World Press Photo 2008

World Press Photo of the Year 2008 - Anthony Suau, USA, for Time

US Economy in Crisis : Following eviction, Detective Robert Kole must ensure residents have moved out of their home, Cleveland, Ohio, 26 March

The jury gave prizes in 10 theme categories to 64 photographers of 27 nationalities from : Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, France, Germany, Greece, India, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Mexico, the Netherlands, Poland, Russia, El Salvador, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine and USA.

The participants represent 124 different nationalities. Entries by photographers from Asia increased by 14% from last year, photographers from China and India leading the numbers, with 490 (2008 : 400) and 208 (2008 : 165) participants respectively. European photographers are traditionally strongly represented in the contest. This year there were significant increases in the number of photographers from certain countries, such as Italy with 306 (251) and Poland with 104 (81).

The members of the 2009 jury were :

Chair : MaryAnne Golon, USA, consulting photography editor

Members :
  Akinbode Akinbiyi, Nigeria, photographer, writer and curator
  Patrick Baz, France/Lebanon, regional photo-manager, the Middle East, Agence France-Presse
  Peter Bialobrzeski, Germany, photographer Laif
  Olivier Culmann, France, photographer Tendance Floue
  Erin Elder, Canada, digital media manager The Globe and Mail
  Per Folkver, Denmark, photo editor in chief Politiken
  David Friend, USA, editor of creative development Vanity Fair
  Ayperi Karabuda Ecer, Sweden/Turkey, vice president pictures Reuters
  Volker Lensch, Germany, head of photo department Stern
  Ricardo Mazalan, Argentina, photographer The Associated Press
  Arianna Rinaldo, Italy, photo editor D La Repubblica delle Donne and editor-in-chief OjodePez
  Sujong Song, South Korea, freelance photo editor

Secretaries :
  Daphné Anglès, France/USA, European picture coordinator The New York Times
  Stephen Mayes, UK, managing director VII Photo Agency

Anthony Suau, the author of the World Press Photo of the Year 2008, will receive his award during an awards ceremony in Amsterdam on Sunday 3 May 2009. The award also carries a cash prize of 10,000 euro. In addition, Canon will donate Anthony Suau a Canon EOS 5D Mark II camera.

The awards ceremony is preceded by a three-day program of lectures, discussions and screenings of photography. The exhibition of prizewinners will be shown at the Oude Kerk from 4 May to 28 June and will subsequently visit over 100 locations around the world.

World Press Photo receives support from the Dutch Postcode Lottery and is sponsored worldwide by Canon and TNT.

List of winners :

SPOT NEWS SINGLES :

1. Chen Qinggang, China, Hangzhou Daily, Rescue troops carry earthquake survivor, Beichuan County, China, 14 May
2. Henk Kruger, South Africa, Cape Times, Man attempts to cross border from Zimbabwe to South Africa, 21 May
3. Gleb Garanich, Ukraine, Reuters, Georgian man mourns his brother after bombardment, Gori, Georgia, 9 August

SPOT NEWS STORIES :

1. Walter Astrada, Argentina, Agence France-Presse, Post-election violence in Kenya, January
2. Bo Bor, China, Reuters, Earthquake in Sichuan Province, China, May
3. Wojciech Grzedzinski, Poland, Napo Images for Dziennik, Georgian conflict, August

Honorable mention :
 Sebastian D’Souza, India, Mumbai Mirror, Attack inside Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus, Mumbai, India, 26 November

GENERAL NEWS SINGLES :

1. Luiz Vasconcelos, Brazil, Jornal A Crtica/Zuma Press, Woman tries to stop forced eviction from squatters’ camp, Manaus, Brazil, 10 March
2. Zhao Qing, China, Shenzhen Evening News, Sichuan earthquake survivors, Beichuan County, 20 May
3. Kevin Frayer, Canada, The Associated Press, Palestinian protestors take cover from Israeli tear gas, West Bank, 27 May

GENERAL NEWS STORIES :

1. Davide Monteleone, Italy, Contrasto, Abkhazia, September-October
2. Lars Lindqvist, Sweden, for Dagens Nyheter, Armed conflict in Georgia, August
3. Olivier Laban-Mattei, France, Agence France-Presse, Myanmar (Burma) cyclone aftermath, May

PEOPLE IN THE NEWS SINGLES :

1. Yasuyoshi Chiba, Japan, Agence France-Presse, Inter-tribal conflict, Western Kenya, 1 March
2. Yannis Kolesidis, Greece, Reuters, Anti-government riot, Athens, 9 December
3. Jean Revillard, Switzerland, Rezo.ch, Hachim, migrant from Afghanistan in Patras, Greece

PEOPLE IN THE NEWS STORIES :

1. Callie Shell, USA, Aurora Photos for Time, Barack Obama presidential campaign, January-October
2. Justyna Mielnikiewicz, Poland, for The New York Times, Georgia conflict, August
3. Philippe Dudouit, Switzerland, Contact Press Images, Tuareg rebels, Mali and Niger

SPORTS ACTION SINGLES :

1. Paul Mohan, Ireland, Sportsfile, Ireland scores against Greece during under-17 European Championship qualifier, Athlone, Ireland, 15 March
2. Mark Dadswell, Australia, Getty Images, Usain Bolt wins men’s 200m final at Beijing Olympic Games, 20 August
3. Franck Robichon, France, EPA, Triple jump competitor Alexis Copello at Beijing Olympic Games, 18 August

SPORTS ACTION STORIES :

1. Vincent Laforet, USA, for Newsweek, Divers, Beijing Olympic Games, 23 August
2. Alexander Taran, Russia, Atlant Media, Sambo World Championships, St. Petersburg, 14-16 November
3. Julian Abram Wainwright, Canada, for EPA, Men’s 10m platform divers, Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, 22-23 August

SPORTS FEATURES SINGLES :

1. Wu Xiaoling, China, Xinhua News Agency, Judoka Ange Mercie Jean-Baptiste at Olympic Games, Beijing, 11 August
2. Berthold Steinhilber, Germany, Laif for Stern, Mountain bike race, Les Deux Alpes, France, 20 July
3. Tomasz Gudzowaty, Poland, Yours Gallery/Focus Photo und Presse Agentur, Child jockey, Mongolia

SPORTS FEATURES STORIES :

1. Zhao Qing, China, China Youth Daily, Olympics on TV in Beijing
2. Howard Schatz, USA, At the Fights : Boxers before and after the bout
3. Paolo Verzone, Italy, Agence Vu/Agenzia Grazia Neri for Le Monde 2, Traveling with Michel Platini

CONTEMPORARY ISSUES SINGLES :

1. Mashid Mohadjerin, Belgium, Reporters/Redux Pictures, Coastguards spot a boat with refugees, off Lampedusa, Italy, 30 July
2. Guillaume Herbaut, France, Oeil Public for La Croix, Z. (28) former domestic slave, France
3. Veronique de Viguerie, France, Getty Images for Marie Claire, Memorial for victims of violence against women, Guatemala

Honorable mention :
 Henry Agudelo, Colombia, Periodico El Colombiano, Homeless in Medellin, Medellin, Colombia, 27 October

CONTEMPORARY ISSUES STORIES :

1. Carlos Cazalis, Mexico, Corbis, Homeless, So Paulo, Brazil
2. Johan Bvman, Sweden, Sydsvenska Dagbladet, Albino in Tanzania
3. Massimo Siragusa, Italy, Contrasto, Messina slums, Sicily, Italy

DAILY LIFE SINGLES :

1. Lissette Lemus, El Salvador, El Diario de Hoy, Petrona Rivas, victim of gang violence, El Salvador, 15 October
2. Mattia Insolera, Italy, Agenzia Grazia Neri for El Periodico, Gay marriage : Papa Will and daughter Stassa dressing up for his wedding, Barcelona
3. Tomasz Wiech, Poland, Gazeta Wyborcza Krakow, Corporate breakfast

Honorable mention :
 Eraldo Peres, Brazil, The Associated Press, People gather around the body of Thiago Franklino Lima at Coque slum, Recife, Brazil

DAILY LIFE STORIES :

1. Brenda Ann Kenneally, USA, The Raw File, Troy, New York
2. Anthony Suau, USA, for Time, US economy in crisis
3. Gen Yamaguchi, Japan, for St. Petersburg Times, Silent Cry : Autism in the family, Tampa, Florida

PORTRAITS SINGLES :

1. Yuri Kozyrev, Russia, Noor for Time, Rajiha Jihad Jassim with her son Sarhan, Baghdad, Iraq
2. Jérôme Bonnet, France, Corbis Outline for Libération, Dennis Hopper
3. Sung Nam-Hun, South Korea, for Photonet, Tibetan novice nun

PORTRAITS STORIES :

1. Carlo Gianferro, Italy, for Postcart, Roma interiors, Romania and Moldova
2. Pep Bonet, Spain, Noor for Positive Lives, Forced Identity : Transsexual sex workers, Honduras
3. Li Jiejun, China, New Express Daily, Icons of war

ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT SINGLES :

1. Giulio Di Sturco, Italy, Agenzia Grazia Neri, Backstage at Indian Fashion Week, Delhi
2. Jérôme Bonnet, France, Corbis Outline for Le Monde 2, Anaïs, student at Paris Opera Ballet School
3. André Vieira, Brazil, Focus Photo und Presse Agentur, Shunnoz Fiel, fashion designer from Luanda, Angola

ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT STORIES :

1. Roger Cremers, the Netherlands, Preserving Memory : Visitors at the Memorial and Museum Auschwitz-Birkenau, Poland, 30 April-4 May
2. Kacper Kowalski, Poland, Kosycarz Foto Press, A day on the beach, Wladyslawowo, Poland, 27 July
3. Jonathan Torgovnik, USA, for Geo, The Amato Opera Theater, New York

NATURE SINGLES :

1. Carlos F. Gutiérrez, Chile, Patagonia Press for Diario La Tercera, Chaitén volcano erupts, Chile, 2 May
2. Jeremy Lock, USA, US Air Force, Dust tornado hits French army training camp, Djibouti
3. Alexey Bushov, Russia, Leopard hunting, Etosha, Namibia

NATURE STORIES :

1. Steve Winter, USA, National Geographic Magazine, Snow Leopards : Out of the Shadows
2. Fu Yongjun, China, Hangzhou City Express, A tree by the West Lake, Hangzhou
3. Heidi & Hans-Jürgen Koch, Germany, for Stern, Animal eyes