World Press Photo Contest 2017 Winners World Press Photo Contest World Press Photo of the Year An Assassination in Turkey© Burhan Ozbilici, Turkey Contemporary Issues Taking A Stand In Baton Rouge© Jonathan Bachman, USA Migrant Crossing© Vadim Ghirda, Romania The Libyan Migrant Trap© Daniel Etter, Germany Daily Life The Silent Victims of a Forgotten War© Paula Bronstein, USA Sweat Makes Champions© Wang Tiejun, China China’s Wild West© Matthieu Paley, France General News Offensive on Mosul© Laurent Van der Stockt, France Left Alone© Santi Palacios, Spain The Philippines’ Most Overcrowded Jail© Noel Celis, Philippines Long-Term Projects Black Days of Ukraine© Valery Melnikov, Russia An Iranian Journey© Hossein Fatemi, Iran Table Rock, Nebraska© Markus Jokela, Finland Nature Caretta Caretta Trapped© Francis Pérez, Spain Big Cat in My Backyard© Nayan Khanolkar, India Monarchs in the Snow© Jaime Rojo, Spain People What ISIS Left Behind© Magnus Wennman, Sweden Praying for a Miracle© Robin Hammond, New Zealand Fidelity© Kristina Kormilitsyna, Russia Sports Grand National Steeplechase© Tom Jenkins, UK The Dive© Cameron Spencer, Australia Rio’s Golden Smile© Kai Oliver Pfaffenbach, Germany Spot News Pakistan Bomb Blast© Jamal Taraqai, Pakistan Medics Assist a Wounded Girl© Abd Doumany, Syria Battle for Mosul© Felipe Dana, Brazil