Winners of the World Press Photo 2017
The full list of the winners of the 2017 World Press Photo contest:
WORLD PRESS PHOTO OF THE YEAR
Burhan Ozbilici, Turkey, The Associated Press. An Assassination in Turkey.
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CONTEMPORARY ISSUES — SINGLES
1. Jonathan Bachman, USA, Thomson Reuters. Taking a Stand in Baton Rouge.
2. Vadim Ghirda, Romania, The Associated Press. Migrant Crossing.
3. Daniel Etter, Germany. The Libyan Migrant Trap.
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CONTEMPORARY ISSUES — STORIES
1. Amber Bracken, Canada. Standing Rock.
2. Lalo de Almeida, Brazil, for Folha de Sao Paulo. Victims of the Zika Virus.
3. Peter Bauza, Germany. Copacabana Palace.
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DAILY LIFE — SINGLES
1. Paula Bronstein, USA, for Time Lightbox / Pulitzer Center For Crisis Reporting. The Silent Victims of a Forgotten War.
2. Tiejun Wang, China. Sweat Makes Champions.
3. Matthieu Paley, France, for National Geographic Magazine. China's Wild West.
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DAILY LIFE — STORIES
1. Tomas Munita, Chile, for The New York Times. Cuba on the Edge of Change.
2. Elena Anosova, Russia. Out of the Way.
3. Francesco Comello, Italy. Isle of Salvation.
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GENERAL NEWS — SINGLES
1. Laurent Van der Stockt, France, Getty Reportage for Le Monde. Offensive on Mosul.
2. Santi Palacios, Spain. Left Alone.
3. Noel Celis, Philippines, Agence France-Presse. Inside the Philippines' Most Overcrowded Jail.
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GENERAL NEWS — STORIES
1. Daniel Berehulak, Australia, for The New York Times. They Are Slaughtering Us Like Animals.
2. Sergey Ponomarev, Russia, for The New York Times. Iraq's Battle to Reclaim Its Cities.
3. Alessio Romenzi, Italy. We Are Not Taking Any Prisoners.
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LONG-TERM PROJECTS
1. Valery Melnikov, Russia, Rossia Segodnya. Black Days of Ukraine.
2. Hossein Fatemi, Iran, Panos Pictures. An Iranian Journey.
3. Markus Jokela, Finland, Helsingin Sanomat. Table Rock, Nebraska.
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NATURE — SINGLES
1. Francis Perez, Spain. Caretta Caretta Trapped.
2. Nayan Khanolkar, India. Big Cat in My Backyard.
3. Jaime Rojo, Spain. Monarchs in the Snow.
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NATURE — STORIES
1. Brent Stirton, South Africa, Getty Images for National Geographic Magazine. Rhino Wars.
2. Ami Vitale, USA, for National Geographic Magazine. Pandas Gone Wild.
3. Bence Mate, Hungary. Now You See Me.
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PEOPLE — SINGLES
1. Magnus Wennman, Sweden, Aftonbladet. What ISIS Left Behind.
2. Robin Hammond, New Zealand, NOOR Images for Witness Change. Praying for a Miracle.
3. Kristina Kormilitsyna, Russia, Kommersant Newspaper. Fidelity.
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PEOPLE — STORIES
1. Michael Vince Kim, USA. Aenikkaeng.
2. Antonio Gibotta, Italy, Agenzia Controluce. Enfarinat.
3. Jay Clendenin, USA, Los Angeles Times. Olympians.
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SPORTS — SINGLES
1. Tom Jenkins, UK, The Guardian. Grand National Steeplechase.
2. Cameron Spencer, Australia, Getty Images. The Dive.
3. Kai Oliver Pfaffenbach, Germany, Thomson Reuters. Rio's Golden Smile.
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SPORTS — STORIES
1. Giovanni Capriotti, Italy. Boys Will Be Boys.
2. Michael Hanke, Czech Republic. Youth Chess Tournaments.
3. Darren Calabrese, Canada. Adaptive Athlete.
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SPOT NEWS — SINGLES
1. Jamal Taraqai, Pakistan, European Pressphoto Agency. Pakistan Bomb Blast.
2. Abd Doumany, Syria, Agence France-Presse. Medics Assist a Wounded Girl.
3. Felipe Dana, Brazil, The Associated Press. Battle for Mosul.
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SPOT NEWS — STORIES
1. Burhan Ozbilici, Turkey, The Associated Press. An Assassination in Turkey.
2. Ameer Alhalbi, Syria, Agence France-Presse. Rescued From the Rubble.
3. Mathieu Willcocks, UK. Mediterranean Migration.
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DIGITAL STORYTELLING
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IMMERSIVE STORYTELLING
1. The Dig
Team:
Topaz Adizes, Executive Director, Creative Director
Mike Knowlton, Executive Director, Creative Director, Creative Technologist
Carla Tramullas, Creative Director, UX Designer
Julia Gorbach, Creative Director
Mark Harris, Creative Director, Creative Technologist
Joe Wheeler, UX Designer
Olivier H. Beauchesne, Data Visualization
Season 1:
Julia Gorbach, Director, Producer, Additional Camera & Sound
Carla Tramullas, Director, Cinematographer
Dane Benko, Editor
Nicholas D'Agostino, Editor
Mériem Dehbi-Talbot, Associate Producer
Grace Larkin, Associate Producer
Julius Bowditch, Associate Producer
Paige Polk, Associate Producer
Hans Lueders, Associate Producer
Organization:
The Skin Deep + Murmur
2. The Fine Line: Simone Biles Gymnastics
Team:
Rodrigo de Benito Sanz, Producer
Alicia DeSantis, Producer
Alexandra Garcia, Producer, Video Editor
Mika Gröndahl, Producer, Graphics
Evan Grothjan, Producer, Graphics
Taige Jensen, Producer, Video Editor, Color, Audio
Yuliyah Parshina-Kottas, Producer, Graphics
Bedel Saget, Producer, Reporter, Videographer
Joe Ward, Producer, Reporter, Videographer
Larry Buchanan, Reporter, Videographer
Leslye Davis, Reporter, Videographer, Photographer
Juliet Macur, Reporter
Meghean Felling, Video Editor
Ben Laffin, Color
Jeremy White, Graphics
Michael Cordero, Audio
Gregg Matthews, Photographer
Wilson Andrews, Contributing Producer
Danny DeBelius, Contributing Producer
Alexandra Eaton, Contributing Producer
Grant Gold, Contributing Producer
Steve Duenes, Supervising Producer
Organization:
The New York Times
3. The Injustice System
Team:
Ed Pilkington, Chief Reporter
Laurence Mathieu-Leger, Senior Video Producer
Kenan Davis, Interactive Editor
Rich Harris, Interactive Editor
Nadja Popovich, Interactive Editor
Kenton Powell, Interactive Editor
Organization:
The Guardian US
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INNOVATIVE STORYTELLING
1. A New Age of Walls
Team:
Zoeann Murphy, Video Reporter
Anthony Faiola, Berlin Bureau Chief
Reem Akkad, Senior Video Producer
Kat Downs Mulder, Graphics Director
Kevin Schaul, Graphics Editor
Douglas Jehl, Foreign Editor
Samuel Granados, Senior Graphics Editor
Organization:
The Washington Post
2. The Waypoint
Team
Zoeann Murphy, Video Reporter
Samuel Granados, Senior Graphics Editor
Emily Chow, Assignment Editor, Story Design
Kevin Schaul, Graphics Editor
Kat Downs, Graphics Director
Griff Witte, London Bureau Chief
Organization:
The Washington Post
3. Future Cities
Team:
Yvonne Brandwijk, Director, Photographer, Video
Stephanie Bakker, Director, Writer, Reporter
Maaike Holvast, Video Editor
Sara Kolster, Interactive Design
Martijn Pantlin, Development
Hay Kranen, Development
Edgar Vijgeboom, Development
Casper van Deuveren, Sound Design
Ivo Schmetz, Visual Design
Organization:
Future Cities
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LONG FORM
1. When The Spirit Moves
Team:
Justin Maxon, Director, Cinematographer
Jared Moossy, Director, Cinematographer
2. The Forger
Team:
Samantha Stark, Producer, Editor, Cinematographer
Alexandra Garcia, Senior Producer, Editor
Pamela Druckerman, Producer
Adam Ellick, Senior Producer
Murat Gökmen, Field Producer, Cinematographer
Stu McCardle, Field Producer, Cinematographer
Taige Jensen, Editor, Post-Production
Léa Khayata, Additional Production
Neil Collier, Additional Production
Antoine Goubin, Additional Production
Ainara Tiefenthäler, Additional Production
Manual Cinema Studios, Shadow Animation, Original Music, Sound Design
Organization:
The New York Times
3. The Convention
Team:
Jessica Dimmock, Producer, Director, Cinematographer
Ian Olds, Editor
Adam Forkner, Composer
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SHORT FORM
1. Claressa
Team:
Zackary Canepari, Director
Carter Gunn, Editor
Christopher ISenberg, Producer
Christopher Gary, Producer
Drea Cooper, Producer
Sue Jaye Johnson, Producer, Cinematography, Additional Interviews
Sophia Rose, Cinematography
Jessica Dimmock, Cinematography
Mo Scarpelli, Cinematography
Matthew Joynt, Original Music
Nate Sandberg, Original Music
Gregg White, Coloring
Brian Susko, Sound Mix
Lindsey Phillips, Additional Editing
Organization:
Co-produced by Great Big Story and Victory Journal
2. Trapped
Team:
Nikos Pilos, Producer, Journalist, Videographer and Director
Arsinoi Pilou, Second Unit Camera
Natasha Blatsiou, Script
Pantelis Liakopoulos, Video Editor
Orestis Kamperidis, Music Sound Designer
3. How China Is Changing Your Internet
Team:
Jonah Kessel, Director, Writer, Video, Graphics, Editing
Paul Mozur, Writer, Video, Graphics, Editing
Sarah Li, Production Assistance
Organization:
The New York Times
