World Press Photo Award 2009

World Press Photo of the Year 2009 / Pietro Masturzo, Italy / From the rooftops of Tehran, June

Wieder wurden die besten Pressefotos des Jahres gekührt. Der World Press Photo Award 2009 prämierte die besten Bilder nach Kriterien. Auch diesmal gibt es wieder viele Emotionen und Extreme. Alle Gewinnerfotos gibt es wie immer in diesem Artikel. Alle World Press Photo Awards der vorherigen Jahre können hier angeschaut werden: 2008 / 2007 / 2006

1st prize Spot News Singles / Adam Ferguson, Australia, VII Mentor Program for The New York Times / Afghan woman rushed from the scene of a suicide bombing, Kabul, 15 December

1st prize Spot News Stories / Walter Astrada, Argentina, Agence France-Presse / Bloodbath in Madagascar, February

1st prize General News Singles / Kent Klich, Sweden / Gaza photo album: Tuzzah, Gaza Strip, 3 March

1st prize General News Stories / Marco Vernaschi, Italy, for Pulitzer Center / Guinea Bissau

2nd prize People in the News Singles / David Guttenfelder, USA, The Associated Press / US soldiers respond to Taliban fire outside their bunker, Korengal Valley, Afghanistan, 11 May

1st prize People in the News Stories / Charles Ommanney, United Kingdom, Getty Images for Newsweek / Inauguration Day, Washington DC, 20 January

1st prize Sports Action Singles / Gareth Copley, United Kingdom, Press Association / England’s Jonathan Trott is run out at the fifth Ashes test match, London, August

1st prize Sports Action Stories / Donald Miralle, Jr., USA / Ironman World Championships, Hawaii

1st prize Sports Features Singles / Robert Gauthier, USA, Los Angeles Times Magazine / Yankee fans try to distract Angels left fielder Juan Rivera, Yankee Stadium, 25 October

1st prize Sports Features Stories / Elizabeth Kreutz, USA / Lance Armstrong’s comeback

2nd prize Contemporary Issues Singles / Stefano De Luigi, Italy, VII Network for Le Monde Magazine / Giraffe killed by drought, northeast Kenya, September

1st prize Contemporary Issues Stories / Eugene Richards, USA, Reportage by Getty Images for The Sunday Times Magazine/Paris Match / War Is Personal, USA

2nd prize Daily Life Singles / Joan Bardeletti, France / Sunday picnic, Mozambique

1st prize Daily Life Stories / Gihan Tubbeh, Peru / Adrian, 13-year old autist

1st prize Portraits Singles / Laura Pannack, United Kingdom, Lisa Pritchard Agency for The Guardian Weekend magazine / Graham, anorexic teenager

2nd prize Portraits Stories / Annie van Gemert, the Netherlands / Boys and girls

1st prize Arts and Entertainment Singles / Malick Sidibé, Mali, for The New York Times Magazine / Fashion portfolio: Prints and the Revolution, Mali

1st prize Arts and Entertainment Stories / Kitra Cahana, Canada, Fabrica for Colors / Rainbowland, New Mexico

1st prize Nature Singles / Joe Petersburger, Hungary, National Geographic Image Collection / Hunting kingfisher, Hungary

1st prize Nature Stories / Paul Nicklen, Canada, National Geographic / South Georgia, Antartica