African migrants on the shore of Djibouti city at night raise their phones in an attempt to catch an inexpensive signal from neighboring Somalia—a tenuous link to relatives abroad: this picture won the World Press Photo 2014.
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Two-year-old Suhaib Hijazi and his older brother Muhammad were killed when their house was destroyed by an Israeli missile strike: this picture won the World Press Photo 2013.
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Fatima al-Qaws cradles her son Zayed (18), who is suffering from the effects of tear gas after participating in a street demonstration, in Sanaa, Yemen, on 15 October. This picture won the World Press Photo 2012.
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Bibi Aisha is 18 years old and her face was terribly devastated: her picture won the World Press Photo 2011.
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Pietro Masturzo won the new edition of the World Press Photo: women on the roof during the protests in Iran. After his arrest, the only way to document what was happening was to shoot from the roof.
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The economic crisis is becoming common for many of us. This image represents a policeman ensuring residents have moved out of their home in Cleveland, US, following eviction. Made by Anthony Suau, it won the World Press Photo 2008.
