AMSTERDAM (AP) — Winners of the World Press Photo awards.
WORLD PRESS PHOTO OF THE YEAR 2014:
Mads Nissen, Denmark, Scanpix/Panos Pictures. Jon and Alex, a gay couple during an intimate moment, St. Petersburg, Russia.
SPOT NEWS SINGLES:
1. Bulent Kilic, Turkey, Agence France-Presse. Girl wounded during clashes between riot police and protestors, Istanbul, March 12.
2. Tyler Hicks, USA, The New York Times. After Israeli ordnance struck a beach in Gaza City, July 16.
3. Bulent Kilic, Turkey, Agence France-Presse. Air strike on IS militants, Tilsehir Hill near Turkish border in Syria, Oct. 23.
SPOT NEWS STORIES:
1. Jerome Sessini, France, Magnum Photos for Time. “Crime Without Punishment” – MH 17 flight disaster, Ukraine, July 17/18.
2. Jerome Sessini, France, Magnum Photos for De Standaard. Final Fight for Maidan, Kiev, Ukraine, Feb. 19-21.
3. Arash Khamooshi, Iran, ISNA. A Story of a Last-Minute Act of Forgiveness, Nour Mazandaran, Iran, Apr. 15.
GENERAL NEWS SINGLES:
1. Sergei Ilnitsky, Russia, European Pressphoto Agency. Kitchen table after mortar attack, Donetsk, Ukraine, Aug. 26.
2. Massimo Sestini, Italy. Operation Mare Nostrum – Boat refugees rescued by the Italian Navy, June 7.
3. Gianfranco Tripodo, Italy, Contrasto. Sub-Saharan migrant hiding from Guardia Civil, Melilla, Spain, April 24.
GENERAL NEWS STORIES:
1. Pete Muller, USA, Prime for National Geographic / The Washington Post. The Viral Insurgent: Ebola in Sierra Leone.
2. Glenna Gordon, USA. Traces of the Abducted Schoolgirls, Nigeria.
3. Sergey Ponomarev, Russia, for The New York Times. Gaza Conflict.
SPORTS SINGLES:
1. Bao Tailiang, China, Chengdu Economic Daily. The Final Game.
2. Al Bello, USA, Getty Images. The Beckham Catch.
3. Mark Metcalfe, UK. 63 Not Out – Phillip Hughes of South Australia is helped by New South Wales players.
SPORTS STORIES:
1. Kieran Doherty, Ireland. Ground Pass Holders at Wimbledon.
2. Sergei Ilnitsky, Russia, European Pressphoto Agency. Conquering Speed – Ski Jumping World Cup, Nizhny Tagil, Russia.
3. No prize given
CONTEMPORARY ISSUES SINGLES:
1. Mads Nissen, Denmark, Scanpix/Panos Pictures. Jon and Alex, a gay couple during an intimate moment, St. Petersburg, Russia.
2. Ronghui Chen, China, City Express. Worker at a Christmas decoration factory, China.
3. Fulvio Bugani, Italy. Waria: Being a Different Muslim, Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
CONTEMPORARY ISSUES STORIES:
1. Giovanni Troilo, Italy, Luz Photo. Charleroi: La Ville Noir – The Dark Heart of Europe.
2. Giulio Di Sturco, Italy. Chollywood – Chinese movie industry.
3. Tomas van Houtryve, Belgium, VII for Harper’s Magazine. Blue Sky Days.
Honorable mention:
Fatemeh Behboudi, Iran. Mothers of Patience.
DAILY LIFE SINGLES:
1. Cai Sheng Xiang, China, Fuzhou Ping Yi Environmental Art Design. The bull market, Liangchun, Sichuan Province, China.
2. Aasa Sjoestroem, Sweden, Moment Agency / INSTITUTE for Socionomen / UNICEF. Twin Brothers Igor and Arthur celebrate their birthday in an orphanage, Moldova.
3. Malin Fezehai, Eritrea/Sweden, for Time. Eritrean wedding, Haifa, Israel.
DAILY LIFE STORIES:
1. Michele Palazzi, Italy, Contrasto. Mongolia, Black Gold Hotel.
2. Sarker Protick, Bangladesh. What Remains.
3. Turi Calafato, Italy. Behind a Window Blind, Nagoya, Japan.
PORTRAITS SINGLES:
1. Raphaela Rosella, Australia, Oculi. Laurinda.
2. Liu Song, China. Woman accused of being a sex worker.
3. Lisa Krantz, USA, San Antonio Express-News. Disco Girl.
PORTRAITS STORIES:
1. Sofia Valiente, USA, The Clewiston News / Time. Miracle Village.
2. Andy Rocchelli, Italy, Cesura. Russian Interiors.
3. Paolo Verzone, Italy, Agence Vu. Cadets.
NATURE SINGLES:
1. Yongzhi Chu, China. Monkey being trained for circus, Suzhou, Anhui Province, China.
2. Ami Vitale, USA, National Geographic. Saving Africa’s Great Animals – orphaned rhino.
3. Sandra Hoyn, Germany, for Geo. Indonesia’s Last Orangutans – Angelo.
NATURE STORIES:
1. Anand Varma, USA, for National Geographic Magazine. Mindsuckers – the bizarre world of mind-controlling parasites.
2. Christian Ziegler, Germany, National Geographic Magazine / Geo. Vegetables with an Attitude – carnivorous plants of the world.
3. Paolo Marchetti, Italy. Cold Blood Colombia – intensive caiman farming.
LONG-TERM PROJECTS:
1. Darcy Padilla, USA, Agence Vu. Family Love 1993-2014 – The Julie Project.
2. Kacper Kowalski, Poland, Panos Pictures. Side Effects.
3. Lu Guang, China. Development and Pollution in Ten Years.
