54th annual World Press Photo winners announced

The World Press Photo international photography contest has announced its winner for 2010. Jodi Bieber was chosen for her portrait of a disfigured young woman that was published on the cover of Time magazine.

The World Press Photo contest draws submissions from around the globe, and this year set a record with 108,059 images submitted by 5,847 photographers from 125 nations.

The winners gallery is not only stunningly powerful, it’s a good synopsis of the major events that took place in the last year.

For a full list and more information, go to World Press Photo, and please take a moment to appreciate the photography in the gallery above. I think you will be in awe. Please note, some of the images are disturbingly graphic.

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