Here are the best photos from the World Press Photo Awards

The winners of the 60th annual World Press Photo Contest have been announced.

The winning shot was taken by Turkish Associated Press photographer called Burhan Ozbilici, with an image he has simply titled An Assassination in Turkey. Showing Mevlut Mert Altintas shouting after shooting Andrei Karlov, the Russian ambassador to Turkey, at an art gallery in Ankara, Turkey, on December 19 2016.This year, 80,408 photos were submitted for judging, made by 5,034 photographers from 125 different countries.

Winners in eight categories were announced, including Contemporary Issues, Daily Life, General News, Long-Term Projects, Nature, People, Sports, and Spot News.

World Press Photo has been kind enough to allow us to share some of this year’s winning photos here with you.

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