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2013 World Press Photo Contest Winners

2013 World Press Photo Contest Winnerspps by vinhbinh, chieuquetoi, bachkienFebruary 17, 20131

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2013 World Press Photo Contest WinnersFor over 55 years, the World Press Photo contest has encouraged the highest standards in photojournalism. The contest is judged by leading experts in visual journalism who represent various aspects of the profession and the composition of the jury is changed from year to year. The prize-winning images are assembled into an exhibition that travels to 45 countries over the course of a year and over two million people go to a hundred different venues to see the images. The winners themselves uphold the foundation's simple mission statement: We exist to inspire understanding of the world through quality photojournalism. A sampling of the winning images follows. You can browse more amazing content onWorld Press Photo. -Paula Nelson (18 photos total)* Source : http://www.worldpressphoto.org. http://www.boston.com

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World Press Photo of the Year 2012 - Paul Hansen/Sweeden/Dagens Nyheter - Nov. 20, 2012, Gaza City, Palestinian Territories. Two-year-old Suhaib Hijazi and her three-year-old brother Muhammad were killed when their house was destroyed by an Israeli missile strike. Their father, Fouad, was also killed and their mother was put in intensive care. Fouads brothers carry his children to the mosque for the burial ceremony as his body is carried behind on a stretcher.February 17, 20133Click to continue2013,World Press Photo of the Year,Spot News,1st prize singles,PaulHansen

2nd Prize, Spot News Single - Emin Ozmen/Turkey - July 31, 2012, Aleppo, Syria. Opposition fighters regularly launched operations to seize government informants after dark. Two informants were captured, declared guilty under interrogation, and tortured throughout the night; tired soldiers had to be replaced so the torture could continue. After 48 hours, the captives were released.#February 17, 20134Click to continue

1st Prize Sports - Sports Action Single - Wei Seng Chen/Malaysia - Pacu Jawi Bull Race, Indonesia - Feb. 12, 2012, Batu Sangkar, West Sumatra, Indonesia. A jockey, his feet stepped into a harness strapped to the bulls and clutching their tails, shows relief and joy at the end of a dangerous run across rice fields. The Pacu Jawi (bull race) is a popular competition at the end of harvest season keenly contested between villages.#February 17, 20135

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WARM UP10 July 2012Jiaxing, ChinaYoung male gymnasts stretch their legs as a female gymnast jumps onstage during a warmup at a youth sports school in Zhejiang Province.2013,Sports Action,2nd prize singles,YongzhiChu

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THE GOLDEN TOUCH01 August 2012London, UKGold medal winner Jiyeon Kim of South Korea kisses her medal during the award ceremony of the Women's Sabre Individual Fencing.Years of training, thousands of battles, and hundreds of victories prepared fencing competitors for the opportunity to stand on the piste at the 2012 London Olympic Games to fight for gold.2013,Sports Action,2nd prize stories,SergeiIlnitsky

2nd Prize Sports - Sports Action Stories - Sergei Ilnitsky/Russia/European Pressphoto Agency - The Golden Touch, Fencing at the Olympics, July 31, 2012, London, UK. Alaaeldin Abouelkassem of Egypt in action against Peter Joppich of Germany during their Men's Foil Individual Round 16 match. Years of training, thousands of battles, and hundreds of victories prepared fencing competitors for the opportunity to stand on the piste at the 2012 London Olympic Games to fight for gold.#February 17, 20138

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LONDON 2012 - AN OVERVIEW05 August 2012London, UKAndrea Baldini of Italy celebrates defeating Yuki Ota of Japan to win the gold medal match 45-39 in the Men's Foil Team Fencing finals.A birds eye view of the London 2012 Summer Olympics.2013,Sports Action,3rd prize stories,ChrisMcGrath

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SYNCHRONIZED SWIMMER10 August 2012London, UKA swimmer soars above the water in the synchronized swimming competition.2013,Sports Action,3rd prize singles,WeiZheng

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SUMO WRESTLERS22 February 2012Tokyo, Japan Kenji DaidoThe life-long discipline, harsh physical training, and preparation for the fight can explain the half-god status of Sumo in Japan today. Part of a team, the wrestlers are required to follow a strongly codified community life; the youngest execute tasks for the community and even serve the oldest.2013,Sports Feature,2nd prize stories,DenisRouvre

1st Prize Sports - Sports Features Stories - Jan Grarup/Denmark/Laif - Women's Basketball, Mogadishu, Somalia - Feb. 21, 2012, Mogadishu, Somalia. The Somali basketball association pays armed guards to watch over and protect Suweys and her team when they play. In Mogadishu, the war-torn capital of Somalia, young women risk their lives to play basketball. Suweys, the 19-year-old captain of a women's basketball team, and her friends defy radical Islamist views on womens rights. They have received many death threats from not only al-Shabaab militias and radical Islamists, but some male members of their own families. "I just want to dunk," said Suweys. It is on the basketball court she feels happiest. "Basketball makes me forget all my problems.#February 17, 201312

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I JUST WANT TO DUNK20 February 2012Mogadishu, Somalia Suweys at her mothers home, four kilometers from the center of Mogadishu.In Mogadishu, the war-torn capital of Somalia, young women risk their lives to play basketball. Suweys, the 19-year-old captain of a women's basketball team, and her friends defy radical Islamist views on women's rights. They have received many death threats from not only al-Shabaab militias and radical Islamists, but some male members of their own families. " I just want to dunk," said Suweys. It is on the basketball court she feels happiest. "Basketball makes me forget all my problems.2013,Sports Feature,1st prize stories,JanGrarup

1st Prize Contemporary Issues Single - Micah Albert/USA/Redux Images - April 3, 2012, Nairobi, Kenya. Pausing in the rain, a woman working as a trash picker at the 30-acre dump, which literally spills into households of one million people living in nearby slums, wishes she had more time to look at the books she comes across. She even likes the industrial parts catalogs. It gives me something else to do in the day besides picking [trash], she said.#February 17, 201316

1st Prize Daily Life Stories - Fausto Podavini/Italy - Mirella - June 1, 2012, Rome, Italy. Despite her husband's life-threatening disease, Mirella devoted her life to assisting Luigi, trying to be positive and reassuring, looking after him with intense love and respect. Everyday care, usually done in a few minutes, takes hours when it concerns someone with dementia. Mirella, 71, spent 43 years of her life with the only person she loved, with all of life's difficulties, laughter, and beautiful moments. But over the last six years things changed: Mirella lived with her husband Luigis illness, Alzheimers, and devoted her life to him as his caregiver.#February 17, 201317

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2nd Prize Daily Life Singles - Soren Bidstrup/Denmark/Berlingske - Early Morning on Summer Holiday, Italy - July 8, 2012, Jeselo, Italy. Summer holiday camping. Someone is up a little too early.#February 17, 201320

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FOOTBALL IN GUINEA-BISSAU03 March 2012Dulombi, Guinea BissauMany young football players around the world touch their first ball on a field of bare dirt. Here a youth group plays on a 'football field' that was the site of military barracks and fields of the former Portuguese colonies in the country.2013,Daily Life,1st prize singles,DanielRodrigues

1st Prize People - Staged Portraits Stories - Stephan Vanfleteren/Belgium/Panos for Mercy Ships/De Standaard - People of Mercy, Guinea - Oct. 17, 2012, Conakry, Guinea. Makone Soumaoro, 30, goiter. I don't have pain, but I am worried that my neck swells that much. I hope it it is not a tumor because I am a housewife and my man and three children need me. Guinea is one of the least developed countries in the world. More than 60 percent of the population lives on less than one dollar per day. Three quarters of the population is illiterate. Health care is substandard and unaffordable for most people. Some get help with their health problems from NGO Mercy Ships aboard the hospital ship 'African Mercy' docked in the capital Conakry. They are treated by volunteer surgeons, doctors and nurses with such health issues as cataracts, teeth problems, and skin diseases to more complex orthopedic or tumor surgeries.#February 17, 201322

1st Prize General News Single - Rodrigo And, Argentina, The Associated Press - March 10, 2012, Idib, Syria. Aida cries while recovering from severe injuries she received when her house was shelled by the Syrian Army. Her husband and two children were fatally wounded during the shelling.#February 17, 201323Click to continue

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BONNIE07 September 2012Soroe, DenmarkSince the age of 18, Bonnie Cleo Andersen has been working as a prostitute, a profession legal in Denmark since 1999. Now 38, she owns a house in a village where she runs a brothel by herself. She had a hard and violent childhood and has gone to prison more than once. Today, her only goal is that her children will have a better life than hers.2013,Observed Portraits,2nd prize singles,MarieHald

3rd Prize People - Observed Portraits Single - Ilona Szwarc/Poland/Redux Pictures - Kayla, Boston, USA - Feb. 19, 2012, Boston, Massachusetts, USA - American Girl is a popular line of dolls that can be customized to look exactly like their owners. Kayla poses with her lookalike doll in front of a portrait of her ancestors.#February 17, 201325

3rd Prize People - Observed Portraits Stories - Ananda van deer Pluijm/The Netherlands - Martin - Feb. 15, 2012, Tilburg, The Netherlands. After living with his father for ten years and staying in a youth shelter, Martin, 18, returned home two years ago to live with his mother. He arrived with some clothes in a bag and no work or degree.#

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WOUNDED BABY, ALEPPO03 October 2012Aleppo, SyriaA severely wounded child awaits medical treatment by the small staff of doctors in one of the city's last standing hospitals, as President Bashar al-Assad's army steps up its military campaign to regain control of the city.2013,General News,2nd prize singles,SebastianoTomada

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NATALIA07 August 2012Rio de Janeiro, BrazilNatalia Gonzales, a 15-year-old crack user, poses for a portrait in an area known as 'Crackland' in the Manguinhos slum.2013,Contemporary Issues,Honorable Mention singles,FelipeDana

2nd Prize People - Staged Portraits Single - Stefen Chow/Malaysia/for Smithsonian Magazine - Ai Wei Wei - Feb. 6, 2012, Beijing, China - Ai Weiwei#February 17, 201329

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WHALE SHARKS28 August 2008Hanifaru Bay Marine Reserve, MaldivesA whale shark breaks the surface while waiting for a tidal delivery of plankton into a large cul-de-sac in the coral reef. Once the waters turn from clear turquoise blue to cloudy green, this shark and others in the area will alternate between ram and suction feeding, to hoover and filter their planktonic food from the water column.Whale sharks have roamed the oceans for 60 million years, yet we know little about their reproduction, social behavior, and migrations. The species was extensively hunted, but today protective legislation is in place in much of the whale shark's global range.

1st Prize Nature Single - Christian Ziegler/Germany/Southern Cassowary, Australia - Nov. 16, 2012, Black Mountain Road, Australia. The endangered Southern Cassowary feeds on the fruit of the Blue Quandang tree. Cassowaries are a keystone species in northern Australian rainforests because of their ability to carry so many big seeds such long distances.#February 17, 201331

1st Prize Nature Stories - Paul Nicklen/Canada/National Geographic Magazine - Emperor Penguins, Ross Sea - Nov. 18, 2012, Ross Sea, Antarctica. Even though they have evolved an incredibly advanced bubble physiology the greatest challenge they face is the loss of sea ice that supports their colonies and ecosystem. New science shows that Emperor Penguins are capable of tripling their swimming speed by releasing millions of bubbles from their feathers. These bubbles reduce the friction between their feathers and the icy seawater, allowing them to accelerate in the water. They use speeds of up to 30 kilometers per hour to avoid leopard seals and to launch themselves up onto the ice.#February 17, 201332

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MIMIN05 December 2012Solo, IndonesiaOne of the monkeys trained to entertain motorists along busy intersections in the Central Java city, Mimin wears a mask made from a dolls head. Monkeys purchased at local markets are trained for up to six months to perform tricks such as using stilts and playing the guitar, and are said to help their young owners earn up to 50,000 rupiah in a day ($5).2013,Nature,2nd prize singles,AliLutfi

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EMPEROR PENGUINS19 November 2011Ross Sea, AntarcticaNew science shows that Emperor Penguins are capable of tripling their swimming speed by releasing millions of bubbles from their feathers. These bubbles reduce the friction between their feathers and the icy seawater, allowing them to accelerate in the water. They use speeds of up to 30 kilometers per hour to avoid leopard seals and to launch themselves up onto the ice. New science shows that Emperor Penguins are capable of tripling their swimming speed by releasing millions of bubbles from their feathers. These bubbles reduce the friction between their feathers and the icy seawater, allowing them to accelerate in the water. They use speeds of up to 30 kilometers per hour to avoid leopard seals and to launch themselves up onto the ice.2013,Nature,1st prize stories,PaulNicklen

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SYRIA UNDER SIEGE08 August 2012Zabadani, SyriaFlares seek to light up Free Syrian Army positions as government forces shell the village.The civilian unrest in the Syrian Arab Republic began in March 2011 and continues to affect people, particularly in the most vulnerable segments of the population. At least 60,000 people have been killed since uprising began, according to the United Nations (UN), and the number of Syrian refugees registered by the UN in the Middle East and North Africa has surpassed half a million. The situation continues to deteriorate in villages and cities in the country, leaving people without protection, shelter, food and water and facing fear every day.2013,General News,1st prize stories,AlessioRomenzi

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MISS MY PARENTS SO MUCH09 February 2012Zhangmu, ChinaWu Mingjie, 4, parents working in Guangdong Province.Across China, nearly 50 million children do not live with their parents. Nearly every young person in Zhangmu, a village near Chongqing, works far from home, and 21 children were left behind. Fu Huaying is a substitute teacher in the village. All of the children love her, and she loves them too.2013,Staged Portraits,3rd prize stories,FuYongjun

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JAPAN AFTER THE WAVE02 March 2012Ishinomaki, JapanPeople walk down a road in a neighborhood ravaged by the tsunami.One year later, areas of Japan most impacted by the earthquake and subsequent tsunami that left 15,848 dead and 3,305 missing, continue to struggle. Thousands of people remain living in temporary dwellings. The government faces an uphill battle with the need to dispose of rubble as it works to rebuild economies and livelihoods.

3rd Prize General News Stories - Daniel Berehulak/Australia/Getty Images - Japan After the Wave - March 7, 2012, Rikuzentakata, Japan. Pine trees uprooted during the tsunami lay strewn over the beach.One year later, areas of Japan most impacted by the earthquake and subsequent tsunami that left 15,848 dead and 3,305 missing, continue to struggle. Thousands of people remain living in temporary dwellings. The government faces an uphill battle with the need to dispose of rubble as it works to rebuild economies and livelihoods.#February 17, 201345

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GAZA18 November 2012Gaza City, Palestinian TerritoriesSmoke rises after an Israeli strike.Series chronicling the latest escalation between Palestine and Israel in November 202013, Spot News, 1st prize stories, Bernat Armangue

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SCHOOL FOR LESS FORTUNATE07 November 2012New Delhi, IndiaEvery morning, children from nearby slums arrive in small groups, barefoot and carrying mats and brooms and start cleaning a portion of a land under a metro rail bridge, which will be their school for the rest of the morning. Rajesh Kumar Sharma, along with his friend, founded the free school for underprivileged children under a metro bridge a year ago. He teaches at least 45 children every day. Sharma, a 40-year-old father of three from Uttar Pradesh, India's most populous state, was forced to drop out of college in his third year due to financial difficulties. He didn't want other children to face the same difficulties, so he decided to start the free school. He persuaded local laborers and farmers to allow their children to attend his school instead of working to add to the family income. He prepares these children for admission to government schools and hopes to equip them with the tools necessary to overcome their poverty. Millions of dollars are given to fund the education of poor children in India, however it often doesn't reach them because of corruption and arduous administrative procedures.2013,Contemporary Issues,Honorable Mention stories,AltafQadri

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PEPPER SPRAY30 March 2012Jerusalem, IsraelIsraeli border officers pepper spray an injured Palestinian protester during clashes on Land Day outside Damascus Gate in Jerusalem's Old City. Israeli security forces fired rubber bullets, tear gas and stun grenades to break up groups of Palestinian protestors when annual Land Day rallies turned violent. Land Day commemorates the death of six Arabs, killed by security forces in 1976 during protests against government plans to confiscate land in northern Israel's Galilee region.2013,General News,Honorable Mention singles,AmmarAwad

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MIGRANT SEX WORKERS24 July 2009Rome, ItalySharon, a sex worker, on her makeshift bed.For nearly 20 years, the women of Benin City, a town in the state of Edo in the south-central part of Nigeria, have traveled to Italy to work in the sex trade. Every year, successful ones recruit younger girls to follow in their steps. Most migrant women, including those who end up in the sex industry, have made a clear decision to leave home and take their chances overseas. They are headstrong and ambitious women who migrate in order to escape conflict, persecution, environmental degradation, natural disasters, and other situations that affect their habitat and livelihood.2013,Daily Life,2nd prize stories,PaoloPatrizi

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EL SALVADOR GANGS14 August 2012San Salvador, El SalvadorAn anti-gang police unit searches for gang members. Many in El Salvador remain skeptical that the truce will stick, noting that young men in poor neighborhoods lack alternatives and there is no easy way to lure them off the streets.They had faced off many times before, on the streets, with guns in their hands. But when top leaders of two of the hemispheres most violent street gangs sat across from one another in the stifling air of a maximum security prison, the encounter had a very different aim: peace. With a military chaplain and a former lawmaker officiating, the imprisoned gang leaders held a moment of silence for the thousands of people their street armies had killed. After a few more meetings and the governments concession to transfer 30 of the leaders to less-restrictive conditions they shook hands on a pact to put an end to the killings. The truce endures in El Salvador, long one of the most violent countries in the Americas. With 30,000 to 50,000 members and weaponry that includes assault-style rifles and grenades, the two gangs are virtual armies that have the power to affect the security of the entire region and they have used it to terrorize populations still weary from years of civil war and instability.

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SUDAN BORDER WARS17 April 2012Heglig, SudanA Sudan Armed Forces soldier lies dead in a pool of oil next to a leaking oil facility. He was killed during heavy fighting with southern Sudanese SPLA troops, after they entered the northern Sudan oil town during a brief but bloody border war between the two countries.2013,General News,3rd prize singles,DominicNahr

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THE PINK CHOICE10 July 2011Hanoi, VietnamTran Van Chuc and Nguyen Van Dung have been together for more than one year.Vietnam has historically been unwelcoming to same-sex relationships. But its Government is considering recognizing same-sex marriage, a move that would make it the first Asian country to do so,

1st Prize Contemporary Issues Stories - Maika Elan/Vietnam/Most - The Pink Choice, Vietnam - June 22, 2012, Da Nang, Vietnam. Phan Thi Thuy Vy and Dang Thi Bich Bay, who have been together for one year, watch television to relax after studying at school. Vietnam has historically been unwelcoming to same-sex relationships. But its Government is considering recognizing same-sex marriage, a move that would make it the first Asian country to do so, des. ..February 17, 201367

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BARCELONA DEMONSTRATIONS29 March 2012Barcelona, SpainMireia Arnau, 39, reacts behind the broken glass of her shop, stormed by demonstrators during clashes with the police at a general strike in the city. Workers livid over labor reforms they see as flagrantly pro-business staged a nationwide strike and tried to bring the country to a halt by blocking traffic, closing factories, and clashing with police in rowdy demonstrations.2013,Contemporary Issues,3rd prize singles,Emilio Morenatti

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SIEGE OF ALEPPO18 October 2012Aleppo, SyriaTwo rebel soldiers stand guard in the Karmel Jabl neighborhood of Aleppo. The dust from more than one hundred days of shelling, bombing, and firefights hung thick in the air around them as they took turns guarding their machine-gun nests.2013,Spot News,3rd prize stories,JavierManzano

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BATTLE TO DEATH11 October 2012Aleppo, SyriaA Free Syrian Army fighter prepares to fire a rocket-propelled grenade against government forces.In the wake of the Arab Spring, public demonstrations in Syria against President Bashar al-Assad began in March 2011. Within a short time, clashes erupted across the country and led to civil war: an ongoing conflict that sees the government's forces opposed by the Free Syrian Army coalition. In July 2012, after more than a year of conflict, fighting reaches Aleppo, a stronghold of the revolutionary forces. The battle for the city becomes a real massacre. Every day, revolutionary fighters armed only with Kalashnikov rifles face the loyalist army and its tanks and aircrafts. According to the United Nations, more than 60,000 people have died in Syrias 22-month-old civil war.2013,Spot News,2nd prize stories,FabioBucciarelli

2nd Prize Spot News Stories - Fabio Bucciarelli/Italy/Agence France-Presse - Oct. 10, 2012, Aleppo, Syria. A Free Syrian Army fighter takes up a position during clashes against government forces in the Sulemain Halabi district.#February 17, 201393Click to continueBATTLE TO DEATH

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