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Pietro Masturzo, an Italian freelance photographer, won the World Press Photo of the Year 2009 award with this June 24 picture of women shouting in protest from a rooftop in Tehran, Iran. Jury chair Ayperi Karabuda Ecer said: "The photo shows the beginning of something, the beginning of a huge story. It adds perspectives to news. It touches you both visually and emotionally, and my heart went out to it immediately." The prize-winning entries of the World Press Photo Contest 2010, the world's largest annual press photography contest, were announced Feb.12, 2010. Click here for more images from the World Press Photo competition![Smoke Over Gaza]()
Mohammed Salem, a Reuters photographer based in the Gaza Strip, won Second Prize in the Spot News Singles category of the World Press Photo of the Year 2009 with this picture of smoke rising during Israel's Jan. 8, 2009 offensive in Gaza. Click here for more images from the World Press Photo competition![Fabrica for Colors Rainbowland, New Mexico]()
Canadian photographer Kitra Cahana won First Prize in the Arts and Entertainment Stories category of the 2010 World Press Photo contest for this photo taken in Rainbowland, New Mexico. Click here for more images from the World Press Photo competition![In the Wake of a Suicide Bomber]()
Adam Ferguson, a photographer for VII Mentor Program for The New York Times based in Australia, won First Prize in the Spot News Singles category for this Dec. 15 photo of an Afghan woman being rushed from the scene of a suicide bombing in Kabul. Click here for more images from the World Press Photo competition![Bloodbath in Madagascar]()
Walter Astrada, an Agence France-Presse photographer based in Argentina, won First Prize in the Spot News Stories category for this taken on February 2009 photo taken during a period of political unrest. Click here for more images from the World Press Photo competition![Tuzzah]()
Kent Klich, a photographer based in Sweden, won First Prize in the General News Singles category for this March 3 photo taken in the Gaza Strip. Click here for more images from the World Press Photo competition![Life in Guinea Bissau]()
Marco Vernaschi, a Pulitzer Center photographer based in Italy, won First Prize in the General News Stories category for this picture taken in Guinea Bissau. Click here for more images from the World Press Photo competition![Soldiers Respond to Taliban Fire]()
David Guttenfelder, an Associated Press photographer based in the U.S., won Second Prize in the People in the News Singles category for this May 11, 2009 picture of U.S. soldiers responding to Taliban fire outside their bunker in Korengal Valley, Afghanistan. Click here for more images from the World Press Photo competition![Angel Hecklers]()
Robert Gauthier, a Los Angeles Times Magazine photographer based in the U.S., won First Prize in the Sports Features Singles category for this Oct. 25, 2009 picture of Yankee fans trying to distract Angels left fielder Juan Rivera in Yankee Stadium. Click here for more images from the World Press Photo competition![Inauguration Day]()
Charles Ommanney, a Getty Images for Newsweek photographer based in Britain, won First Prize in the People in the News Stories category for this Jan. 20, 2009 photo taken in Washington D.C. Click here for more images from the World Press Photo competition![Cricket Jump]()
Gareth Copley, a Press Association photographer based in Britain, won First Prize in the Sports Action Singles category for this August 2009 photo of England's Jonathan Trott is running out at the Fifth Ashes Test match in London. Click here for more images from the World Press Photo competition![Death by Drought]()
Stefano De Luigi, of VII Network for Le Monde Magazine, won Second Prize in the Contemporary Issues Singles category of the 2010 World Press Photo contest, for this September 2009 photo of a giraffe killed by drought in northeast Kenya. Click here for more images from the World Press Photo competition![Lance Armstrong's Comeback]()
American photographer Elizabeth Kreutz won First Prize in the Sports Features Stories category of the 2010 World Press Photo contest for this photo of seven-time Tour de France Winner. Armstrong announced Jan. 16 that he will participate in Tour de France 2010. Click here for more images from the World Press Photo competition![War Is Personal, USA.]()
American photographer Eugene Richards won First Prize in the Contemporary Issues Stories category of the 2010 World Press Photo contest for this photo of wounded veteran Sgt. Jose Pequeno. Click here for more images from the World Press Photo competition![Sunday Picnic, Mozambique]()
French photographer Joan Bardeletti won Second Prize in the Daily Life Singles category for this photo taken in Mozambique. Click here for more images from the World Press Photo competition![The Sun Always Shines on T.V.]()
Peruvian photographer Gihan Tubbeh won First Prize in the Daily Life Stories category of the 2010 World Press Photo for this photo of Adrian, a 13-year-old autistic boy. Click here for more images from the World Press Photo competition![Thin]()
British photographer Laura Pannack, of Lisa Pritchard Agency for The Guardian Weekend magazine, won First Prize in the Portraits Singles category of the 2010 World Press Photo contest for this photo of Graham, an anorexic teenager. Click here for more images from the World Press Photo competition![South Georgia, Antarctica]()
Canadian photographer Paul Nicklen won First Prize in the Nature Stories category of the 2010 World Press Photo contest for this National Geographic photo taken in Antarctica. Click here for more images from the World Press Photo competition![Boys and Girls]()
Dutch photographer Annie van Gemert won Second Prize in the Portraits Stories category of the 2010 World Press Photo contest for this portrait. Click here for more images from the World Press Photo competition![Fashion Portfolio: Prints and the Revolution, Mali]()
Malian photographer Malick Sidibe won First Prize in the Arts and Entertainment Singles category of the 2010 World Press Photo contest for this New York Times Magazine photo. Click here for more images from the World Press Photo competition![Hunting Kingfisher, Hungary]()
Hungarian photographer Joe Petersburger won First Prize in the Nature Singles category of the 2010 World Press Photo contest for this National Geographic photo. Click here for more images from the World Press Photo competitionThe Best Pictures of 2009
If a picture is worth thousand words, then these photos say volumes about the world in 2009. Take a look at the winners of the World Press Photo competition.
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