World Press Photo Award Winners

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

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.