23 award-winning photos from 2015 that everyone should see
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The winners of the 59th annual World Press Photo Contest were announced Thursday.
A total of 41 photographers from 21 countries were ultimately selected for their winning photos out of a total of 82,951 submitted photos from 5,775 photographers.
The pictures, selected for their beauty, news value, and overall composure, were divided into eight broad categories.
Each category was then divided into a singles category (for stand-alone photographs) and a story category for a series. Each category had three winners.
We have presented our favorites of the selection below, and you can see the entire gallery here.
Warning: Some of the photos are graphic.
World Press Photo of the year 2015 and Spot News Singles 1st prize: Warren Richardson, Australia — A man passes a baby through the fence at the Serbia/Hungary border in Röszke, Hungary, 28 August 2015.
Warren Richardson/World Press Photo ContestSpot News Singles, 2nd prize: Corentin Fohlen, France — Demonstration against terrorism in Paris, after a series of five attacks occurred across the Île-de-France region, beginning at the headquarters for satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo. Paris, France, 11 January 2015.
Corentin Fohlen/World Press PhotoSpot News Singles, 3rd prize: Niclas Hammarström, Sweden — The body of a victim killed in gang-related violence. This was the fourth gang-related killing on the same street in one night. Police had no witnesses. San Pedro Sula, Honduras, 4 March 2015.
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