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World Press Photo Award Winners

Photographer Pietro Masturzo won the prestigious World Press Photo of the Year competition Friday. View his winning photo of the Iranian election protests and other winners.

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From the rooftops of Tehran, June

Pietro Masturzo, Italy

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Afghan woman rushed from the scene of a suicide bombing, Kabul, 15 December

Adam Ferguson, Australia, VII Mentor Program for The New York Times

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Bloodbath in Madagascar, February

Walter Astrada, Argentina, Agence France-Presse

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Gaza photo album: Tuzzah, Gaza Strip, 3 March

Kent Klich, Sweden

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Guinea Bissau

Marco Vernaschi, Italy, for Pulitzer Center

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US soldiers respond to Taliban fire outside their bunker, Korengal Valley, Afghanistan, 11 May

David Guttenfelder, USA, The Associated Press

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Inauguration Day, Washington DC, 20 January

Charles Ommanney, United Kingdom, Getty Images for Newsweek

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England’s Jonathan Trott is run out at the fifth Ashes test match, London, August

Gareth Copley, United Kingdom, Press Association

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Ironman World Championships, Hawaii

Donald Miralle, Jr., USA

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Yankee fans try to distract Angels left fielder Juan Rivera, Yankee Stadium, 25 October

Robert Gauthier, USA, Los Angeles Times Magazine

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Lance Armstrong’s comeback

Elizabeth Kreutz, USA

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Giraffe killed by drought, northeast Kenya, September

Stefano De Luigi, Italy, VII Network for Le Monde Magazine

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War Is Personal, USA

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

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Sunday picnic, Mozambique

Joan Bardeletti, France

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Adrian, 13-year old autist

Gihan Tubbeh, Peru

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Graham, anorexic teenager

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

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Boys and girls

Annie van Gemert, the Netherlands

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Fashion portfolio: Prints and the Revolution, Mali

Malick Sidibé, Mali, for The New York Times Magazine

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Rainbowland, New Mexico

Kitra Cahana, Canada, Fabrica for Colors

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Hunting kingfisher, Hungary

Joe Petersburger, Hungary, National Geographic

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South Georgia, Antartica

Paul Nicklen, Canada, National Geographic