World Press Photo Awards

This picture by the Polish photographer Tomasz Gudzowaty, called Your Gallery, showing a child jockey in Mongolia, won third prize in sports features singles Photograph: Tomasz Gudzowaty/EPA

Bo Bor, a Reuters photographer based in China, won second prize of the spot news stories category with this photo of earthquake survivors in Sichuan Province, China Photograph: Bo Bor/Reuters

The general news singles category was won by the Brazilian photographer Luiz Vasconcelos, of Jornal A Critica/Zuma Press, showing a woman who tries to stop the forced eviction of her people in Manaus, Brazil, on 10 March 2008 Photograph: Luiz Vasconcelos/AP

First prize in the sports features stories category was won by the Chinese photographer Zhao Qing, of China Youth Daily, showing the Beijing 2008 Olympics on TV Photograph: Zhao Qing/AP

First prize in the sports actions stories category went to the American photographer Vincent Laforet, for Newsweek, showing a diver during the Beijing Olympic Games, on 23 August 2008 Photograph: Vincent Laforet/AP

This photograph, taken on 1 March 2008, of Massai warriors clashing with members of the Kalenjin tribe, on Kapune hill overlooking the Olmelil valley, won first prize in the people in the news singles category Photograph: Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP

First prize in the contemporary issues stories was won by the Mexican photographer Carlos Cazalis, of Corbis, showing a homeless person in Sao Paolo, Brazil Photograph: Carlos Cazalis/AP

This picture by Walter Astrada, taken on 17 January 2008, shows a Kenyan boy screaming as he sees a policeman with a baton approaching the door of his home in the Kibera slum of Nairobi. Astrada's series in Nairobi won first prize in the spot news singles category Photograph: Walter Astrada/AFP

First prize in the contemporary issues singles category was won by the Belgian photographer Mashid Mohadjerin, of Reporters, showing a coastguard spotting a boat with refugees off Lampedusa, Italy, on 30 July 2008 Photograph: Mashid Mohadjerin/AP

A photo taken by Callie Shell, from Aurora Photos, of Barack Obama's presidential campaign won first prize in the people in the news stories category Photograph: Callie Shell/AFP

The arts and entertainment stories first prize was won by the Dutch photographer Roger Cremers for this photograph called Preserving Memory, of visitors at the memorial and museum at Auschwitz-Birkenau, Poland, 30 April – 4 May 2008 Photograph: Roger Cremers/AP

First prize in the nature singles category was taken by the Chilean photographer Carlos F Gutierrez, of Patagonia Press, for Diario La Tercera, showing the Chaiten volcano erupting, in Chile, 2 May 2008 Photograph: Carlos F. Gutierrez/AP

The Italian photographer Giulio Di Sturco, of Agenzia Grazia Neri, has won first prize in the arts and entertainment singles category, for this photograph taken backstage at Indian fashion week, in Delhi, 2008 Photograph: Giulio Di Sturco/AP

First prize in the nature stories category was won by the American photographer Steve Winter, of National Geographic magazine, for this picture called Out of the Shadows, showing a snow leopard Photograph: Steve Winter/AP

Photographer Franck Robinchon won third prize in the sports action singles field with this picture of Alexis Copello of Cuba competing during the men's triple jump at the Beijing Olympics, 18 August 2008 Photograph: Franck Robichon/EPA

French photographer Jerome Bonnet won second prize in the portraits singles category for this photograph of the US actor Dennis Hopper Photograph: Jerome Bonnet/EPA