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Whenever I saw him, I hid. I hated to see him, Tahini (in pink) recalls of the early days of her marriage to Mated, when she was 6 and he was 25. The young wife posed for this portrait with former classmate Ghana, also a child bride, outside their mountain home in Hajji, Yemen, in 2010.

Celebrating the Legacy of Anja Niedringhaus

Niedringhaus’ legacy is undoubtedly her photographs but also the courage sh...

Niedringhaus’ legacy is undoubtedly her photographs but also the courage she has ignited in her fellow journalists

A family flees the fighting in Mosul, Iraq’s second-largest city, as oil fields burned in Qayyara, Iraq, on Nov. 12, 2016.

World Press Photo 2017: The Best News Images

The jury selected these images as the best in photojournalism

Maha, 5, and her family fled from the village Hawija outside Mosul, Iraq, seven days ago. The fear of ISIS and the lack of food forced them to leave their home, her mother says. Now Maha lays on a dirty mattress in the overcrowded transit center in Debaga refugee camp.

World Press Photo 2017: The Best People Images

The jury selected these images as the best in people

Gael Monfils of France dives for a forehand in his fourth round match against Andrey Kuznestov of Russia, during the 2016 Australian Open at Melbourne Park, Australia, on Jan. 25, 2016.

World Press Photo 2017: The Best Sports Images

With spectacular wins and even more spectacular falls, the Grand National i...

With spectacular wins and even more spectacular falls, the Grand National is one of sport’s most dramatic events. This is reflected in Tom Jenkins’ photograph of Jockey Nina Carberry’s theatrical tumble at this year’s race,...

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An Iconic Photograph of an Assassination Is the World Press Photo of the Year

But World Press Photo judges were heavily split in the final decision

Ye Ye, a 16-year-old giant panda, lounges in a massive wild enclosure at a conservation center in Wolong Nature Reserve.

World Press Photo 2017: The Best Nature Images

The jury selected these images as the best in nature

Lars Boering, World Press Photo's new managing director, wants the Dutch organization to take a more central role in photojournalism.

A New World Press Photo Contest Is Coming (Without All the Rules)

The new contest is part of the organization's expanding purview