World Press Photo Contest 2017 – winning pictures

Highlights from the collection of winning images in the 60th World Press Photo Contest, which were selected from 80,408 images made by 5,034 photographers from 125 different countries

• The World Press Photo exhibition runs at the State Library of NSW until 25 June 2017

World Press Photo Contest 2017

Main image: General news - stories, first prize
Police inspect an alley where a victim was killed by two unidentified gunmen in Manila, Philippines Photograph: Daniel Berehulak/The New York Times

  • Spot news – stories, third prize

    Two men struggle in the water during a rescue in the Mediterranean
    Spot news – stories, third prize Two men struggle in the water during a rescue in the Mediterranean

  • Spot news – singles, third prize

    A car bomb explodes next to Iraqi special forces vehicles as they advance towards Islamic State-held territory in Mosul
    Spot news – singles, third prize A car bomb explodes next to Iraqi special forces vehicles as they advance towards Islamic State-held territory in Mosul

  • Spot news – stories, first prize

    Mevlüt Mert Altintaş shouts after shooting Andrei Karlov, the Russian ambassador to Turkey, at an art gallery in Ankara
    Spot news – stories, first prize Mevlüt Mert Altintaş shouts after shooting Andrei Karlov, the Russian ambassador to Turkey, at an art gallery in Ankara

  • General news – singles, third prize

    A scene inside Quezon City jail, one of the Philippines’ most overcrowded prisons
    General news – singles, third prize A scene inside Quezon City jail, one of the Philippines’ most overcrowded prisons

  • General news – stories, first prize

    Police inspect an alley where a victim was killed by two unidentified gunmen in Manila, Philippines
    General news – stories, first prize Police inspect an alley where a victim was killed by two unidentified gunmen in Manila, Philippines

  • General news – stories, second prize

    A boy holds the body of his father, killed by Islamic State, as he arrives at a field hospital on the outskirts of Mosul, Iraq
    General News, Stories, Second Prize A boy holds the body of his father

  • Long-term projects – first prize

    Residents escape from a fire at a house destroyed by an air attack in the village of Luhanskaya, Ukraine
    Long-term projects – first prize Residents escape from a fire at a house destroyed by an air attack in the village of Luhanskaya, Ukraine

  • Long-term projects – second prize

    Women play pool in a male-only venue in Tehran, Iran
    Long-term projects – second prizeWomen play pool in a male-only venue in Tehran, Iran

  • Contemporary issues– singles, first prize

    Leshia Evans stands her ground while offering her hands for arrest during a protest against police brutality in Louisiana, US
    Contemporary issues– singles, first prize Leshia Evans stands her ground while offering her hands for arrest during a protest against police brutality in Louisiana, US

  • Sports – singles, first prize

    Nina Carberry flies off her mount, Sir Des Champs, as they fall at the Chair during the Grand National at Aintree in Liverpool
    Sports – singles, first prize Nina Carberry flies off her mount, Sir Des Champs, as they fall at the Chair during the Grand National at Aintree in Liverpool

  • Sports – series, second prize

    A young chess player in the Czech Republic expresses himself during a game
    Sports – series, second prize A young chess player in the Czech Republic expresses himself during a game

  • Daily life - stories, first prize

    A barber’s shop in Old Havana, Cuba
    Daily life - stories, first prizeA barber’s shop in Old Havana, Cuba

  • Daily life – singles, third prize

    An Uighur woman carries money in her stockings during a train journey in China
    Daily life – singles, third prize An Uighur woman carries money in her stockings during a train journey in China

  • Nature – singles, second prize

    A wild leopard strolls through Sanjay Gandhi national park, a protected area in Mumbai, India
    Nature – singles, second prize A wild leopard strolls through Sanjay Gandhi national park, a protected area in Mumbai, India

  • Nature – singles, first prize

    A sea turtle entangled in a fishing net swims off the coast of Tenerife in the Canary Islands
    Nature – singles, first prize A sea turtle entangled in a fishing net swims off the coast of Tenerife in the Canary Islands

  • Nature – stories, second prize

    A caretaker cradles a panda at the Bifengxia giant panda breeding and research centre in Sichuan, China
    Nature – stories, second prize A caretaker cradles a panda at the Bifengxia giant panda breeding and research centre in Sichuan, China

  • Nature – singles, third prize

    Monarch butterflies cover the forest floor of the Rosario butterfly sanctuary in Michoacán, Mexico
    Nature – singles, third prize Monarch butterflies cover the forest floor of the Rosario butterfly sanctuary in Michoacán, Mexico
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