Pietro Masturzo, freelance photographer from Italy, wins premier award
The international jury of the 53rd annual World Press Photo Contest has selected a photo by the Italian photographer Pietro Masturzo as the World Press Photo of the Year 2009. The picture depicts women shouting in protest from a rooftop in Tehran, on 24 June. The winning photograph is part of a story depicting the nights following the contested presidential elections in Iran, when people shouted their dissent from roofs and balconies, after daytime protests in the streets. The story as a whole was awarded first prize in the category People in the News.
- World Press Photo of the Year 2009 Pietro Masturzo, Italy From the rooftops of Tehran, June
- 1st prize General News Singles Kent Klich, Sweden Gaza photo album: Tuzzah, Gaza Strip, 3 March
- 1st prize Arts and Entertainment Singles Malick Sidibé, Mali, for The New York Times Magazine Fashion portfolio: Prints and the Revolution, Mali