World Press Photo Awards for 2008 - 01 -

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),  - Time magazine -
블라디미르 푸틴 러시아 대통령

1st prize Portraits Stories

Vanessa Winship (UK),  - Agence Vu -
시골학교의 아이들, Eastern Turkey

1st prize Arts and Entertainment Singles

Ariana Lindquist (USA)
애니메이션 캐릭터 의상을 입은 소녀, Shanghai, China

1st prize Arts and Entertainment Stories

Rafal Milach (Poland),  - Anzenberger Agency -
은퇴한 서커스 단원, Poland

1st prize Nature Singles

Fang Qianhua (China),  - Nangfang Dushi Daily/Southern Metropolis Daily -
온주시 성소에 있는 멸종위기 식물, China

2nd prize Nature Stories

Paul Nicklen (Canada),  - National Geographic Magazine-
Arctic ivory - 사냥당한 일각고래 (Nunavut, Canada)