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author: Matthias Kretschmann
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date: 2012-05-04 13:12:54+00:00
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title: World Press Photo 2012
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- photography
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- photojournalism
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The winners of the 2012 contest were announced and the [winner gallery](http://www.worldpressphoto.org/gallery/2012-world-press-photo) is worth checking out. 

This years [winner, dubbed Photo Of The Year 2011](http://www.worldpressphoto.org/photo/world-press-photo-year-2011-0), comes from Spanish photographer [Samuel Aranda](http://www.samuelaranda.net/).