2000
Lara Jo Regan, USA, for Life.
Texas, USA, 2000. Uncounted Americans: The mother of a Mexican immigrant family makes piñatas to support herself and her children, in Texas.
2001
Erik Refner, Denmark, for Berlingske Tidende.
Jalozai refugee camp, Pakistan, juni 2001 The body of an Afghan refugee boy is prepared for burial
2002
Eric Grigorian, Armenia/USA, Polaris Images.
Qazvin Province, Iran, 23 June 2002. Surrounded by soldiers and villagers digging graves for victims of earthquake, a boy holds his dead father's trousers as he squats beside the spot where his father is to be buried.
2003
Jean-Marc Bouju, France, The Associated Press.
An Najaf, Iraq, 31 March 2003. Iraqi man comforts his son at a holding center for prisoners of war.
2004
Arko Datta, India, Reuters, 2004.
Woman mourns relative killed in tsunami, Cuddalore, India, Tamil Nadu, 28 December 2004
2005
Finbarr O'Reilly, Canada, Reuters.
Mother and child at emergency feeding center, Tahoua, Niger, 1 August
2006
Spencer Platt, USA, Getty Images.
Young Lebanese drive through devastated neighborhood of South Beirut, 15 August
2007
Tim Hetherington, UK for Vanity Fair.
American soldier resting at bunker, Korengal Valley, Afghanistan, 16 September.
World Press Photo of the Year 2008
Anthony Suau, USA, for Time
US Economy in Crisis: Following eviction, Detective Robert Kole must ensure residents have moved out of their home, Cleveland, Ohio, 26 March
World Press Photo of the Year 2009
Pietro Masturzo, Italy
From the rooftops of Tehran, June