Winners of the contest World Press Photo Contest 2016

The jury of one of the most rated photo contests was a very difficult task. They were required to identify the best photographers from 5775 participants representing 128 countries.

The jury had a total of 82,951 photos. The incredible array was finally worked out and the winners are determined. See below the work of the winners in the most current nominations.


Grand Prix

The hope for a new life - the crossing of the borders of Serbia and Hungary by the migrants (Warren Richardson)

Winners of the contest World Press Photo Contest 2016

Winners of the category Modern problems

The smoke in China (Zhang Lei)

Winners of the contest World Press Photo Contest 2016

Taliban, modern slaves (Mario Cruz)

Winners of the contest World Press Photo Contest 2016

Winners of the category Daily Life

Chinese coal dependence (Kevin Freyer)

Winners of the contest World Press Photo Contest 2016

Antarctic advantage (Daniel Bereshurak)

Winners of the contest World Press Photo Contest 2016

Winners of the category General News

Handling the wounds of a Kurdish fighter (Mauricio Lima)

Winners of the contest World Press Photo Contest 2016

The crisis of refugees in Europe (Sergei Ponomarev)

Winners of the contest World Press Photo Contest 2016

Winner of the Long Term Projects category

Sexual abuse in the US Army (Mary Calvert)

Winners of the contest World Press Photo Contest 2016

Winners of the Nature category

The Stormfront Front on Bondi Beach (Roan Kelly)

Winners of the competition World Press Photo Contest 2016

Hard Times for Orangutans (Tim Laman)

Winners of the contest World Press Photo Contest 2016

Winners of the People category

Waiting for registration (Zorman Matic)

Winners of the contest World Press Photo Contest 2016

Impact (Katsuma Obar)

Winners of the contest World Press Photo Contest 2016

Winners of the Sport category

World Ski Championships (Christian Valgrem)

Winners of the contest World Press Photo Contest 2016

Hockey in Vetluga (Vladimir Pesnya)

Winners of the contest World Press Photo Contest 2016

Winners of the Quick News category

Hope for a new life (Warren Richardson)

Winners of the contest World Press Photo Contest 2016

The consequences of air strikes in Syria (Samir Al-Dumi)

Winners of the contest World Press Photo Contest 2016

These are only the first places. More look at the official website of the photo contest.

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