Last February 2013 the international jury of the 56th World Press Photo Contest named a photo by Paul Hansen from Sweden as the World Press Photo of the Year 2012. Over 5,666 photographers, 103,481 images and 124 nationalities entered in the 2012 World Press Photo Contest. 55 were named winners in nine categories. Here's an overview of everything related to the 2013 World Press Photo Contest. Browse some of the 10 winning photographs. LINK
GAZA BURIAL
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Paul Hansen, Sweden, Dagens Nyheter
20 November 2012
Gaza City, Palestinian Territories
The bodies of two-year-old Suhaib Hijazi and his elder brother Muhammad, almost four, are carried by their uncles to a mosque for their funeral, in Gaza City. The children were killed when their house was destroyed by an Israeli airstrike on 19 November. The strike also killed their father, Fouad, and severely injured their mother and four other siblings.
INTERROGATION
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Emin Özmen, Turkey
31 July 2012
Aleppo, Syria
A man suspected of giving money to government informants is held at a school occupied by the dissident Free Syrian Army (FSA), in the northern city of Aleppo. He was one of two captives believed to be members of the pro-government Shabiha militia, who were held and interrogated for 48 hours before having the money that was on them confiscated. The men were then released.
COLLABORATOR
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Adel Hana, Palestinian Territories, The Associated Press
20 November 2012
Gaza City, Palestinian Territories
Palestinians drag the dead body of a suspected collaborator with Israel through the streets of Gaza City, on 20 November. That week had seen heavy bombardment of Gaza by Israel, in what was known as Operation Pillar of Defense.
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GAZA
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Bernat Armangue, Spain, The Associated Press
18 November 2012
Gaza City, Palestinian Territories
Smoke rises in Gaza City after an Israeli airstrike.
Israel launched a military offensive against targets in Hamas-ruled Gaza, on 14 November. Israeli authorities said that Operation Pillar of Defense was aimed at protecting citizens from the hundreds of missiles fired into Israel by militants in Gaza.
BATTLE TO DEATH
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Fabio Bucciarelli, Italy, Agence France-Press
11 October 2012
Aleppo, Syria
A Free Syrian Army (FSA) fighter prepares to fire a rocket-propelled grenade against government forces, in Aleppo’s Old City. The Syrian commercial hub of Aleppo was the scene of some of the bloodiest clashes in the ongoing uprising against the regime of President Bashar al-Assad. Both government and opposition forces considered control of Aleppo to be strategically important to their aims.
SIEGE OF ALEPPO
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Javier Manzano, Mexico, Agence France-Presse / Getty Images
18 October 2012
Aleppo, Syria
Free Syrian Army fighters stand guard in Aleppo’s Karm al-Jabal neighborhood, as light enters through a wall peppered by shrapnel. In July, the rebel Free Syrian Army (FSA) entered Aleppo, Syria’s largest city and commercial capital. Rebel-held neighborhoods, initially in southwest Aleppo and later throughout the city, became battlefields, as government forces attempted to regain control.
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AIDA
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Rodrigo Abd, Argentina, The Associated Press
10 March 2012
Idlib, Syria
Aida cries as she recovers from severe injuries sustained during a Syrian military bombardment of her home, in the northern city of Idlib. Her husband and two children were killed in the attack.
WOUNDED BABY, ALEPPO
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Sebastiano Tomado, Italy/USA, Sipa Press USA
03 October 2012
Aleppo, Syria
A wounded child awaits treatment in one of the few hospitals left standing in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo, in October.
SUDAN BORDER WARS
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Dominic Nahr, Switzerland, Magnum Photos for Time magazine
17 April 2012
Heglig, Sudan
A Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) soldier lies dead in a pool of oil next to a leaking oil facility in the town of Heglig, after a clash with the Sudan People’s Liberation Army (SPLA).
PEPPER SPRAY
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Ammar Awad, Jordan, Reuters
30 March 2012
Jerusalem, Israel
Israeli border police officers use pepper spray as they detain a Palestinian protestor during clashes after Friday prayers on Land Day, outside Damascus Gate in Jerusalem’s Old City.
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