Award-Winning Images

AP Photo/Charles Ommanney, Getty Images for Newsweek

This photo made available by World Press Photo in Amsterdam, Netherlands on Friday, Feb, 12, 2010, shows the first prize in the People in the News Stories category of the 2010 World Press Photo contest. The photo, by British photographer Charles Ommanney, Getty Images for Newsweek, is named, "Inauguration Day, Washington DC, Jan. 20, 2009."

This photo made available by World Press Photo in Amsterdam, Netherlands on Friday, Feb, 12, 2010, shows the first prize in the Arts and Entertainment Stories category of the 2010 World Press Photo contest. The photo, taken by Canadian photographer Kitra Cahana, is named "Fabrica for Colors Rainbowland, New Mexico."

AP Photo/Joe Petersburger, National Geographic

This photo made available by World Press Photo in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Friday, Feb, 12, 2010, shows the first prize in the Nature Singles category of the 2010 World Press Photo contest. The photo, by Hungarian photographer Joe Petersburger for National Geographic, is named "Hunting kingfisher, Hungary."

AP Photo/Paul Nicklen, National Geographic

This photo made available by World Press Photo in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Friday, Feb, 12, 2010, shows the first prize in the Nature Stories category of the 2010 World Press Photo contest. The photo, by Canadian photographer Paul Nicklen, National Geographic, is named "South Georgia, Antartica."

AP Photo/Malick Sidibe,The New York Times Magazine

This photo made available by World Press Photo in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Friday, Feb, 12, 2010, shows the first prize in the Arts and Entertainment Singles category of the 2010 World Press Photo contest. The photo, by photographer Malick Sidibe from Mali for The New York Times Magazine, is named "Fashion portfolio: Prints and the Revolution, Mali."

This photo made available by World Press Photo in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Friday, Feb, 12, 2010, shows the second prize in the Portraits Stories category of the 2010 World Press Photo contest. The photo, by Dutch photographer Annie van Gemert, is named "Boys and Girls."

AP Photo/Eugene Richards, Reportage by Getty Images for The Sunday Times Magazine/Paris Match

This photo made available by World Press Photo in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Friday, Feb, 12, 2010, shows the first prize in the Contemporary Issues Stories category of the 2010 World Press Photo contest. The photo, by American photographer Eugene Richards, Reportage by Getty Images for The Sunday Times Magazine/Paris Match, is named "War Is Personal, USA."

AP Photo/Laura Pannack, Lisa Pritchard Agency for The Guardian Weekend magazine

This photo made available by World Press Photo in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Friday, Feb, 12, 2010, shows the first prize in the Portraits Singles category of the 2010 World Press Photo contest. The photo, by British photographer Laura Pannack, Lisa Pritchard Agency for The Guardian Weekend magazine, shows Graham, an anorexic teenager.

This photo made available by World Press Photo in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Friday, Feb, 12, 2010, shows the first prize in the Daily Life Stories category of the 2010 World Press Photo contest. The photo, by Peruvian photographer Gihan Tubbeh, shows Adrian, a 13-year old autistic boy.

This photo made available by World Press Photo in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Friday, Feb, 12, 2010, shows the second prize in the Daily Life Singles category of the 2010 World Press Photo contest. The photo, by French photographer Joan Bardeletti, is named "Sunday picnic, Mozambique."

This photo made available by World Press Photo in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Friday, Feb, 12, 2010, shows the first prize in the Sports Action Stories category of the 2010 World Press Photo contest. The photo, by American photographer Donald Miralle, Jr., shows the Ironman World Championships, Hawaii 2009.

This photo made available by World Press Photo in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Friday, Feb, 12, 2010, shows the first prize in the Sports Features Singles category of the 2010 World Press Photo contest. The photo, by American photographer Robert Gauthier, Los Angeles Times Magazine, showis Yankee fans try to distract Angels left fielder Juan Rivera, at Yankee Stadium on Oct. 25, 2009.

This photo made available by World Press Photo in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Friday, Feb, 12, 2010, shows the first prize in the Sports Features Stories category of the 2010 World Press Photo contest. The photo, by American photographer Elizabeth Kreutz, is named "Lance Armstrong's comeback."

This photo made available by World Press Photo in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Friday, Feb, 12, 2010, shows the second prize in the Contemporary Issues Singles category of the 2010 World Press Photo contest. The photo, by Italian photographer Stefano De Luigi, VII Network for Le Monde Magazine, shows a giraffe killed by drought in northeast Kenya, Sept. 2009.

AP Photo/Gareth Copley, Press Association

This photo made available by World Press Photo in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Friday, Feb, 12, 2010, shows the first prize in the Sports Action Singles category of the 2010 World Press Photo contest. The photo, by British photographer Gareth Copley, Press Association, showing England's Jonathan Trott is run out at the fifth Ashes test match, London, Aug. 2009.

This photo made available by World Press Photo in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Friday, Feb, 12, 2010, shows the second prize in the People in the News Singles category of the 2010 World Press Photo contest. The photo, by American photographer David Guttenfelder for The Associated Press, shows U.S. soldiers responding to Taliban fire outside their bunker in Korengal Valley, Afghanistan, May 11, 2009.

AP Photo/Marco Vernaschi for Pulitzer Center

This photo made available by World Press Photo in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Friday, Feb, 12, 2010, shows the first prize in the General News Stories category of the 2010 World Press Photo contest. The photo, by Italian photographer Marco Vernaschi for Pulitzer Center, is named "Guinea Bissau."

This photo made available by World Press Photo in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Friday, Feb, 12, 2010, shows the first prize in the General News Singles category of the 2010 World Press Photo contest. The photo, by Swedish photographer Kent Klich, is named "Gaza photo album: Tuzzah, Gaza Strip, March 3, 2009."

This photo made available by World Press Photo in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Friday, Feb, 12, 2010, shows the First prize in the Spot News Stories category of the 2010 World Press Photo contest. The photo, by Argentine photographer Walter Astrada for Agence France Presse, is named "Bloodbath in Madagascar, Feb. 2009."

AP Photo/Adam Ferguson, VII Mentor Program for The New York Times

This photo made available by World Press Photo in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Friday, Feb, 12, 2010, wins first prize in the Spot News Singles category of the 2010 World Press Photo contest. The photo, by Australian photographer Adam Ferguson, VII Mentor Program for The New York Times, shows an Afghan woman rushed from the scene of a suicide bombing in Kabul, Afghanistan, Dec. 15, 2009.

This photo made available by World Press Photo in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Friday, Feb, 12, 2010, shows World Press Photo of the year 2009 by Italian photographer Pietro Masturzo, showing women shouting on a rooftop in protest at the presidential election results in Tehran, Iran, June 24, 2009.