List of World Press Photo winners

List of World Press Photo winners

Winners of the 2009 World Press Photo contest:

PHOTO OF THE YEAR, 2009: Pietro Masturzo, Italy, Woman shouting on a rooftop in protest to the presidential election results, Tehran, Iran, 24 June.

SPOT NEWS SINGLES — 1. Adam Ferguson, Australia, for The New York Times, Afghan woman rushed from the scene of a suicide bombing, Kabul, 15 December; 2. Mohammed Salem, Palestinian Territories, Reuters, Smoke rises during Israel’s offensive in Gaza, 8 January; 3. Julie Jacobson, USA, The Associated Press, Fatally wounded Lance Cpl. Joshua Bernard is tended to by fellow US Marines, Helmand Province, Afghanistan, 14 August; Honorable mention: Robin Utrecht, the Netherlands, ANP, Car drives into crowd of onlookers during Queen’s Day celebration, Apeldoorn, the Netherlands, 30 April.

SPOT NEWS STORIES — 1. Walter Astrada, Argentina, Agence France-Presse, Bloodbath in Madagascar, February; 2. Olivier Laban-Mattei, France, Agence France-Presse, Post-election protests in Tehran, 13-15 June; 3. Mohamed Abed, Palestinian Territories, Agence France-Presse, Attack on Gaza Strip, January.

GENERAL NEWS SINGLES — 1. Kent Klich, Sweden, Gaza photo album: Tuzzah, Gaza Strip, 3 March; 2. Carlos Villalon, Chile, Redux Pictures, Medellin’s drug gangs: youngster lies dead in the street, Colombia, 27 September; 3. Rina Castelnuovo, Israel, for The New York Times, Jewish settler throws wine at Palestinian woman, Hebron, West Bank, 10 March.

GENERAL NEWS STORIES — 1. Marco Vernaschi, Italy, for Pulitzer Center, Guinea Bissau; 2. Farah Abdi Warsameh, Somalia, The Associated Press, Stoned to death, Somalia, 13 December; 3. Meiko Herrmann, Germany, Gaza, landscape of destruction, January.

PEOPLE IN THE NEWS SINGLES — 1. Michele Borzoni, Italy, TerraProject, Riots in Srinagar, Kashmir; 2. David Guttenfelder, USA, The Associated Press, US soldiers respond to Taliban fire outside their bunker, Korengal Valley, Afghanistan, 11 May; 3. Justin McManus, Australia, The Age, Australian bushfires: Jennifer Woods discovers her street reduced to ruins, 8 February.

PEOPLE IN THE NEWS STORIES — 1. Pietro Masturzo, Italy, From the rooftops of Tehran, June; 2. Charles Ommanney, United Kingdom, Getty Images for Newsweek, Inauguration Day, Washington DC, 20 January; 3. David Chancellor, United Kingdom, ShapeShifters, Villagers discover fallen elephant, Zimbabwe.

SPORTS ACTION SINGLES — 1. Gareth Copley, United Kingdom, Press Association, England’s Jonathan Trott is run out at the fifth Ashes test match, London, 20 August; 2. Pat Murphy, Ireland, Sportsfile, Jockey James Carroll and his horse Lord Time fall at Steeplechase, Co. Kildare, Ireland, 28 April; 3. Daniel Kfouri, Brazil, Megaramp, Sao Paulo.

SPORTS ACTION STORIES — 1. Donald Miralle, Jr., USA, Ironman World Championships, Hawaii; 2. Craig Golding, Australia, World Masters Games, Sydney; 3. Magnus Wennman, Sweden, Aftonbladet, Stockholm Mean Machines.

SPORTS FEATURES SINGLES — 1. Robert Gauthier, USA, Los Angeles Times Magazine, Yankee fans try to distract Angels left fielder Juan Rivera, Yankee Stadium, 25 October; 2. Mark Holtzman, USA, for Sports Illustrated, US Air Force stealth bomber flies over the Rose Bowl, Pasadena, 1 January; 3. Robert Beck, USA, for Sports Illustrated, Tiger Woods flips clubs with his caddy Steve Williams, Arizona.

SPORTS FEATURES STORIES — 1. Elizabeth Kreutz, USA, Lance Armstrong’s comeback; 2. Denis Rouvre, France Senegalese wrestlers; 3. Stepan Rudik, Ukraine, for RIA Novosti, Street fighting, Kiev, Ukraine.

CONTEMPORARY ISSUES SINGLES — 1. Pierre-Olivier Deschamps, France, Agence Vu, France Residence: Avenue des Champs Elysees, Paris; 2. Stefano De Luigi, Italy, VII Network for Le Monde Magazine, Giraffe killed by drought, northeast Kenya, September; 3. Zed Nelson, United Kingdom, Panos Pictures, Love Me: Christopher (22) gets his chest waxed in a New York salon; Honorable mention: Guillermo Arias, Mexico, The Associated Press, Body of an alleged drug dealer, Tijuana, Mexico, 6 September.

CONTEMPORARY ISSUES STORIES — 1. Eugene Richards, USA, Reportage by Getty Images for The Sunday Times Magazine/Paris Match War Is Personal, USA; 2. Alessandro Imbriaco, Italy, Contrasto, Casilino 900 camp, Italy; 3. Tommaso Ausili, Italy, SIME, Slaughterhouse, Italy; Honorable mention: Ou Zhihang, China, The Moment.

DAILY LIFE SINGLES — 1. Michael Wolf, Germany, Laif, Tokyo subway; 2. Joan Bardeletti, France, Sunday picnic, Mozambique; 3. Luca Santese, Italy, Cesuralab, Maryen, single mother, Detroit.

DAILY LIFE STORIES — 1. Gihan Tubbeh, Peru, Adrian, 13-year old autist; 2. Matt McClain, USA, for People, Finding Their Way, Colorado; 3. Simon Roberts, United Kingdom, We English: England at Play; Honorable mention: Pieter Ten Hoopen, the Netherlands, Agence Vu, Hungry Horse, Montana.

PORTRAITS SINGLES — 1. Laura Pannack, United Kingdom, Lisa Pritchard Agency for The Guardian, Weekend magazine, Graham, anorexic teenager; 2. Pieter Ten Hoopen, the Netherlands, Agence Vu, Katie, Hungry Horse, Montana; 3. Jerome Bonnet, France, for Liberation, Monsieur Dendoune, father of the family.

PORTRAITS STORIES — 1. Roderik Henderson, the Netherlands, In the car; 2. Annie van Gemert, the Netherlands, Boys and girls; 3. Willeke Duijvekam, the Netherlands, Unit, Eva, transgender teenager.

ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT SINGLES — 1. Malick Sidibe, Mali, for The New York Times Magazine, Fashion portfolio: Prints and the Revolution, Mali; 2. JR, France, Agence Vu, Women are Heroes, Kibera slum, Kenya; 3. Kees van de Veen, the Netherlands, Dagblad van het Noorden, Artist Guler Lacht takes portraits of art festival visitors, the Netherlands.

ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT STORIES — 1. Kitra Cahana, Canada, Fabrica for Colors, Rainbowland, New Mexico; 2. Francesco Giusti, Italy, Societe des Ambianceurs et Personnes Elegantes, Congo Brazzaville; 3. Karla Gachet, Ecuador, Aurora Photos Ceci, 20-year old tango dancer, Buenos Aires.

NATURE SINGLES — 1. Joe Petersburger, Hungary, National Geographic, Hunting kingfisher, Hungary; 2. Nick Cobbing, United Kingdom, Eyevine for Greenpeace International, Glaciologists paddle down glacier, Greenland; 3. Paolo Patrizi, Italy, Kaze no Tabibito, Starling flock, Italy.

NATURE STORIES — 1. Paul Nicklen, Canada, National Geographic, South Georgia, Antarctica; 2. Peter Bialobrzeski, Germany, Laif, Urban jungles; 3. Fang Qianhua, China, Southern Metropolis Daily, Contaminated oranges, China.