PHOTO: TOM JENKINS/THE GUARDIAN
The World Press Photo of the year was awarded to Burhan Uzbilici for his brave and daring capture of the man who shot Andrei Karlov, the Russian ambassador to Turkey, at an art gallery in Ankara.
Here are some of the highlights from the collection of winning entries.
Spot news – stories, first prize
Mevlüt Mert Altintaş shouts after shooting Andrei Karlov, the Russian ambassador to Turkey, at an art gallery in Ankara. PHOTO: BURHAN OZBILIC/APSpot news – stories, third prize
Two men struggle in the water during a rescue in the Mediterranean. PHOTO: MATHIEU WILLCOCKS/APSpot news – singles, third prize
A car bomb explodes next to Iraqi special forces vehicles as they advance towards Islamic State-held territory in Mosul. PHOTO: FELIPE DANA/APGeneral news – singles, third prize
A scene inside Quezon City jail, one of the Philippines’ most overcrowded prisons. PHOTO: NOEL CELIS/AFPGeneral news – stories, first prize
Police inspect an alley where a victim was killed by two unidentified gunmen in Manila, Philippines. PHOTO: DANIEL BEREHULAK/APGeneral news – stories, second prize
A boy holds the body of his father, killed by Islamic State, as he arrives at a field hospital on the outskirts of Mosul, Iraq. PHOTO: SERGEY PONOMAREV/THE NEW YORK TIMESLong-term projects – first prize
Residents escape from a fire at a house destroyed by an air attack in the village of Luhanskaya, Ukraine. PHOTO: VALERY MELNIKOVContemporary issues– singles, first prize
Leshia Evans stands her ground while offering her hands for arrest during a protest against police brutality in Louisiana, US. PHOTO: JONATHAN BACHMAN/REUTERSSports – singles, first prize
Nina Carberry flies off her mount, Sir Des Champs, as they fall at the Chair during the Grand National at Aintree in Liverpool. PHOTO: TOM JENKINS/THE GUARDIANDaily life - stories, first prize
A barber’s shop in Old Havana, Cuba. PHOTO: TOMAS MUNITA/THE NEW YORK TIMESNature – singles, second prize
A wild leopard strolls through Sanjay Gandhi national park, a protected area in Mumbai, India. PHOTO: NAYAN KHANOLKAR/EPANature – singles, first prize
A sea turtle entangled in a fishing net swims off the coast of Tenerife in the Canary Islands. PHOTO: FRANCIS PEREZ/EPANature – stories, second prize
A caretaker cradles a panda at the Bifengxia giant panda breeding and research centre in Sichuan, China. PHOTO: AMI VITALE/NATIONAL GEOGRAPHICNature – singles, third prize
Monarch butterflies cover the forest floor of the Rosario butterfly sanctuary in Michoacán, Mexico. PHOTO: JAIME ROJO/EPADaily Life - stories, second prize
In Russia’s extreme north, century-long ways of life dominate the daily life of some of the most isolated parts of the desolate landscape. Modern civilisation penetrates slowly and fragmentarily. There are no roads, and only one helicopter shuttle twice monthly. The residents’ ancestors can be traced back to hereditary hunters in a small settlement near Nizhnyaya Tunguska River, Russia, more than 300 years ago. PHOTO: ELENA ANOSOVANature - stories, third prize
Buffaloes at the drinking station. These photos combine a well-known natural phenomenon: the starry sky and portraits of wild animals not visible to the naked eye. The series needed very accurate planning, research and preparation as the photos were made with remote control, and no modification was possible while capturing the photos. PHOTO: BEMCE MATE
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