Thursday, February 18, 2010

53rd World Press Photo Winners for 2009



The 53rd Annual World Press Photo of the Year has been awarded to Italian photographer Pietro Masturzo, for his image of women shouting from a Tehran rooftop on June 24, 2009, in protest of the contested Iranian presidential elections.

World Press Photo's 2009 winners were announced on February 12th in Amsterdam.

World Press Photo is one of the most widely followed photojournalism competitions. It is unique in selecting one photograph as the year's top work of photojournalism. It also recognizes dozens of other images in twenty other categories.

See all the winning photos HERE.

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