Photos: World Press Photo Contest 2013
February 15, 2013
In this March 4, 2012 photo, Spanish bullfighter Juan Jose Padilla adjusts his 'montera' or bullfighter hat, before a bullfight at the southwestern Spanish town of Olivenza. Juan Jose Padilla, a 38-year old matador who is also known by his professional name "the Cyclone of Jerez," lost sight in one eye and has partial facial paralysis after a terrifying goring. He returned to the bullring five months after his injury. This photo is one in a series of images by Associated Press photographer Daniel Ochoa de Olza that won the second place prize for the Observed Portrait series category in the World Press Photo 2013 photo contest. (AP Photo/Daniel Ochoa de Olza, File)
2013 World Press Photo of the year by Paul Hansen, Sweden, for Dagens Nyheter, shows two-year-old Suhaib Hijazi and her three-year-old brother Muhammad who 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. Fouadís brothers carry his children to the mosque for the burial ceremony as his body is carried behind on a stretcher in Gaza City, Palestinian Territories, Nov. 20, 2012. (AP Photo/Paul Hansen, Dagens Nyheter)
World Press Photo 1st prize Sports Action Single by Wei Seng Chen, Malaysia, 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 in Batu Sangkar, West Sumatra, Indonesia, Feb. 12, 2012. (AP Photo/Wei Seng Chen)
World Press Photo 3rd prize stories Spot News, Javier Manzano. Two Syrian rebels take sniper positions at the heavily contested neighborhood of Karmal Jabl in central Aleppo on October 18, 2012. Violence persisted on October 19 with rebels and loyalists of President Bashar al-Assad locked in battle for the northwestern town of Maaret al-Numan on the Damascus-Aleppo highway linking Syria's two biggest cities. AFP PHOTO/JAVIER Manzano/AFP/Getty Images
Christian Ziegler of Germany has won the first prize in the Nature Single category of the World Press Photo Contest 2013 with this picture of an endangered Southern Cassowary feeding on the fruit of the Blue Quandang tree in Black Mountain Road, taken on November 16, 2012 and distributed by the World Press Photo Foundation February 15, 2013. REUTERS/ Christian Ziegler/World Press Photo/Handout
World Press Photo 1st prize General News Single by Rodrigo Abd, Argentina, for The Associated Press, 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 in Idib, north Syria, March 10, 2012. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
World Press Photo 1st prize Daily Life Stories by Fausto Podavini, Italy, shows 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 Luigiís illness, Alzheimerís, and devoted her life to him as his caregiver, Rome, Italy, June1, 2010. (AP Photo/Fausto Podavini)
In this Nov. 18, 2012 file photo, a Palestinian man cries next the body of a dead relative in the morgue of Shifa Hospital in Gaza City. This photo was one in a series of images by Associated Press photographer Bernat Armangue that won the first place prize in the World Press Photo 2013 photo contest for the Spot News series category. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue, File)
In this Dec. 12, 2012 photo, an underprivileged Indian girl stands barefoot as her teacher checks her copy at a free school run under a metro bridge in New Delhi, India. This photo was one in a series of images by Associated Press photographer Altaf Qadri that received an honorable mention in the World Press Photo 2013 photo contest for the Contemporary Issues series category. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri, File)
World Press Photo 1st prize Contemporary Issues Stories by Maika Elan, Vietnam, for Most, shows 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 communist government is considering recognizing same-sex marriage, a move that would make it the first Asian country to do so, despite past human rights issues and a long-standing stigma. In August 2012, the country's first public gay pride parade took place in Hanoi, Da Nang, Vietnam, June 22, 2012. (AP Photo/Maika Elan, Most)
Emin Ozmen of Turkey has won the second prize in the Spot News Single category of the World Press Photo Contest 2013 with this picture of Syrian opposition fighters interrogating and torturing an informant in Aleppo taken on July 31, 2012 and distributed by the World Press Photo Foundation February 15, 2013. The prize-winning entries of the World Press Photo Contest 2013, the world's largest annual press photography contest, were announced today, February 15, 2013. REUTERS/Emin Ozmen/World Press Photo/Handout
In this Nov. 18, 2012 file photo, a member of the Abdel Aal family is rescued after his family house collapsed during an Israeli forces strike in the Tufah neighborhood, Gaza City. This photo was one in a series of images by Associated Press photographer Bernat Armangue that won the first place prize in the World Press Photo 2013 photo contest for the Spot News series category. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue, File)
In this Nov. 7, 2012 photo, underprivileged Indian child Babar Ali, 9, stands as his teacher Laxmi Chandra checks his copy at a free school run under a metro bridge in New Delhi, India. This photo was one in a series of images by Associated Press photographer Altaf Qadri that received an honorable mention in the World Press Photo 2013 photo contest for the Contemporary Issues series category. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri, File)
In this July 1, 2012 photo, Spanish bullfighter Juan Jose Padilla's chapel is seen at his hotel room in Soria. This photo is one in a series of images by Associated Press photographer Daniel Ochoa de Olza that won the second place prize for the Observed Portrait series category in the World Press Photo 2013 photo contest. (AP Photo/Daniel Ochoa de Olza, File)
World Press Photo 1st prize Nature Stories by Paul Nicklen, Canada, for National Geographic magazine shows Emperor Penguins, 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, Ross Sea, Antarctica, Nov. 18, 2011. (AP Photo/Paul Nicklen, National Geographic magazine)
Stephan Vanfleteren of Belgium, a Panos photographer working for Mercy Ships/De Standaard, has won the first prize in the People - Staged Portraits Stories category of the World Press Photo Contest 2013 with the series "People of Mercy, Guinea". The picture shows Makone Soumaoro, 30, who has a goiter, in Conakry, taken on October 17, 2012 and distributed by th REUTERS/Stephan Vanfleteren/Panos/World Press Photo/Handout
In this Nov. 18, 2012 file photo, a Palestinian man cries next the dead bodies of four children in the morgue of Shifa Hospital in Gaza City. This photo was one in a series of images by Associated Press photographer Bernat Armangue that won the first place prize in the World Press Photo 2013 photo contest for the Spot News series category. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue, File)
In this May 17, 2012 file photo, people sit before a bullfight of the San Isidro Fair, in Madrid, Spain. This photo is one in a series of images by Associated Press photographer Daniel Ochoa de Olza that won the second place prize for the Observed Portrait series category in the World Press Photo 2013 photo contest. (AP Photo/Daniel Ochoa de Olza, File)
Ilona Szwarc of Poland, a photographer working for Redux Images, has won the third prize in the People - Observed Portraits Single category of the World Press Photo Contest 2013 with this picture of Kayla posing with her lookalike doll in front of a portrait of her ancestors in Boston, Massachusetts, taken on February 19, 2012 and distributed by the World Press Photo Foundation February 15, 2013. REUTERS/Ilona Szwarc/Redux Images/World Press Photo/Handout
In this Nov. 7, 2012 photo, underprivileged Indian children roll mats to take seats as a class ends at a free school run under a metro bridge in New Delhi, India. This photo was one in a series of images by Associated Press photographer Altaf Qadri that received an honorable mention in the World Press Photo 2013 photo contest for the Contemporary Issues series category. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri, File)
Daniel Berehulak of Australia, a photographer working for Getty Images, has won the third prize in the General News Stories category of the World Press Photo Contest 2013 with the series "Japan after the wave". The picture shows pine trees uprooted during the tsunami laying strewn over the beach in Rikuzentakata, taken on March 7, 2012 and distributed by the World Press Photo Foundation February 15, 2013. REUTERS/Daniel Berehulak/Getty Images/World Press Photo/Handout
Sergei Ilnitsky of Russia, a photographer working for the European Pressphoto Agency, has won the second prize in the Sports Action Stories category of the World Press Photo Contest 2013 with the series "The Golden Touch - Fencing at the Olympics". The picture shows Alaaeldin Abouelkassem of Egypt (top) in action against Peter Joppich of Germany during their Men's Foil Individual Round 16 at the London 2012 Olympic Games in London, taken on July 31, 2012 and distributed by the World Press Photo Foundation February 15, 2013. REUTERS/Sergei Ilnitsky/European Pressphoto Agency/World Press Photo/Handout
Micah Albert of the U.S., a photographer working for Redux Images, has won the first prize in the Contemporary Issues Single category of the World Press Photo Contest 2013 with this picture of a woman pausing in the rain as she works as a trash picker at a 30-acre dump in Nairobi, taken on April 3, 2012 and distributed by the World Press Photo Foundation February 15, 2013. REUTERS/Micah Albert/Redux Images/Handout
In this Nov. 24, 2012 file photo, Palestinian schoolchildren walk between debris of a damaged school in Gaza City. The school was damaged when Israeli forces struck on a nearby building. This photo was one in a series of images by Associated Press photographer Bernat Armangue that won the first place prize in the World Press Photo 2013 photo contest for the Spot News series category. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue, File)
Ananda van der Pluijm of Netherlands has won the third prize in the People - Observed Portraits Stories category of the World Press Photo Contest 2013 with the series "Martin". 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. Picture taken in Tilburg on February 15, 2011 and distributed by the World Press Photo Foundation February 15, 2013. REUTERS/Ananda van der Plujim/World Press Photo/Handout
Jan Grarup of Denmark, a photographer working for Laif Agency, has won the first prize in the Sports Features Stories category of the World Press Photo Contest 2013 with the series "Women's Basketball, Mogadishu, Somalia". The picture shows an armed guard, paid by the Somali basketball association, watching over and protecting a women's basketball team as they play in Mogadishu, taken on February 21, 2012 and distributed by the World Press Photo Foundation February 15, 2013. REUTERS/Jan Grarup/Laif/World Press Photo/Handout
World Press Photo 2nd prize Prize People in Staged Portraits Single by Stefen Chow, Malaysia, for Smithsonian magazine, shows a portrait of Ai Wei Wei, Beijing, China, Feb. 6, 2012. (AP Photo/Stefen Chow, Smithsonian magazine)
In this Nov. 7, 2012 photo, founder of a free school for slum children, Rajesh Kumar Sharma, adjusts the collar of Somnath, an underprivileged Indian slum child, at a free school run under a metro bridge in New Delhi, India. This photo was one in a series of images by Associated Press photographer Altaf Qadri that received an honorable mention in the World Press Photo 2013 photo contest for the Contemporary Issues series category. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri, File)
In this Nov. 17, 2012 photo, a broken wall-clock lays on the floor of a house that was damaged after an Israeli airstrike at Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh's office in Gaza City. This photo was one in a series of images by Associated Press photographer Bernat Armangue that won the first place prize in the World Press Photo 2013 photo contest for the Spot News series category. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue, File)
In this March 4, 2012 photo, Spanish bullfighter Juan Jose Padilla is carried out of the ring among jubilant crowd scenes on the shoulders of fellow bullfighter Serafin Marin, a honor for the best performers, after a bullfight at the southwestern Spanish town of Olivenza. This photo is one in a series of images by Associated Press photographer Daniel Ochoa de Olza that won the second place prize for the Observed Portrait series category in the World Press Photo 2013 photo contest. (AP Photo/Daniel Ochoa de Olza, File)
World Press Photo 2nd prize Spot News Stories by Fabio Bucciarelli, Italy, for Agence France-Presse, a Free Syrian Army (FSA) fighter takes position during the clashes against Syrian government forces in Sulemain Halabi district in Aleppo, Syria, Oct. 10, 2012. (AP Photo/Fabio Bucciarelli, Agence France-Presse)
In this Aug. 7, 2012 file photo, Natalia Gonzales, a 15-year-old crack user, poses for a portrait in an area known as "Crackland" in the Manguinhos slum in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. This photo by Associated Press photographer Felipe Dana received an honorable mention for the Contemporary Issues singles category in the World Press Photo 2013 photo contest. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana, File)
In this May 17, 2012 file photo, butchers use a crane to lift a bull during a bullfight of the San Isidro's fair at the Las Ventas Bullring in Madrid. This photo is one in a series of images by Associated Press photographer Daniel Ochoa de Olza that won the second place prize for the Observed Portrait series category in the World Press Photo 2013 photo contest. (AP Photo/Daniel Ochoa de Olza, File)
In this Nov. 20, 2012 photo, a crowd of Palestinians kick the dead body of another Palestinian man suspected of collaboration with Israel and previously executed, in Gaza City. This photo was one in a series of images by Associated Press photographer Bernat Armangue that won the first place prize in the World Press Photo 2013 photo contest for the Spot News series category. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue, File)
In this July 14, 2012 file photo, a Torrehandilla ranch fighting bull jumps to the arena during a bullfight in Pamplona, Spain. This photo is one in a series of images by Associated Press photographer Daniel Ochoa de Olza that won the second place prize for the Observed Portrait series category in the World Press Photo 2013 photo contest. (AP Photo/Daniel Ochoa de Olza, File)
In this Nov. 20, 2012 file photo, Palestinian mourners cry during the funeral of Salem Paul Sweliem during his funeral in Gaza City. This photo was one in a series of images by Associated Press photographer Bernat Armangue that won the first place prize in the World Press Photo 2013 photo contest for the Spot News series category. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue, File)
In this Nov. 20, 2012 file photo, Palestinian gunmen ride motorcycles as they drag the body of a man who was killed earlier as a suspected collaborator with Israel, in Gaza City. This photo by Associated Press photographer Adel Hana won the third place prize for the Spot News singles category in the World Press Photo 2013 photo contest.(AP Photo/Adel Hana, File)
In this March 4, 2012 photo, Spanish bullfighter Juan Jose Padilla, right, adjusts his 'capote' before a bullfight in the southwestern Spanish town of Olivenza. This photo is one in a series of images by Associated Press photographer Daniel Ochoa de Olza that won the second place prize for the Observed Portrait series category in the World Press Photo 2013 photo contest. (AP Photo/Daniel Ochoa de Olza, File)
In this Nov. 18, 2012 file photo, smoke rises after an Israeli forces strike in Gaza City. This photo was one in a series of images by Associated Press photographer Bernat Armangue that won the first place prize in the World Press Photo 2013 photo contest for the Spot News series category. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue, File)
In this March 11, 2012 file photo, the bodies of Lesbia Altamirano and Wilmer Orbera lie on the floor of a pool hall after being attacked by unidentified masked assailants in Choloma on the outskirts of San Pedro Sula, Honduras. This photo by Associated Press photographer Esteban Felix won the second place prize for the Contemporary Issues singles category in the World Press Photo 2013 photo contest. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix, File)
In this Nov. 18, 2012 file photo, a Palestinian man kisses the hand of a dead relative in the morgue of Shifa Hospital in Gaza City. This photo was one in a series of images by Associated Press photographer Bernat Armangue that won the first place prize in the World Press Photo 2013 photo contest for the Spot News series category. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue, File)
In this Nov. 20, 2012 photo, a Palestinian mourner cries during the funeral of Salem Paul Sweliem in Gaza City. This photo was one in a series of images by Associated Press photographer Bernat Armangue that won the first place prize in the World Press Photo 2013 photo contest for the Spot News series category. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue, File)
In this March 4, 2012 photo, Spanish bullfighter Juan Jose Padilla performs during a bullfight in the southwestern Spanish town of Olivenza. This photo is one in a series of images by Associated Press photographer Daniel Ochoa de Olza that won the second place prize for the Observed Portrait series category in the World Press Photo 2013 photo contest. (AP Photo/Daniel Ochoa de Olza, File)
In this March 4, 2012 photo, a tear falls from the eye of a bull during a bullfight in the southwestern Spanish town of Olivenza. This photo is one in a series of images by Associated Press photographer Daniel Ochoa de Olza that won the second place prize for the Observed Portrait series category in the World Press Photo 2013 photo contest. (AP Photo/Daniel Ochoa de Olza, File)
In this Nov. 7, 2012 file photo, underprivileged Indian children clean a portion of a free school run under a metro bridge, which they attend, before the commencement of routine classes in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012. This photo was one in a series of images by Associated Press photographer Altaf Qadri that received an honorable mention in the World Press Photo 2013 photo contest for the Contemporary Issues series category. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri, File)
World Press Photo 2nd prize Daily Life Single by Soren Bidstrup, Denmark, for Berlingske, shows summer holiday camping. Someone is up a little too early in Jeselo, Italy, July 8, 2012. (AP Photo/Soren Bidstrup, Berlingske)
In this Nov. 6, 2012 photo, underprivileged Indian children attend a free school run under a metro bridge in New Delhi, India. This photo was one in a series of images by Associated Press photographer Altaf Qadri that received an honorable mention in the World Press Photo 2013 photo contest for the Contemporary Issues series category. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri, File)
In this March 4, 2012 photo, Spanish bullfighter Juan Jose Padilla performs during a bullfight in the southwestern Spanish town of Olivenza. This photo is one in a series of images by Associated Press photographer Daniel Ochoa de Olza that won the second place prize for the Observed Portrait series category in the World Press Photo 2013 photo contest. (AP Photo/Daniel Ochoa de Olza, File)
In this Dec. 11, 2012 photo, an underprivileged Indian boy tries to lift a sack containing mats while carrying plastic chairs on his head to store them till next morning at a temporary storeroom as class ends at a free school run under a metro bridge in New Delhi, India. This photo was one in a series of images by Associated Press photographer Altaf Qadri that received an honorable mention in the World Press Photo 2013 photo contest for the Contemporary Issues series category. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri, File)
In this March 29, 2012 photo, Mireia Arnau, 39, reacts behind the broken glass of her shop stormed by demonstrators during clashes with the police at the general strike in Barcelona. This photo by Associated Press photographer Emilio Morenatti won the third place prize for the Contemporary Issues singles category in the World Press Photo 2013 photo contest. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti, File)
In this March 4, 2012 file photo, Spanish bullfighter Juan Jose Padilla aims his sword before killing a bull during a bullfight in the southwestern Spanish town of Olivenza. This photo is one in a series of images by Associated Press photographer Daniel Ochoa de Olza that won the second place prize for the Observed Portrait series category in the World Press Photo 2013 photo contest. (AP Photo/Daniel Ochoa de Olza, File)
In this Nov. 7, 2012 photo, an underprivileged Indian child reads from a black board, painted on a building wall, at a free school run under a metro bridge in New Delhi, India. This photo was one in a series of images by Associated Press photographer Altaf Qadri that received an honorable mention in the World Press Photo 2013 photo contest for the Contemporary Issues series category. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri, File)
In this Nov. 6, 2012 photo, underprivileged Indian children attend a free school run under a metro bridge in New Delhi, India. This photo was one in a series of images by Associated Press photographer Altaf Qadri that received an honorable mention in the World Press Photo 2013 photo contest for the Contemporary Issues series category. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri, File)
In this Nov. 7, 2012 photo, underprivileged Indian children attend a free school run under a metro bridge in New Delhi, India. This photo was one in a series of images by Associated Press photographer Altaf Qadri that received an honorable mention in the World Press Photo 2013 photo contest for the Contemporary Issues series category. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri, File)
In this Nov. 7, 2012 photo, underprivileged Indian child Rajesh, 8, reads from a black board, painted on a building wall, at a free school run under a metro bridge in New Delhi, India. This photo was one in a series of images by Associated Press photographer Altaf Qadri that received an honorable mention in the World Press Photo 2013 photo contest for the Contemporary Issues series category. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri, File)
In this Nov. 19, 2012 photo, a Palestinian woman is helped after being injured during an Israeli forces strike on a soccer field next to her house in Gaza City. This photo was one in a series of images by Associated Press photographer Bernat Armangue that won the first place prize in the World Press Photo 2013 photo contest for the Spot News series category. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue, File)
In this March 4, 2012 photo, Spanish bullfighter Juan Jose Padilla performs during a bullfight in the southwestern Spanish town of Olivenza. This photo is one in a series of images by Associated Press photographer Daniel Ochoa de Olza that won the second place prize for the Observed Portrait series category in the World Press Photo 2013 photo contest. (AP Photo/Daniel Ochoa de Olza, File)
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