LIST OF PRIZEWINNERS WORLD PRESS PHOTO CONTEST 2014
WORLD PRESS PHOTO OF THE YEAR 2013 John Stanmeyer, USA, VII for National Geographic Signal, Djibouti City, 26 February
SPOT NEWS SINGLES
1 Philippe Lopez, France, Agence France-Presse Typhoon survivors, Tolosa, the Philippines, 18 November
2 John Tlumacki, USA, The Boston Globe Boston Marathon bombing, 15 April
3 Taslima Akhter, Bangladesh Victims of garment factory collapse, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 25 April
SPOT NEWS STORIES
1 Goran Tomasevic, Serbia, Reuters Rebels attack government checkpoint, Damascus, Syria, 30 January
2 Tyler Hicks, USA, The New York Times Massacre at Westgate mall, Nairobi, Kenya, 21 September
3 Rahul Talukder, Bangladesh, Bangladesh Sangbad 71 Collapse of Rana Plaza, Savar, Bangladesh, April
GENERAL NEWS SINGLES
1 Alessandro Penso, Italy, OnOff Picture Temporary accommodation for Syrian refugees, Sofia, Bulgaria, November
2 Moises Saman, Spain, Magnum Photos for Wired magazine Bomb maker, Aleppo, Syria, 20 March
3 Amir Pourmand, Iran, ISNA Moments before the hanging, Iran, 20 January
GENERAL NEWS STORIES
1 Chris McGrath, Australia, Getty Images Typhoon Haiyan, the Philippines, November
2 William Daniels, France, Panos Pictures for Time Chaos in Central African Republic, December
3 Gianluca Panella, Italy Gaza blackout, December
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LIST OF PRIZEWINNERS WORLD PRESS PHOTO CONTEST 2014
SPORTS ACTION SINGLES
1 Emiliano Lasalvia, Argentina, La Nación Polo fall, Buenos Aires, Argentina,1 December
2 Andrzej Grygiel, Poland, for PAP-Polska Agencja Prasowa Slalom action, Szczyrk, Poland, 24 March
3 Al Bello, USA, Getty Images Djokovic forehand forward, New York, USA, 3 September
SPORTS ACTION STORIES
1 Jia Guorong, China, China News Service Competition on bars, Shenyang, China
2 Ezra Shaw, USA, Getty Images The America’s Cup: from land, sea and air, San Francisco, USA
3 Quinn Rooney, Australia, Getty Images World swimming sports
SPORTS FEATURE SINGLES
1 Jeff Pachoud, France, Agence France-Presse Sledding race from above, Megève, France, 18 January
2 Anastas Tarpanov, Bulgaria Kite skier on Vitosha mountain, Bulgaria, 13 January
3 Donald Miralle, USA, for Pacific Magazine Free diving with sharks, Oahu, Hawaii, 17 May
SPORTS FEATURE STORIES
1 Peter Holgersson, Sweden Nadja Casadei – heptathlon and cancer
2 Kunrong Chen, China, for Nanfang Daily Daily exercise, Zhuhai, China
3 Alyssa Schukar, USA, Omaha World Herald A lingerie league of their own
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LIST OF PRIZEWINNERS WORLD PRESS PHOTO CONTEST 2014
CONTEMPORARY ISSUES SINGLES
1 John Stanmeyer, USA, VII for National Geographic Signal, Djibouti City, Djibouti, 26 February
2 Maciek Nabrdalik, Poland, VII Nicolette at the orphanage, Warsaw, Poland
3 Christopher Vanegas, Mexico, La Vanguardia / El Guardían Victims of organized crime, Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico
CONTEMPORARY ISSUES STORIES
1 Sara Naomi Lewkowicz, USA, for Time A portrait of domestic violence, USA
2 Robin Hammond, New Zealand, Panos Pictures War and mental health after crisis
3 Marcus Bleasdale, UK, VII for National Geographic Last of the Vikings, Norway
DAILY LIFE SINGLES
1 Julius Schrank, Germany, for de Volkskrant Kachin fighters, Burma
2 Andrea Bruce, USA, Noor for The New York Times Soldier's funeral, Latakia, Syria
3 Julie McGuire, UK, for International New York Times Street dogs, Penang, Malaysia
DAILY LIFE STORIES
1 Fred Ramos, El Salvador, El Faro The last outfit of the missing, Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador
2 Tanya Habjouqa, Jordan Occupied pleasures, West Bank, Gaza and East Jeruzalem
3 Elena Chernyshova, Russia for Fondation Jean-Luc Lagardère Days of night - nights of day, Norilsk, Russia
Honorable mention Jana Asenbrennerova, Czech Republic Living unnoticed - gay community in the Democratic Republic of Congo
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PEOPLE – OBSERVED PORTRAITS SINGLES
1 Markus Schreiber, Germany, The Associated Press Farewell Mandela, Pretoria, South Africa
2 Rena Effendi, Azerbaijan, INSTITUTE Dasan (10), Spirit Lake Reservation, North Dakota, USA
3 Pau Barrena, Spain A traditional Berber bride, Morocco
PEOPLE – OBSERVED PORTRAITS STORIES
1 Carla Kogelman, the Netherlands Ich bin Waldviertel
2 Peter van Agtmael, USA, Magnum Photos Healing Bobby
3 Rena Effendi, Azerbaijan, INSTITUTE for National Geographic magazine Transylvania: built on grass
PEOPLE – STAGED PORTRAITS SINGLES
1 Brent Stirton, South Africa, Reportage by Getty Images Blind albino boys, West Bengal, India
2 Abbie Trayler-Smith, UK, Panos Pictures Shannon poses before surgery, Sheffield, United Kingdom
3 Nadav Kander, UK, for New York magazine Chiwetel Ejiofor
PEOPLE – STAGED PORTRAITS STORIES
1 Danila Tkachenko, Russia Escape, Russia and Ukraine
2 Denis Dailleux, France, Agence Vu Mother and son, Egypt
3 Nikita Shokhov, Russia, Salt Images Utrish, Russia
NATURE SINGLES
1 Bruno D'Amicis, Italy
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LIST OF PRIZEWINNERS WORLD PRESS PHOTO CONTEST 2014
Fennec fox, a species in danger, Kebili Region, Tunisia
2 Markus Varesvuo, Finland A flock of guillemots, Vardo, Norway
3 Shangzhen Fan, China, for Shangtuf Image and Art Club Wolves in snow decked landscape, Xinjiang, China
NATURE STORIES
1 Steve Winter, USA, for National Geographic Cougars
2 Kacper Kowalski, Poland, Panos Pictures Toxic beauty, Poland
3 Christian Ziegler, Germany, for National Geographic Magazine Bonobos – our unknown cousins, Congo
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