Italian photographer Pietro Masturzo has been crowned World Press Photographer of the Year for his picture of women shouting in protest from a rooftop in Tehran during last year’s contested presidential election in Iran.

Masturzo also took out the People in the News category with the story as a whole, which captured the dissent spiling into the streets. The photographer wins €10,000 and a Canon EOS dSLR with a lens kit for his efforts.

Jury chair Ayperi Karabuda Ecer commented: “The photo shows the beginning of something, the beginning of a huge story. It adds perspectives to news. It touches you both visually and emotionally, and my heart went out to it immediately.”

The World Press Photography Awards increased in popularity this year, with the jury viewing a record number of photographs with 101,960 images submitted by 5,847 photographers representing 128 different nationalities.

Other first place winners included (thanks to PDN):

Spot News Singles
Adam Ferguson, Australia, VII Mentor Program for The New York Times
Afghan woman rushed from the scene of a suicide bombing, Kabul, 15 December

Spot News Stories
Walter Astrada, Argentina, Agence France-Presse
Bloodbath in Madagascar, February

General News Singles
Kent Klich, Sweden
Gaza photo album: Tuzzah, Gaza Strip, 3 March

General News Stories
Marco Vernaschi, Italy, for Pulitzer Center
Guinea Bissau

People In The News Singles
Michele Borzoni, Italy, TerraProject
Riots in Srinagar, Kashmir

People In The News Stories
Pietro Masturzo, Italy
From the rooftops of Tehran, June

Sports Action Singles
Gareth Copley, United Kingdom, Press Association
England’s Jonathan Trott is run out at the fifth Ashes test match, London, 20 August

Sports Action Stories
Donald Miralle, Jr., USA
Ironman World Championships, Hawaii

Sports Features Singles
Robert Gauthier, USA, Los Angeles Times Magazine
Yankee fans try to distract Angels left fielder Juan Rivera, Yankee Stadium, 25 October

Sports Features Stories
Elizabeth Kreutz, USA
Lance Armstrong’s comeback

Contemporary Issues Singles
Pierre-Olivier Deschamps, France, Agence Vu
France Residence: Avenue des Champs Elysées, Paris

Contemporary Issues Stories
Eugene Richards, USA, Reportage by Getty Images for The Sunday Times
Magazine/Paris Match
War Is Personal, USA

Daily Life Singles
Michael Wolf, Germany, Laif
Tokyo subway

Daily Life Stories
Gihan Tubbeh, Peru
Adrian, 13-year old autist

Portraits Singles
Laura Pannack, United Kingdom, Lisa Pritchard Agency for The Guardian
Weekend magazine
Graham, anorexic teenager

Portraits Stories
Roderik Henderson, the Netherlands
In the car

Arts And Entertainment Singles
Malick Sidibé, Mali, for The New York Times Magazine
Fashion portfolio: Prints and the Revolution, Mali

Arts And Entertainment Stories
Kitra Cahana, Canada, Fabrica for Colors
Rainbowland, New Mexico

Nature Singles
Joe Petersburger, Hungary, National Geographic
Hunting kingfisher, Hungary

Nature Stories
Paul Nicklen, Canada, National Geographic
South Georgia, Antarctica

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