World Press Photo 2013 prizewinners – in pictures

The Swedish photographer Paul Hansen won the World Press Photo of the Year award for this image of mourners carrying brothers two-year-old Suhaib Hijazi and three-year-old Muhammad, who were killed when their house was destroyed by an Israeli missile strike in Gaza City on 20 November 2012 Photograph: Paul Hansen/AFP/Getty Images

Bernat Armangue won first prize in the spot news stories category for his series chronicling an escalation in violence between Israel and Palestinians in November 2012. This image shows smoke rising after an Israeli air strike on Gaza City on 18 November Photograph: Bernat Armangue/AP

First prize in the general news single category was awarded to Rodrigo Abd for this image of Aida, whose husband and two children were fatally wounded when their house was shelled by the Syrian army in Idlib in March 2012 Photograph: Rodrigo Abd/AP

First prize in contemporary issues stories went to Maika Elan for her portrayal of a lesbian couple, Phan Thi Thuy Vy and Dang Thi Bich Bay, in Vietnam Photograph: Maika Elan/AP

First prize in daily life stories was awarded to Fausto Podavini for an intimate set of photographs of Mirella caring for her husband, Luigi, suffering from Alzheimer's, in Rome Photograph: Fausto Podavini/AP

Christian Ziegler of Germany won first prize in the nature single category for this picture of an endangered southern cassowary feeding on the fruit of the blue quandang tree in Australia Photograph: Christian Ziegler/Reuters

Stephan Vanfleteren won first prize in the staged portraits stories category with his series titled People of Mercy, Guinea. This picture shows Makone Soumaoro, 30, who has a swelling of the thyroid gland, in Conakry on 17 October 2012 Photograph: Stephan Vanfleteren/Reuters

Fabio Bucciarelli won second prize in the spot news stories category with the series titled Battle to Death. The picture shows a Free Syrian Army fighter taking up a position during clashes with government forces in the Sulemain Halabi district of Aleppo on 10 October 2012 Photograph: Fabio Bucciarelli/Reuters

Ananda van der Pluijm won third prize in the observed portraits stories category with the series titled Martin, a portrayal of a young man returning to live with his mother after 10 years with his father and and staying in a youth shelter in Tilburg, Netherlands Photograph: Ananda van der Pluijm /Reuters

Daniel Berehulak won third prize in the general news stories category with the series Japan After the Wave. The picture shows pine trees uprooted during the tsunami strewn over the beach in Rikuzentakata Photograph: Daniel Berehulak/Reuters

Emin Ozmen won second prize in the spot news single category for this picture of Syrian opposition fighters interrogating and torturing an informant in Aleppo, taken on 31 July 2012 Photograph: Emin Ozmen/Reuters

Ilona Szwarc won third prize in the observed portraits single category with this picture of Kayla posing with her lookalike doll in front of a portrait of her ancestors in Boston on 19 February 2012 Photograph: Ilona Szwarc /Reuters

Paul Nicklen was awarded first prize in nature stories for his photographs of emperor penguins in Antarctica, published in National Geographic magazine
Photograph: Paul Nicklen/National Geographic Magazine/AP

Sergei Ilnitsky won second prize in the sports action stories category with a series title The Golden Touch – Fencing at the Olympics. The picture shows Alaaeldin Abouelkassem of Egypt (top) in action against Peter Joppich of Germany in the men's foil individual competition at London 2012 Photograph: Sergei Ilnitsky/Reuters

Soren Bidstrup won second prize in the daily life single category with this picture of a summer holiday camping trip in Jeselo, Denmark, taken on 8 July 2012 Photograph: Soren Bidstrup/Reuters

First prize in the sports action single category was awarded to Wei Seng Chen for this photograph taken at the Pacu Jawi bull race in Batu Sangkar, West Sumatra, Indonesia, on 12 February 2012 Photograph: Wei Seng Chen/AP

First prize in sports features stories went to Jan Grarup for his photographs of a women's basketball team in Mogadishu who have an armed guard Photograph: Jan Grarup/AP

Micah Albert was awarded first prize in the contemporary issues single category for this photograph of a woman working as a trash picker at a 30-acre dump in Nairobi, Kenya
Photograph: Micah Albert/Redux Pictures/AP