World Press Photo of the Year for 2007: Tim Hetherington, UK, for Vanity Fair
American soldier resting at a bunker in the Korengal Valley,Afghanistan, September 16
World Press Photo. Contemporary Issues, 1st prize, Stories:
Jean Revillard, Switzerland, Rezo.ch. Makeshift huts of immigrants, Calais, France
News, Singles, 1st prize: Yonathan Weitzman, Israel, Reuters
Dress of an African girl caught in the Israel/Egypt border fence, August 20
Portraits, Singles, 1st prize: Platon, Great Britain, for Time Magazine
President Putin of Russia
People in the News, Stories, 1st prize: Philippe Dudouit, Switzerland, for Time Magazine
PKK fighters, Southern Kurdistan/Northern Iraq
Daily Life, Singles, 1st prize: Justin Maxon, USA, Aurora Photos
A homeless woman with HIV and her son bathe in the Red River, Hanoi, Vietnam
Arts and Entertainment, 1st prize: Ariana Lindquist, USA
Girl in an anime (manga) character costume waits backstage before performing in a costume play competition, Shanghai, China
Nature, Singles, 1st prize: Fang Qianhua, China, Nangfang Dushi Daily/Southern Metropolis Daily
An endangered plant at Wanzhou city garden sanctuary, China
Sports Action Singles, 1st prize: Ivaylo Velev, Bulgaria, Bul X Vision Photography Agency
Freeride competitor Philippe Meier chased by an avalanche. Flaine, France, March 15
Sports Features, 1st prize: Erik Refner, Denmark, for Berlingske Tidende
Copenhagen Marathon finish line, May 18
80,536 pictures submitted - a selection of the winners.
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