The 1st prize General News Stories of the World Press Photo 2011 contest by Olivier Laban-Mattei, France, Agence France-Presse, shows a man throwing the body of a dead child at the morgue of the general hospital, Port-au-Prince, Jan. 15, 2010. (AP Photo/Olivier Laban-Mattei/AFP)

Photo by Jodi Bieber, South Africa, Institute for Artist Management for Time magazine.

In this image is Bibi Aisha, an 18-year-old woman from Oruzgan province in Afghanistan, who fled back to her family home from her husband’s house, complaining of violent treatment.

2nd Prize Spot News Stories
Corentin Fohlen, France, Fedephoto
Anti-government riots, Bangkok, Thailand, May

2nd Prize Arts and Entertainment Single
Davide Monteleone, Italy, Contrasto for The New York Times Style Magazine
Milan Fashion Week: Valeria Marini show

2nd prize stories
Kemal Jufri, Indonesia
Panos Pictures/Polaris Images
Eruption of Mount Merapi, Central Java, Indonesia, November

 

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