
From the rooftops of Tehran, June
Pietro Masturzo, Italy

Afghan woman rushed from the scene of a suicide bombing, Kabul, 15 December
Adam Ferguson, Australia, VII Mentor Program for The New York Times

Bloodbath in Madagascar, February
Walter Astrada, Argentina, Agence France-Presse

Gaza photo album: Tuzzah, Gaza Strip, 3 March
Kent Klich, Sweden

Guinea Bissau
Marco Vernaschi, Italy, for Pulitzer Center

US soldiers respond to Taliban fire outside their bunker, Korengal Valley, Afghanistan, 11 May
David Guttenfelder, USA, The Associated Press

Inauguration Day, Washington DC, 20 January
Charles Ommanney, United Kingdom, Getty Images for Newsweek

England’s Jonathan Trott is run out at the fifth Ashes test match, London, August
Gareth Copley, United Kingdom, Press Association

Ironman World Championships, Hawaii
Donald Miralle, Jr., USA

Yankee fans try to distract Angels left fielder Juan Rivera, Yankee Stadium, 25 October
Robert Gauthier, USA, Los Angeles Times Magazine

Lance Armstrong’s comeback
Elizabeth Kreutz, USA

Giraffe killed by drought, northeast Kenya, September
Stefano De Luigi, Italy, VII Network for Le Monde Magazine

War Is Personal, USA
Eugene Richards, USA, Reportage by Getty Images for The Sunday Times Magazine/Paris Match

Sunday picnic, Mozambique
Joan Bardeletti, France

Adrian, 13-year old autist
Gihan Tubbeh, Peru

Graham, anorexic teenager
Laura Pannack, United Kingdom, Lisa Pritchard Agency for The Guardian Weekend magazine

Boys and girls
Annie van Gemert, the Netherlands

Fashion portfolio: Prints and the Revolution, Mali
Malick Sidibé, Mali, for The New York Times Magazine

Rainbowland, New Mexico
Kitra Cahana, Canada, Fabrica for Colors

Hunting kingfisher, Hungary
Joe Petersburger, Hungary, National Geographic

South Georgia, Antartica
Paul Nicklen, Canada, National Geographic