Photos from the 2011 finalists

Photo taken by Alice Klein professional finalist while on assignment in Zambia to investigate the taboo surrounding abortion Photograph: Alice Klein

Photo taken by Alice Klein professional finalist while on assignment in Zambia to investigate the taboo surrounding abortion Photograph: Alice Klein

Taken by Huw Poraj-Wilczynski who was a 2011 amateur finalist. Huw travelled to Ghana to look into access to medicine and early intervention Photograph: Huw Poraj-Wilczynski

Jack Craze travelled to Mali and reported on how the return to the old ways of working is helping to develop agriculture in the country Photograph: Jack Craze

Kiran Flynn the 2011 amateur winner reported from Bangladesh on early and enforced marriages Photograph: Kiran Flynn

Kiran Flynn the 2011 amateur winner reported from Bangladesh on early and enforced marriages Photograph: Kiran Flynn

Kiran Flynn the 2011 amateur winner reported from Bangladesh on early and enforced marriages Photograph: Kiran Flynn

Paige McClanahan visited Uganda to explore the effect of rapid diagnostic testing for malaria has far reaching implications Photograph: Paige McClanahan

Paige McClanahan visited Uganda to explore the effect of rapid diagnostic testing for malaria has far reaching implications Photograph: Paige McClanahan

Paige McClanahan visited Uganda to explore the effect of rapid diagnostic testing for malaria has far reaching implications Photograph: Paige McClanahan

Roberta Radu was sent on assignment to Nairobi to look into how community schemes are making saving easier for local women Photograph: Roberta Radu

Roberta Radu was sent on assignment to Nairobi to look into how community schemes are making saving easier for local women Photograph: Roberta Radu

Roberta Radu was sent on assignment to Nairobi to look into how community schemes are making saving easier for local women Photograph: Roberta Radu

Jack Craze travelled to Mali and reported on how the return to the old ways of working is helping to develop agriculture in the country Photograph: Jack Craze

Angela Robson was the 2011 professional winner and wrote about sexual violence against women in Haiti Photograph: Angela Robson