that "culture is a basic need" and that it is "as important as health, as food, as having a roof over your head."