World Press Photo Awards 2008

World Press Photo

World Press Photo

World Press Photo Awards 2008

Photos

21

Status

Public

Created

May 27, 2013

Updated

Feb 09, 2022

Categories

Contemporary Issues Photojournalism

Photos (21)

Cover

World Press Photo of the Year 2007 © Tim Hetherington, UK, for Vanity Fair. American soldier resting at bunker, Korengal Valley, Afghanistan, 16 September.

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1st prize Spot News Singles © John Moore, USA, Reportage by Getty Images. Assassination of Benazir Bhutto, Rawalpindi, Pakistan, 27 December

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2nd prize Spot News Stories © Roberto Schmidt, Colombia/Germany, Agence France-Presse. Kenya election unrest, Nairobi, 29-31 December.

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2nd prize General News Singles © Stanley Greene, USA, Noor. Attack plan drawn in sand, Chad-Sudan border, January.

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1st prize General News Stories © Balazs Gardi, Hungary, VII Network. Operation Rock Avalanche, Afghanistan, October.

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1st prize People in the News Singles © Yonathan Weitzman, Israel Dress of an African girl caught in the Israel/Egypt border fence, 20 August.

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1st prize People in the News Stories © Philippe Dudouit, Switzerland, for Time magazine. PKK fighters, Southern Kurdistan/Northern Iraq.

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1st prize Sports Action Singles © Ivaylo Velev, Bulgaria, Bul X Vision Photography Agency. Freeride competitor Philippe Meier chased by an avalanche, Flaine, France, 15 March.

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3rd prize Sports Action Stories © Chris Detrick, USA, The Salt Lake Tribune Sports portfolio.

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1st prize Sports Features Singles © Andrew Quilty, Australia, Oculi for Australian Financial Review Magazine. Children watch horses compete at Maxwelton races, Australia.

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1st prize Sports Features Stories © Erik Refner, Denmark, Berlingske Tidende Copenhagen. Marathon finish line, 18 May.

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1st prize Contemporary Issues Singles © Brent Stirton, South Africa, Reportage by Getty Images for Newsweek. Evacuation of dead Mountain Gorillas, Virunga National Park, Eastern Congo.

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1st prize Contemporary Issues Stories © Jean Revillard, Switzerland, Rezo.ch. Makeshift huts of immigrants, Calais, France.

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1st prize Daily Life Singles © Justin Maxon, USA, Aurora Photos. Mui, a homeless woman with HIV and her son bathe in the Red River, Hanoi, Vietnam.

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1st prize Daily Life Stories Pieter ten Hoopen, The Netherlands, Agence Vu. Kitezh, the invisible town, Russia.

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1st prize Portraits Singles © Platon, UK, for Time magazine. President Putin of Russia.

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1st prize Portraits Stories © Vanessa Winship, UK, Agence Vu. Rural school girls, Eastern Turkey.

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1st prize Arts and Entertainment Singles © Ariana Lindquist, USA. Girl in an anime character costume, Shanghai, China.

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1st prize Arts and Entertainment Stories © Rafal Milach, Poland, Anzenberger Agency. Retired circus artists, Poland.

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1st prize Nature Singles © Fang Qianhua, China, Nangfang Dushi Daily/Southern Metropolis Daily. An endangered plant at Wanzhou city garden sanctuary, China.

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2nd prize Nature Stories © Paul Nicklen, Canada, National Geographic Magazine. Arctic ivory hunting the narwhal, Nunavut, Canada.

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