First prize for Portrait Stories went to Vanessa Winship, UK, for her portrayal of rural school girls in Eastern Turkey.
First prize for People in News Stories went to Philippe Dudouit, of Switzerland, for his work in Time magazine. Above: PKK fighters in Southern Kurdistan/Northern Iraq
Paul Nicklen, a National Geographic magazine photographer, won second prize of the Nature Stories category with this picture of the narwhal in Nunavut, Canada.
Andrew Quilty of Australia won first prize for Sports Features Singles for Australian Financial Review magazine. Above: Children watching a horserace at Maxwelton, Australia.