Each year, the National Press Photographers Association hosts its prestigious Best of Photojournalism contest. Visual journalists from all over the world submit their content for review, and this year's winners were announced a few days ago. Here's a selection of some of the winning still images.
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Natural Environment:
David Slater, ZUMA Press
The Road to Office:
David Burnett, Contact Press Images for People
Best of Show:
Walter Astrada, AFP
Nontraditional Photojournalism Publishing:
Jenn Ackerman, freelancer
Photojournalist of the Year (large markets):
Walter Astrada, Time Magazine
Photojournalist of the Year (small markets):
James Gregg, Arizona Daily Star
Natural Disaster 2008:
Zou Sen, ZUMA Press
International News:
Paul Hansen, Dagens Nyheter
Enterprise Picture Story, smaller markets:
Ramin Rahimian, freelancer
News Portrait and Personality:
Jay L. Clendenin, Los Angeles Times
Best Published Picture Story, large markets:
Melissa Lyttle, St. Petersburg Times
Images courtesy of the National Press Photographers Association. View all NPPA winners here.
categories: Daily Picture Show
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