The international jury of the 50th annual World Press Photo Contest selected a color image of the US photographer Spencer Platt of Getty Images as World Press Photo of the Year 2006.
The picture shows a group of young Lebanese driving through a South Beirut neighborhood devastated by Israeli bombings. The picture was taken on 15 August 2006, the first day of the
ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah when thousands of Lebanese started returning to their homes.
WORLD PRESS PHOTO OF THE YEAR 2006 - Spencer Platt, USA, Getty Images, Young Lebanese drive through devastated neighborhood of South Beirut, Aug. 15.
SPOT NEWS SINGLES - 1. Akintunde Akinleye, Nigeria, Reuters, Man rinses soot from his face after gas pipeline explosion, Lagos, Nigeria, Dec. 26; 2. Arturo Rodriguez, Spain, The Associated Press, Migrants wait for transportation, Tenerife, Spain, Sept. 7; 3. Mohammed Ballas, The Associated Press, Public execution of suspected collaborator, Jenin, West Bank, Aug. 13.
SPOT NEWS STORIES - 1. Davide Monteleone, Italy, Contrasto, Israeli bombings of Lebanon, July; 2. Agnes Dherbeys, France, Cosmos/Eve, Protests against absolute monarchy, Nepal, April; 3. Yonathan Weitzman, Israel, Reuters, Forced evacuation of Amona outpost, West Bank, Feb. 1.
GENERAL NEWS SINGLES - 1. Paolo Pellegrin, Italy, Magnum Photos for Newsweek/The New York Times Magazine, Victim of Israeli rocket attack, Tyre, Lebanon, Aug. 6; 2. Jan Grarup, Denmark, Politiken, Darfur refugees, Sudan-Chad border, November; 3. Daniel Aguilar, Mexico, Reuters, Accused burglar, Oaxaca, Mexico, Oct. 18.
GENERAL NEWS STORIES - 1. Zsolt Szigetvary, Hungary, for MTI, Riots in Budapest, Hungary, September-October; 2. Peter van Agtmael, USA, Polaris Images, Night raids, Iraq , January-March; 3. Moises Saman, Spain, Newsday, Presidential elections, Haiti, February.
PEOPLE IN THE NEWS SINGLES - 1. Oded Balilty, Israel, The Associated Press, Settler woman struggles with Israeli security officer, Amona outpost, West Bank, Feb. 1; 2. Christopher Anderson, Canada, Magnum Photos for Newsweek, President Hugo Chavez of Venezuela, Nov. 27; 3. Stephanie Sinclair, USA, Family flees Israeli bombings, Lebanon, July 27.
PEOPLE IN THE NEWS STORIES - 1. Q. Sakamaki, Japan, Redux Pictures, Sri Lanka political violence, June; 2. Arturo Rodriguez, Spain, The Associated Press, Tourists on Tejita Beach help migrants, Tenerife, Spain, July 30/Aug. 3; 3. Espen Rasmussen, Norway, Verdens Gang, Kashmir earthquake aftermath, January.
SPORTS ACTION SINGLES - 1. Max Rossi, Italy, Reuters, World Championship Gymnastics, Denmark, Oct. 14; 2. Alex Livesey, United Kingdom, Getty Images for Sports Illustrated, Peter Crouch of Liverpool scores against Galatasaray, Sept. 27; 3. Jeffrey Phelps, USA, The Associated Press, Milwaukee Brewers against San Francisco Giants, May 4.
SPORTS ACTION STORIES - 1. Peter Schols, The Netherlands, Dagblad De Limburger/GPD/Reuters, Zidane's exit from World Cup final, Berlin, July 9; 2. Craig Golding, Australia, Sydney Morning Herald, Sports portfolio. 3. Steve Christo, Australia, Sydney Morning Herald, Sports portfolio.
SPORTS FEATURES SINGLES - 1. Franck Seguin, France, Deadline Photo Press, Freediving world champion Guillaume Nery; 2. Nicolas Gouhier, France, Abaca USA for Sports Illustrated, Arena Sprint swimming competition, Rouen, France Nov. 3; 3. Lorenzo Cicconi Massi, Italy, Contrasto, Shichahai Sports School, Beijing.
SPORTS FEATURES STORIES - 1. Joao Kehl, Brazil, Cia de Foto, Boxing gym, Sao Paolo; 2. Pep Bonet, Spain, Panos Pictures, War amputees' football team, Sierra Leone; 3. David Klammer, Germany, World Cup fans, Germany, July.
CONTEMPORARY ISSUES SINGLES - 1. Walter Astrada, Argentina, World Picture Network, Victim of violence against women, Guatemala; 2. Daniel Beltra, Spain, Zuma Press for Greenpeace, Soy fields in the Amazon, Brazil; 3. Per-Anders Pettersson, Sweden, Getty Images for Stern, Yandakwa with her friends, Kinshasa, DRC.
CONTEMPORARY ISSUES STORIES 1. Jose Cendon, Spain, Agence France-Presse, Psychiatric hospital inmates, Burundi and DRC; 2. Massimo Berruti, Italy, Grazia Neri, Condemned residence, Rome; 3. Bruno Fert, France, In Visu, Tents for homeless, Paris.
DAILY LIFE SINGLES- 1. Spencer Platt, USA, Getty Images, Young Lebanese drive through devastated neighborhood of South Beirut, Aug. 15; 2. David Butow, USA, US News & World Report, Street corner, New York; 3. Steven Achiam, Denmark, Boersen, Bangladesh migrant worker, Kuwait.
DAILY LIFE STORIES - 1. David Guttenfelder, USA, The Associated Press, The lonely man, Tokyo; 2. Jon Lowenstein, USA, Aurora Photos, Chicago South Side; 3. Moises Saman, Spain, Newsday, Afghanistan .
PORTRAITS SINGLES - 1. Nina Berman, USA, Redux Pictures for People, Wounded US Marine returns home from Iraq to marry; 2. Wang Gang, China, Yi shepherd, Sichuan province, China; 3. Damon Winter, USA, Los Angeles Times, Clint Eastwood .
PORTRAITS STORIES - 1. Nicolas Righetti, Switzerland, Rezo, "Father of the Turkmen" President Niyazov of Turkmenistan; 2. Mathias Braschler & Monika Fischer, Switzerland, Grazia Neri for Sports Illustrated/Stern, Faces of football; 3. Erin Trieb, USA, Texas candidate for governor Kinky Friedman.
ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT SINGLES - 1. Espen Rasmussen, Norway, Verdens Gang, Collecting flowers for midsummer night celebrations, Latvia; 2. Carolyn Cole, USA, Los Angeles Times, Performer Debbie Davis prepares for her show, New Orleans; 3. Paul Zhang, China, The Beijing News, Blind dance pair, Beijing.
ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT STORIES - 1. Denis Darzacq, France, Agence Vu, Street dancers, Paris; 2. Magnus Wennman, Sweden, Aftonbladet, Miss Senior Sweetheart Pageant of America; 3. Jean-Christian Meyer, France, Tendance Floue for VSD/La Vie, Traveling cinema.
NATURE SINGLES - 1. Michael Nichols, USA, National Geographic Magazine, Serval cat, Zakouma National Park, Chad; 2. Fayez Nureldine, Palestinian Territories, Agence France-Presse, Migration of starlings, Algeria; 3. Joergen Flemming, Denmark, Buzzards fight over a hare, Denmark.
NATURE STORIES - 1. Paul Nicklen, Canada, National Geographic Magazine, Leopard seal hunting, Antarctica; 2. Chang He, China, Oriental Morning Post, Chinese zoos; 3. Maria Stenzel, USA, for National Geographic Magazine, Chinstrap penguins, South Sandwich Islands.
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