Awards

2017 News Picture Story

First Place – Juan Barreto
 

Opposition activists place candles to protest against the deaths of 43 people in clashes with the police during weeks of demonstrations against the government of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, in Caracas on May 17, 2017. © JUAN BARRETO / AFP PHOTO

Second Place​ – Marco Longari
 

The mother of a man shot in the head allegedly by Kenyan police uses a blanket to cover her son's body in an alley of Mathare slum in Nairobi, on August 9, 2017, as unrest broke out a day after general elections. © MARCO LONGARI / AFP PHOTO

Honorable Mention​ – Bulent Kilic
 

A member of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) runs to take cover from sniper shots near the central hospital of Raqa on October 1, 2017. © BULENT KILIC / AFP PHOTO

2017 Spot News

Second Place – Fred Dufour 
 

Dead bodies of Rohingya Muslim refugees lay on the shore of Inani beach, near Cox's Bazar on September 28, 2017. © FRED DUFOUR / AFP PHOTO

Third Place​ – Juan Barreto
 

A demonstrator catches fire, after the gas tank of a police motorbike exploded, during clashes in a protest against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, in Caracas on May 3, 2017. © JUAN BARRETO / AFP PHOTO

2017 Sports Feature

Honorable Mention​ – Brendan Smialowski 
 

A man watches the race at Ace Speedway in Alamance County on May 19, 2017 in Altamahaw, North Carolina. © BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI / AFP PHOTO

Honorable Mention​ – Ed Jones
 

In a photo taken on February 15, 2017 swimmers perform in a synchronized swimming gala event in Pyongyang. © ED JONES / AFP PHOTO

Chris Hondros Memorial International News

Third Place – Luis Tato / Stringer
 

A Kenya Administration police officer holding a stick monitors access to a polling station at Kariokor Community Centre in Nairobi on August 8, 2017 during general elections. © LUIS TATO / Stringer / AFP