World Press Photo Awards for 2008 - 02 -

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