World Press Photo 2016 winners - in pictures

World Press Photo 2016 judges have deliberated long and hard. The refugee crisis in Europe, the war in Syria, the Paris attacks, the devastating earthquake in Nepal and the clashes in the US set off by police shootings dominated the entries. Here is a selection of the prize-winning images

World Press Photo 2016

  • Contemporary issues, third prize, singles - John J Kim

    March against police violence: Lamon Reccord stares down a police sergeant during a protest following the fatal shooting of Laquan McDonald by police in Chicago, Illinois, US
    Contemporary issues, third prize, singles - John J Kim March against police violence: Lamon Reccord stares down a police sergeant during a protest following the fatal shooting of Laquan McDonald by police in Chicago, Illinois, US

  • Nature, third prize, singles - Sergio Tapiro

    The power of nature: Colima volcano in Mexico explodes at night with lightning, ballistic projectiles and incandescent rockfalls
    Nature, third prize singles - Sergio Tapiro - The power of nature: Colima volcano in Mexico explodes at night with lightning, ballistic projectiles and incandescent rockfalls

  • General news, first prize, stories - Sergey Ponomarev

    Reporting Europe’s refugee crisis: refugees arrive by boat near the village of Skala on Lesbos, Greece
    General News, first prize, stories - Sergey Ponomarev - Reporting Europe’s refugee crisis: Refugees arrive by boat near the village of Skala on Lesbos, Greece

  • Daily life, second prize, singles - Mauricia Lima

    Indigenous children jump into the water as they play around the Tapajós river in Brazil, in the Munduruku tribal area called Sawré Muybu
    Daily Life, second prize, singles - Mauricia Lima - Indigenous children jump into the water as they play around the Tapajós river in Brazil, in the Munduruku tribal area called Sawré Muybu

  • General news, third prize, stories - Daniel Berehulak

    The aftermath of the 25 April 7.8 magnitude earthquake in Nepal: flames rise from burning funeral pyres during the cremation of earthquake victims at the Pashupatinath Temple on the banks of Bagmati river
    General News, third prize, stories - Daniel Berehulak - The aftermath of the 25 April 7.8 magnitude earthquake in Nepal: Flames rise from burning funeral pyres during the cremation of earthquake victims at the Pashupatinath Temple on the banks of Bagmati river

  • Daily life, third prize, stories - Sebastien Liste

    Citizen journalism in Brazil’s favelas: police patrol the streets of Vila Aliança, a favela near Complexo do Alemao
    Daily Life, third prize, stories - Sebastien Liste - Citizen journalism in Brazil’s favelas: Police patrol the streets of Vila Aliança, a favela near Complexo do Alemao

  • Daily life, first prize, singles - Kevin Frayer

    Chinese men pull a tricycle in a neighborhood next to a coal-fired power plant in Shanxi, China
    Daily Life, first prize, singles - Kevin Frayer - Chinese men pull a tricycle in a neighborhood next to a coal-fired power plant in Shanxi, China

  • Nature, first prize, singles - Rohan Kelly

    Sunbather oblivious to the ominous shelf cloud approaching on Bondi beach, Australia
    Nature, first prize, singles - Rohan Kelly - Sunbather oblivious to the ominous shelf cloud approaching on Bondi beach, Australia

  • Spot news, first prize, singles -

    Warren Richardson Hope for a new life: migrants crossing the border from Serbia into Hungary
    Spot News, first prize, singles - Warren Richardson - Hope for a new life: migrants crossing the border from Serbia into Hungary

  • Contemporary issues, first prize, singles - Zhang Lei

    Tianjin, a city in northern China, shrouded in haze
    Contemporary issues, first prize, singles - Zhang Lei - Tianjin, a city in northern China, shrouded in haze

  • General news, second prize, stories - Abd Doumany

    A wounded girl at a makeshift hospital, following shelling and air raids by Syrian government forces
    General news, second prize, stories - Abd Doumany A wounded girl at a makeshift hospital, following shelling and air raids by Syrian government forces

  • Spot news, second prize, singles - Corentin Fohlen

    Demonstration against terrorism in Paris, after a series of five attacks across the Île-de-France region, beginning at the headquarters of the satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo
    Spot news, second prize, singles - Corentin Fohlen Demonstration against terrorism in Paris, after a series of five attacks across the Île-de-France region, beginning at the headquarters of the satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo

  • General news, third prize, singles - Chen Jie

    Aerial view of the destruction after an explosion in Tianjin, China
    General news, third prize, singles - Chen Jie - Aerial view of the destruction after an explosion in Tianjin, China

  • People, second prize, stories - Daniel Ochoa de Olza

    La Maya tradition: young girls between the age of seven and 11 are chosen every year as ‘Maya’ for the ‘Las Mayas’, a festival derived from pagan rites celebrating the arrival of spring, in the town of Colmenar Viejo, Spain
    People, second prize, stories - Daniel Ochoa de Olza La Maya tradition: young girls between the age of seven and 11 are chosen every year as ‘Maya’ for the ‘Las Mayas’, a festival derived from pagan rites celebrating the arrival of spring, in the town of Colmenar Viejo, Spain

  • Nature, second prize, stories - Brent Stirton

    Ivory wars: rangers from a horse patrol group exhibit their riding skills as they return to base at Zakouma national park, Chad, after weeks on elephant patrol
    Nature, second prize, stories - Brent StirtonIvory wars: rangers from a horse patrol group exhibit their riding skills as they return to base at Zakouma national park, Chad, after weeks on elephant patrol

  • Contemporary issues, third prize, stories - Sara Naomi Lewkowicz

    Emily and Kate and Eddie and Reid: although they hadn’t planned it, Emily and Kate got pregnant within weeks of each other through artificial insemination and in vitro fertilization, respectively. Kate often kept Emily company while she took baths.
    Contemporary issues, third prize, stories - Sara Naomi Lewkowicz - Emily and Kate and Eddie and Reid: although they hadn’t planned it, Emily and Kate got pregnant within weeks of each other through artificial insemination and in vitro fertilization, respectively. Kate often kept Emily company while she took baths.

  • Sports, second prize, stories - Christian Bobst

    The gris-gris wrestlers of Senegal: a tournament in the Adrien Senghor arena. The wrestling takes place in the late evenings when temperatures drop
    Sports, second prize, stories - Christian Bobst - The gris-gris wrestlers of Senegal: a tournament in the Adrien Senghor arena. The wrestling takes place in the late evenings when temperatures drop

  • Long-term projects, third prize, stories - David Guttenfelder

    Life in the cult of Kim: North Korean children perform at the Pyongyang Kyongsang kindergarten
    Long-term projects, third prize, stories - David Guttenfelder - Life in the cult of Kim: North Korean children perform at the Pyongyang Kyongsang kindergarten

  • People, first prize, singles - Matic Zorman

    A child is covered with a raincoat while she waits in line to register at a refugee camp in Preševo, Serbia
    People, first prize, singles - Matic Zorman - A child is covered with a raincoat while she waits in line to register at a refugee camp in Preševo, Serbia

  • Sports, first prize, singles - Christian Walgram

    FIS Alpine World Ski Championships: Czech Republic’s Ondrej Bank crashes during the Alpine Combined race in Beaver Creek, Colorado, US
    Sports, first prize, singles - Christian Walgram - FIS Alpine World Ski Championships: Czech Republic’s Ondrej Bank crashes during the Alpine Combined race in Beaver Creek, Colorado, US

  • Nature, second prize, singles - Anuar Patjane Floriuk

    Whale whisperers: divers observe and surround a humpback whale and her newborn calf while they swim around Roca Partida in the Revillagigedo Islands, Mexico
    Nature, second prize, singles - Anuar Patjane Floriuk Whale whisperers: divers observe and surround a humpback whale and her newborn calf while they swim around Roca Partida in the Revillagigedo Islands, Mexico

  • Spot News, third prize, stories - Bulent Kilic

    Broken border: a man holds a crying girl as others rush through broken down border fences to enter Turkey
    Spot News, third prize, stories - Bulent Kilic - Broken border: a man holds a crying girl as others rush through broken down border fences to enter Turkey
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