WORLD PRESS PHOTO OF THE YEAR 2011
Samuel Aranda, Spain, for The New York Times
A woman holds a wounded relative during protests against president Saleh, Sanaa, Yemen, 15 October
SPOT NEWS SINGLES
1 Yuri Kozyrev, Russia, Noor Images for Time
Rebels in Ras Lanuf, Libya, 11 March
2 Massoud Hossaini, Afghanistan, Agence France-Presse
Explosion during religious ceremony, Kabul, Afghanistan, 5 December
3 Li Yang, China, for China Daily
Rescue of a girl attempting suicide, Changchun, Jilin province, China, 17 May
Honorable mention
Salil Bera, India, The Week
A leopard attacks, Mahananda Wildlife Sanctuary, India
SPOT NEWS STORIES
1 Koichiro Tezuka, Japan, Mainichi Shimbun
Tsunami strikes Natori City, Japan, 11 March
2 Niclas Hammarström, Sweden, for Aftonbladet
Utøya, Norway, 22 July
3 Eduardo Castaldo, Italy
Dawn of a revolution, Cairo, Egypt, January-February
GENERAL NEWS SINGLES
1 Alex Majoli, Italy, Magnum Photos for Newsweek
Protestors at Tahrir Square react to president Mubarak’s announcement not to step down, Cairo, Egypt, 10 February
2 Lars Lindqvist, Sweden, Dagens Nyheter
On the pier of Ishinomaki port, Japan, 15 April
3 Toshiyuki Tsunenari, Japan, Asahi Shimbun
Woman cries amid the ruins of Natori City, Japan, 13 March
GENERAL NEWS STORIES
1 Rémi Ochlik, France, IP3 Press, Battle for Libya
2 Paolo Pellegrin, Italy, Magnum Photos for Zeit Magazin
Tsunami aftermath, Japan, April
3 David Guttenfelder, USA, The Associated Press for National Geographic magazine
Japan’s nuclear refugees, April-November
PEOPLE IN THE NEWS SINGLES
1 Samuel Aranda, Spain, for The New York Times
A woman holds a wounded relative during protests against president Saleh,Sanaa, Yemen, 15 October
2 Tomasz Lazar, Poland
Arrest of protesters in Harlem, New York City, during a demonstration against police
tactics and income inequality. New York, USA, 25 October
3 Mohammed al-Law, Egypt, The Associated Press
Former Egyptian president Mubarak arrives for his trial, Cairo, Egypt, 7 September
PEOPLE IN THE NEWS STORIES
1 Yasuyoshi Chiba, Japan, Agence France-Presse
Aftermath of the tsunami, Japan, March-April
2 John Moore, USA, Getty Images
Evicted, Colorado, USA
3 Jan Dago, Denmark, Jyllands-Posten
The fight for Tahrir Square, Cairo, 1-6 February
SPORTS SINGLES
1 Donald Miralle, Jr., USA
Mass swim start at the Ironman World Championships, Kailua Bay, Hawaii, USA
2 Ray McManus, Ireland, Sportsfile
Scrum half, Old Belvedere vs. Blackrock, Dublin, Ireland
3 Henrik Brunnsgård, Sweden
Base jumper Johannes Dagemark takes off of a wind turbine, Skara, Sweden
SPORTS STORIES
1 Alexander Taran, Russia
‘Strelka’, street fighting tournament, St. Petersburg, Russia
2 Adam Pretty, Australia, Getty Images
World Swimming Championships, Shanghai, China
3 Tomasz Gudzowaty, Poland, Yours Gallery/Agentur Focus
Lucha libre at La Loba, Mexico City
CONTEMPORARY ISSUES SINGLES
1 Brent Stirton, South Africa, Reportage by Getty Images for Kiev Independent
Maria, a drug addict and sex worker, Kryvyi Rig, Ukraine
2 Ilvy Njiokiktjien, The Netherlands
‘Kolonel’ Jooste trains white Afrikaners at a youth camp, Carolina, South Africa
3 Simona Ghizzoni, Italy, Contrasto
Jamila, 40, injured during Operation Cast Lead, Gaza Strip
Honorable mention
Shaofeng Xu, China, ChuTian Metropolis Daily
Man climbs up a high voltage electricity tower, Chengdu, Sichuan Province
China, 22 November
CONTEMPORARY ISSUES STORIES
1 Stephanie Sinclair, USA, VII Photo Agency for National Geographic magazine
Child brides: Too young to wed
2 Ebrahim Noroozi, Iran, Jamejam Online
Public executions by hanging, Iran
3 Pedro Pardo, Mexico, Agence France-Presse
Drug cartel wars, Acapulco, Mexico
DAILY LIFE SINGLES
1 Damir Sagolj, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Reuters
Picture of North Korea’s founder Kim Il-Sung on a wall in Pyongyang, 5 October
2 Johnny Haglund, Norway, Vi Menn
Girls catch fish in the Congo river
3 Paolo Woods, The Netherlands
Radio presenter sister Melianise Gabreus, Les Cayes, Haiti
DAILY LIFE STORIES
1 Alejandro Kirchuk, Argentina
Never Let You Go
2 Pietro Paolini, Italy, TerraProject
Bolivianas
3 Alexander Gronsky, Russia, Photographer.ru
Pastoral, Moscow
Honorable mention
Darcy Padilla, USA, Redux Pictures
Jason & Elyssa, 2011
PORTRAITS SINGLES
1 Laerke Posselt, Denmark
Iranian-born Danish actress Mellica Mehraban
2 Guillaume Herbaut, France, Institute for Artist Management for Stiletto
Femen activist Inna Shevchenko, Ukraine
3 Denis Rouvre, France
Toku Konno, tsunami survivor, Sendai, Japan
PORTRAITS STORIES
1 Donald Weber, Canada, VII Photo Agency
Interrogation room, Ukraine
2 Ton Koene, The Netherlands
Recruits at police training center, Kunduz, Afghanistan
3 Simon Norfolk and John Burke, UK
Burke + Norfolk, Afghanistan, 19th and 21st century
ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT SINGLES
1 David Goldman, USA, The Associated Press
Cpl. Ben Vandandaigue plays the drums at a Canadian base, Kandahar, Afghanistan
2 Vincent Boisot, France, Riva Press for Le Figaro Magazine
Dakar fashion week, model poses in Yolande Mancini’s design, Senegal
3 Pavel Prokopchik, The Netherlands
Local shaman performs ritual, Ungurtas, Kazakhstan
ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT STORIES
1 Rob Hornstra, The Netherlands, Institute for Artist Management
The Sochi Project: Sochi Singers
2 Emiliano Larizza, Italy, Contrasto
Saut-d’Eau Pilgrimage, Haiti
3 Huimin Kuang, China, Huang Jianglu newspaper
The Return of the Native, Mao Zedong remembered
NATURE SINGLES
1 Jenny E. Ross, USA
Polar bear attempts to feed on sea birds’ eggs, Novaya Zemlya, Russia
2 Joan Costa, Spain, for Malaspina Expedition
Specimen of a heteropoda, Pacific Ocean
3 Francesco Zizola, Italy, Noor Images
Tuna fish in the Tonnara, off Carloforte Island, Sardinia, Italy
NATURE STORIES
1 Brent Stirton, South Africa, Reportage by Getty Images for National
Geographic magazine
Rhino wars
2 Carsten Peter, Germany, National Geographic magazine
Hang Ken, infinite cave, Vietnam
3 Paul Hilton, UK, EPA for Pew
Shark fin
