World Press Photo of the Year 2011A woman holds a wounded relative in her arms, inside a mosque used as a field hospital by demonstrators against the rule of President Ali Abdullah Saleh, during clashes in Sanaa, Yemen on October 15, 2011.Samuel Aranda—The New York Times via Reuters
Today the winners of the prestigious 55th annual World Press Photo competition were announced in Amsterdam, and Samuel Aranda from Spain received the prize for World Press Photo of the Year 2011.
The winning photograph shows a woman caring for a wounded relative, inside a mosque used as a field hospital by demonstrators against the rule of President Ali Abdullah Saleh, during clashes in Sanaa, Yemen on October 15, 2011. Samuel Aranda was working in Yemen on assignment for The New York Times. He is represented by Corbis Images.
TIME photographer Yuri Kozyrev of Noor won first prize in the Spot News Singles category with his explosive picture of rebels leaping off a tank in Ras Lanuf, Libya.
A gallery of selected winners is above. You can see all the results here.
TIME salutes all of this year’s winners. Congratulations!
To see a multimedia about Jodi Bieber’s World Press Photo of the Year for TIME in 2011 click here.
World Press Photo of the Year 2011A woman holds a wounded relative in her arms, inside a mosque used as a field hospital by demonstrators against the rule of President Ali Abdullah Saleh, during clashes in Sanaa, Yemen on October 15, 2011.Samuel Aranda—The New York Times via ReutersFirst Prize Spot News SinglesMarch 11. Rebels in Ras Lanuf, Libya. For weeks, rebels held out against Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi with the hope that the world would come to their aid. Defiance faded as the dictator's planes and tanks began to retake what had been dubbed Free Libya.Yuri Kozyrev—Noor Images for TIMESecond Prize General News StoriesApril 14. Tsunami aftermath, Japan.
The devastating 9.0-magnitude earthquake that hit the northeast coast of Japan triggered hugely destructive tsunami waves of up to 38 m that struck Japan, traveling up to ten km inland. More than 28,000 people are dead or missing and more than 125,000 buildings destroyed or severely damaged.Paolo Pellegrin—Magnum Photos for Zeit MagazinFirst Prize Contemporary Issues StoriesJune 10, 2010. Hajjah, Yemen. Tahani (in pink), who married her husband Majed when she was 6 and he was 25, poses for this portrait with former classmate Ghada, also a child bride, outside their mountain home in Hajjah. Nearly half of all women in Yemen were married as children. Child marriage is outlawed in many countries and international agreements forbid the practice yet this tradition still spans continents, language, religion and caste.Stephanie Sinclair—VII Photo Agency for National Geographic magazineFirst Prize Nature SinglesJune 30. Novaya Zemlya, Russia.
A male polar bear climbs precariously on the face of a cliff above the ocean at Ostrova Oranskie in northern Novaya Zemlya, attempting to feed on seabird eggs. This bear was marooned on land and unable to feed on seals—its normal prey—because sea ice had melted throughout the region and receded far to the north as a result of climate change. Jenny E. RossFirst Prize General News SinglesFebruary 10. Cairo, Egypt. Protesters cry, chant and scream in Cairo’s Tahrir Square, after listening to the speech in which Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak said he would not give up power. Alex Majoli—Magnum Photos for NewsweekFirst Prize Daily Life SinglesOctober 5. Pyongyang, North Korea.
A picture of North Korea's founder, Kim Il-sung, decorates a building in the capital Pyongyang.Damir Sagolj—ReutersSecond Prize Spot News StoriesJuly 22. Utøya, Norway. Trying to avoid the killer’s bullets, many people jumped into the cold water. Anders Behring Breivik killed 69 people on July 22 on the small island of Utøya outside Oslo in Norway.Niclas Hammerstrîm—for AftonbladetSecond Prize Sports SinglesFebruary 5. Dublin, Ireland. Scrum half, Old Belvedere vs. Blackrock. Action from a rugby match between Old Belvedere and Blackrock played in heavy rain in Dublin, Ireland.Ray McManus—SportsfileFirst Prize Contemporary Issues SinglesAugust 31. Kryvyi Rig, Ukraine. Maria, a drug addict and sex worker, in between clients in a room she rents in Kryvyi Rig, Ukraine. Maria injects drugs on a daily basis and sees many men every week but claims she remains HIV negative. She says she need the money to support herself, her drug habit and her 9-year-old daughter.Brent Stirton—Reportage by Getty Images for Kiev IndependentSecond Prize Sports StoriesJuly 17. Shanghai, China. Divers practice during the 14th FINA World Championships at the Oriental Sports Center in Shanghai.Adam Pretty—Getty Images
