101,254 images were submitted to this years World Press Photo Contest, 5,247 photographers from 124 nations entered. Here are some of the winners: World Press Photo of the Year: A woman holds a wounded man, inside a mosque that was being used as a field hospital during the demonstrations against President Ali Abdullah Saleh, during clashes in Sanaa, Yemen on 15 October 2011 photo by: Samuel Aranda — The New York Times
1st place Spot News: On Revolution Road, photographer by Yuri Kozyrev2nd Prize Sports: Scrum Half, photo by Ray McManus1st place Daily Life: North Korea, photo by Damir Sagolj2nd place, Arts and Entertainment, Dakar Fashion Week, photo by Vincent Boisot1st Prize General News, Mubarak Steps Down, photo by Alex Majoli2nd Prize Spot News, Utoya, photo by Niclas Hammerstrom2nd Prize General News Stories: Tsunami aftermath, photo by Paolo Pellegrin3rd place General News: Japan's Nuclear Refugees, photo by David Guttenfelder2nd prize Nature: Infinity Cave photo by Carsten Peter1st prize Contemporary Issues: Child Brides, photo by Stephanie Sinclair1st prize Contemporary Issues: photo by Brent Stirton
