October 02, 2008 16:10
World Press Photo of the Year 2007
Tim Hetherington, UK, for Vanity Fair
American soldier resting at bunker, Korengal Valley, Afghanistan, 16 September
1st prize Spot News Singles
John Moore, USA, Reportage by Getty Images
Assassination of Benazir Bhutto, Rawalpindi, Pakistan, 27 December
2nd prize Spot News Stories
Roberto Schmidt, Colombia/Germany, Agence France-Presse
Kenya election unrest, Nairobi, 29-31 December
2nd prize General News Singles
Stanley Greene, USA, Noor
Attack plan drawn in sand, Chad-Sudan border, January
1st prize General News Stories
Balazs Gardi, Hungary, VII Network
Operation Rock Avalanche, Afghanistan, October
1st prize People in the News Singles
Yonathan Weitzman, Israel
Dress of an African girl caught in the Israel/Egypt border fence, 20 August
1st prize People in the News Stories
Philippe Dudouit, Switzerland, for Time magazine
PKK fighters, Southern Kurdistan/Northern Iraq
1st prize Sports Action Singles
Ivaylo Velev, Bulgaria, Bul X Vision Photography Agency
Freeride competitor Philippe Meier chased by an avalanche, Flaine, France, 15 March
3rd prize Sports Action Stories
Chris Detrick, USA, The Salt Lake Tribune
Sports portfolio
1st prize Sports Features Singles
Andrew Quilty, Australia, Oculi for Australian Financial Review Magazine
Children watch horses compete at Maxwelton races, Australia
1st prize Sports Features Stories
Erik Refner, Denmark, Berlingske Tidende
Copenhagen Marathon finish line, 18 May
1st prize Contemporary Issues Singles
Brent Stirton, South Africa, Reportage by Getty Images for Newsweek
Evacuation of dead Mountain Gorillas, Virunga National Park, Eastern Congo
1st prize Contemporary Issues Stories
Jean Revillard, Switzerland, Rezo.ch
Makeshift huts of immigrants, Calais, France
1st prize Daily Life Singles
Justin Maxon, USA, Aurora Photos
Mui, a homeless woman with HIV and her son bathe in the Red River, Hanoi, Vietnam
1st prize Daily Life Stories
Pieter ten Hoopen, The Netherlands, Agence Vu
Kitezh, the invisible town, Russia
1st prize Portraits Singles
Platon, UK, for Time magazine
President Putin of Russia
1st prize Portraits Stories
Vanessa Winship, UK, Agence Vu
Rural school girls, Eastern Turkey
1st prize Arts and Entertainment Singles
Ariana Lindquist, USA
Girl in an anime character costume, Shanghai, China
1st prize Arts and Entertainment Stories
Rafal Milach, Poland, Anzenberger Agency
Retired circus artists, Poland
1st prize Nature Singles
Fang Qianhua, China, Nangfang Dushi Daily/Southern Metropolis Daily
An endangered plant at Wanzhou city garden sanctuary, China
2nd prize Nature Stories
Paul Nicklen, Canada, National Geographic Magazine
Arctic ivory – hunting the narwhal, Nunavut, Canada
To view the complete World Press Photo 08 exhibit, visit the Allen Lambert Galleria at Brookfield Place (181 Bay) in Toronto. The exhibit is open from 7am to 10pm daily until Oct. 22. For full details, visit
www.picturesfestival.com.