World Press Photo 2017 – Winners

16 February 2017


Collection of winning images

View the collection of winning images from the 60th World Press Photo Contest. They were selected from 80,408 images made by 5,034 photographers from 125 different countries.

Full 2017 Winners’ Gallery: worldpressphoto.org/collection/photo/2017

World Press Photo of the Year: An Assassination in Turkey – Burhan Ozbilici

Daily Life, first prize singles: The Silent Victims of a Forgotten War – Paula Bronstein

General News, first prize stories:
They Are Slaughtering Us like Animals – Daniel Berehulak

People, first prize stories: Aenikkaeng – Michael Vince Kim

Spot News, first prize stories: An Assassination in Turkey – Burhan Ozbilici

Long-Term Projects, first prize stories: Black Days of Ukraine – Valery Melnikov

Sports, first prize stories: Boys Will Be Boys – Giovanni Capriotti

Nature, first prize singles: Caretta Caretta Trapped – Francis Pérez

Daily Life, first prize stories: Cuba on the Edge of Change – Tomás Munita

Sports, first prize singles: Grand National Steeplechase – Tom Jenkins

General News, first prize singles: Offensive on Mosul – Laurent Van der Stockt

Spot News, first prize singles: Pakistan Bomb Blast – Jamal Taraqai

Nature, first prize stories: Rhino Wars – Brent Stirton

Contemporary Issues, first prize stories: Standing Rock – Amber Bracken

Contemporary Issues, first prize singles: Taking a Stand in Baton Rouge – Jonathan Bachman

People, first prize singles: What ISIS Left Behind – Magnus Wennman