World Press Photo of the Year 2021: Winners

World Press Photo of the Year 2021: Winners

“The First Embrace” © Mads Nissen (Denmark).
Politiken/Panos Pictures. World Press Photo of the Year.

World Press Photo Story of the Year, Habibi:Photographer Antonio Faccilongo

Long-Term Projects, Stories, 2nd Prize.Reborn.
Photographer Karolina Jonderko

Long-Term Projects, 3rd Prize. Trapped in Greece. Angelos Tzortzinis

“Paradise Lost” © Valery Melnikov (Russia). Sputnik. General News, First Place, Stories.

General News, Second Prize, Singles—The Human Cost of COVID-19:Joshua Irwandi

Contemporary Issues, Singles, 3rd Prize. Resting Soldier. Photographer, Vaghinak Ghazaryan

General News, 2nd Prize Cross-Border Love, Photographer Roland Schmid

“Emancipation Memorial Debate” © Evelyn Hockstein (United States), The Washington Post. Spot News, First Prize, Singles.

“Port Explosion in Beirut” © Lorenzo Tugnoli (Italy). Contrasto. Spot News, First Prize, Stories.

World Press Photo of the Year Nominee: Injured Man After Port Explosion in Beirut. Photographer, Lorenzo Tugnoli

Spot News, 2nd Prize.
Presidential Vacancy. Ernesto
Benavides,Agence France-Presse

General News, 3rd Prize, COVID-19 Pandemic in France. Photographer Laurence Geai

Contemporary Issues, Second Prize, Stories—Islamic State’s Yazidi Survivors:Maya Alleruzzo / AP

Spot News, Second Prize, Singles—Waiting for Release at a Temporary Detention Center in Belarus:Nadia Buzhan

Spot News, Third Prize, Stories—Minneapolis Unrest: The George Floyd Aftermath:John Minchillo / AP

Spot News, Third Prize, Stories—Minneapolis Unrest: The George Floyd Aftermath:John Minchillo / AP

Spot News, Third Prize, Singles—Forest Fire:Nuno André Ferreira, Agência Lusa

“Yemen: Hunger, Another War Wound” © Pablo Tosco (Argentina). Contemporary Issues, First Prize, Singles.

Contemporary Issues, Second Prize, Singles—Doctor Peyo and Mister Hassen:Jeremy Lempin

Contemporary Issues, Stories, 1st Prize, Sakhawood. Photographer, Alexey Vasilyev

“Sakhawood” © Alexey Vasilyev (Russia). Contemporary Issues, First Prize, Stories.

Contemporary Issues, Stories, 1st Prize, Sakhawood. Photographer, Alexey Vasilyev

Contemporary Issues, Second Prize, Stories-Islamic State’s Yazidi Survivors:Maya Alleruzzo / AP

“Habibi” © Antonio Faccilongo (Italy). Getty Reportage. Long-term Projects, First Place.

General News, Singles, 3rd Prize. Ceremony to Mourn Qasem
Soleimani in Tehran. Photographer, Newsha Tavakolian

“Pantanal Ablaze” © Lalo de Almeida (Brazil). Panos Pictures for Folha de São Paulo. Environment, First Place, Stories.

Environment, Singles, 3rd Prize: Climate Crisis Solutions: Collecting Drinking Water in Kalabogi. Photographer, K M Asad

“Rescue of Giraffes from Flooding Island” © Ami Vitale (United States). CNN. Nature, First Prize, Singles.

“Pandemic Pigeons—A Love Story” © Jasper Doest (The Netherlands). Nature, First Prize, Stories.

Nature, Third Prize, Stories—Locust Invasion in East Africa: Luis Tato for The Washington Post

Nature, Second Prize, Singles—Path of the Panther: Carlton Ward, Jr.

Nature,Stories, 2nd Prize. Taal Volcano Eruption. Photographer Ezra Acayan for Getty Images

Nature, Third Prize, Singles—New Life: Jaime Culebras

“California Sea Lion Plays with Mask” © Ralph Pace (United States). Environment, First Prize, Singles.

Environment, Third Prize, Stories—Inside the Spanish Pork Industry: The Pig Factory of Europe:Aitor Garmendia

Environment, Second Prize, Stories—One Way to Fight Climate Change: Make Your Own Glaciers: Ciril Jazbec for National Geographic

Environment, Second Prize, Singles—Temple and Half-Mountain:Hkun Lat

“The Transition: Ignat” © Oleg Ponomarev (Russia). Portraits, First Prize, Singles.

Portraits, Singles, 2nd Prize. COVID-19 First Responder. Photographer Ivan Macias

“The ‘Ameriguns’” © Gabriele Galimberti (Italy). National Geographic. Portraits, First Prize, Stories.

Portraits, Stories, 2nd Prize. Nowhere Near. Photographer, Alisa Martynova

Portraits, first prize – Stories - The ‘Ameriguns’. Photograph: Gabriele Galimberti

Portraits, Third Prize, Singles—In Flight: Tatiana Nikitina

Portraits, Third Prize, Stories—Niewybuch:Natalia Kepesz

“Log Pile Bouldering” © Adam Pretty (Australia). Getty Images. Sports, First Prize, Singles.

Sports, Singles, 2nd Prize. Home Training. Potographer Stephen McCarthy

Sports, Stories, 2nd Prize. Faces of Bridge.Photographer, Henrik Hansson

Sports – first prize, stories - Those Who Stay Will Be Champions. Photograph: Chris Donovan

“Those Who Stay Will Be Champions” © Chris Donovan (Canada). Sports, First Prize, Stories.

Sports, Third Prize, Singles—Tour of Poland Cycling Crash:Tomasz Markowski

Sports – third prize, stories - Thoughts of Flight. Photograph: Fereshte Eslahi/Podium Photos

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30-JUNIO-2021
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