World Press Photo 2014

Photos of the year 2013.

February 26, 2013, the city of Djibouti. African migrants night ashore in Djibouti raise their phones to pick up a signal from a neighboring Somalia - that's such a fine touch with relatives abroad. Djibouti - regular stop on the way migrants from countries such as Somalia, Ethiopia and Eritrea from which to seek a better life, people are fleeing to Europe or the Middle East. (John Stanmeyer-VII for National Geographic)





Second place in the category "General News».

November 17, 2013, the Central African Republic. Demonstrators gathered outside Bangui, to call for the resignation of President Michel Djotodia after the murder of Judge Martin Bria members selectivity, "Muslim" rebel group CAR. (John Stanmeyer-VII for National Geographic)



Third place in the category "Some news».

April 25, 2013, Dhaka, Bangladesh. The victims of the collapse of a garment factory. (Taslima Akhter)



First place in the category "Modern Problems." November 17, 2012, the United States.

In a fit of quarrels Shane tells Maggie that she can choose - or he would beat her in the kitchen, or she would go with him to the basement, where they can talk. Lancaster, USA. (Sara Naomi Lewkowicz for TIME)

First place in the category "Some news».

November 18, 2013, Philippines. Hayyan typhoon survivors during a religious procession in Tolosa, on the eastern island of Leyte. One of the strongest cyclones ever claimed 8,000 lives and more than four million people were left homeless. (Phillipe Lopez-AFP)



First place in the category "News stories».

January 30, 2013, Damascus, Syria. Syrian rebels trying to hide after the shot of the Syrian army tank in the area of ​​Ain Tarma in Damascus. January 30, 2013 a group of rebels, plan attacks on government forces came under sniper fire. Evacuating his companion, who was shot in the chest, and who later died of his wounds, the rebels returned to attack the sniper point. In response, government forces shelled the rebels out of the tank. In the end, the rebels retreated. (Goran Tomasevic-Reuters)



First place "General News". November 21, 2013, Sofia, Bulgaria.

In September 2013 in Sofia, in an abandoned school, opened a refugee camp. Here found shelter about 800 Syrian refugees, including 390 children. Already affected by the economic crisis and political instability Bulgaria, trying to cope with the difficulties caused by the influx of refugees, which coincided with attempts to close the Greek Turkish border. At the moment, Bulgaria is not ready to cope with the "refugee crisis". (Alessandro Penso-OnOff Picture)



Second place in the category "News stories».

September 21, 2013, Nairobi, Kenya. Women and children are hiding in the Westgate shopping center. They managed to survive after the terrorists opened fire in a shopping center Nairobi on 21 September. During this fire killed 39 people. (Tyler Hicks-The New York Times)



First place in the category "Everyday life».

March 15, 2013, Myanmar. Kachin Independence Army soldiers drink and sing at the funeral of one of their commanders, who died the day before. The city is under siege by the Burmese army. (Julius Schrank-De Volkskrant)



Third place in the category "Modern Problems».

March 8, 2013, Coahuila, Mexico. Police arrived at the crime scene where two corpses hanging from the bridge, and another three are on the ground. These people killed criminal group in Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico. (Christopher- La Vanguardia / El Guardían)



First place in the category "People / Portraits. Stories ».

July 19, 2012, Merkenbrehtsya, Austria. Khan and Alain - two sisters living in the village Merkenbrehts, Austria. (Carla Kogelman)

First place in the category "People / Portraits. Stories ».

December 13, 2013, Pretoria, South Africa. Frustrated woman, after having been denied access to the coffin with the body of former South African President Nelson Mandela. (Markus Schreiber-AP)



First place in the category "Sports. Stories ».

December 19, 2013, Lidingö, Sweden. Nadia feels better after the last treatment. Swedish athlete Nadia Casado participated in the World Championships and European heptathlon. In the autumn of 2013 she was diagnosed - cancer, and by January 2014 it underwent a course of chemotherapy. Throughout the illness she continued to train, hoping to recover and prepare for the Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (Peter Holgersson)



Third place in the category "Sports. Stories in Motion ».

April 27, 2013, Adelaide, Australia. Daniel Arnamnart from Australia to swim in the 100 meters backstroke on the second day of the Australian Swimming Championships on April 27 in Adelaide. (Quinn Rooney-Getty Images)



First prize in the category "Sports. Selected photos ».

January 18, 2013. Sled Dog Race, a top view, Megeve, France. (Jeff Pachoud-Agence France-Press / Getty Images)



Second place in the category "Sports. Dynamics. Selected photos ».

March 24, 2013, Szczyrk, Poland. Slalom. (Andrzej Grygiel-PAP-Polska Agencja Prasowa)



Third place in the category "History of nature».

January 25, 2011, the Congo. The five-year male bonobo was the most inquisitive representative group of wild bonobos near the reserve Kokolopori, in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Despite the fact that of all living species on earth, this - the closest thing to a man about bonobos, little is known as to their behavior in the wild. Bonobos are endangered due to the reduction of natural habitats and the illegal bushmeat trade. (Christian Ziegler-National Geographic Magazine)



First place in the category "History of nature».

March 2, 2013, Los Angeles, USA. Photo Cougar Park Griffith made to disguise the camera. To get to the park, where the last two years, the Cougars live, you need to go two busiest highways in the United States. (Steve Winter-National Geographic)



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