In Pictures: Winning photos from The World Press Photo Contest 2019

Judges selected this year's winners from 78,801 images entered by 4,738 photographers worldwide.

Honduran toddler Yanela Sanchez cries as she and her mother, Sandra Sanchez, are taken into custody by US border officials in McAllen, Texas, on June 12, 2018.
Honduran toddler Yanela Sanchez cries as she and her mother, Sandra Sanchez, are taken into custody by US border officials in McAllen, Texas, on June 12, 2018.PHOTO: JOHN MOORE/GETTY IMAGES
Diarra Ndiaye, Ndeye Fatou Mbaye and Mariza Sakho model outfits by designer Adama Paris in the Medina neighbourhood of the Senegalese capital, Dakar.
Diarra Ndiaye, Ndeye Fatou Mbaye and Mariza Sakho model outfits by designer Adama Paris in the Medina neighbourhood of the Senegalese capital, Dakar.PHOTO: FINBARR O' REILLY
Boxer Moreen Ajambo trains at the Rhino boxing club in Katanga, a large slum settlement in Kampala, Uganda, on March 24, 2019.
Boxer Moreen Ajambo trains at the Rhino boxing club in Katanga, a large slum settlement in Kampala, Uganda, on March 24, 2019.PHOTO: JOHN T. PEDERSEN
Dressed for church, Kehinde Deborah and Taiwo Celestine stand on a hill near Igbo-Ora, Nigeria.
Dressed for church, Kehinde Deborah and Taiwo Celestine stand on a hill near Igbo-Ora, Nigeria.PHOTO: BENEDICTE KURZEN, NOOR AND SANNE DE WILDE/NOOR
A woman begs outside a grocery store in Azzan, a pivotal southern crossroads town that had seesawed back and forth between government and insurgent forces in Yemen, on May 22, 2018.
A woman begs outside a grocery store in Azzan, a pivotal southern crossroads town that had seesawed back and forth between government and insurgent forces in Yemen, on May 22, 2018.PHOTO: THE WASHINGTON POST
Garett dances with his girlfriend at the Young Marines annual ball, in Hanover, Pennsylvania. Young Marines, a patriotic education programme, has 10,000 students nationwide and focuses on youth development in areas such as citizenship, patriotism and
Garett dances with his girlfriend at the Young Marines annual ball, in Hanover, Pennsylvania. Young Marines, a patriotic education programme, has 10,000 students nationwide and focuses on youth development in areas such as citizenship, patriotism and drug-free lifestyle.PHOTO: SARAH BLESENER/REDUX
A young woman attends a national football match disguised as a man at the Azadi Stadium in Teheran. She risks arrest by going.
A young woman attends a national football match disguised as a man at the Azadi Stadium in Teheran. She risks arrest by going.PHOTO: FOROUGH ALAEI
An unidentified man tries to hold back the press as Saudi investigators arrive at the Saudi Arabian Consulate in Istanbul, amid a growing international backlash over the disappearance of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
An unidentified man tries to hold back the press as Saudi investigators arrive at the Saudi Arabian Consulate in Istanbul, amid a growing international backlash over the disappearance of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.PHOTO: CHRIS MCGRATH/GETTY IMAGES
Petronella Chigumbura, a member of an all-female anti-poaching unit called Akashinga, participates in stealth and concealment training in the Phundundu Wildlife Park, Zimbabwe.
Petronella Chigumbura, a member of an all-female anti-poaching unit called Akashinga, participates in stealth and concealment training in the Phundundu Wildlife Park, Zimbabwe.PHOTO: BRENT STIRTON/GETTY IMAGES
Frogs with their legs severed and surrounded by frogspawn struggle to the surface, after being thrown back into the water in Covasna, Eastern Carpathians, Romania, in April 2018.
Frogs with their legs severed and surrounded by frogspawn struggle to the surface, after being thrown back into the water in Covasna, Eastern Carpathians, Romania, in April 2018.PHOTO: BENCE MATE
An orphaned boy walks past a wall with drawings depicting rocket-propelled grenade launchers, in Bol, Chad. Many orphaned children, including Nigerian refugees, live in madrasahs and are sent to beg for part of the day.
An orphaned boy walks past a wall with drawings depicting rocket-propelled grenade launchers, in Bol, Chad. Many orphaned children, including Nigerian refugees, live in madrasahs and are sent to beg for part of the day.PHOTO: MARCO GUALAZZINI/CONTRASTO
Families relax beside the Rio Novillero in Mexico, when the caravan takes a rest day near Tapanatepec.
Families relax beside the Rio Novillero in Mexico, when the caravan takes a rest day near Tapanatepec.PHOTO: PIETER TEN HOOPEN,/AGENCE VU/CIVILIAN ACT
Abortion law reform campaigner Megan Scott, dressed as St Brigid, Ireland’s female patron, poses for a photograph at Dublin’s main shopping street on April 21, 2018.
Abortion law reform campaigner Megan Scott, dressed as St Brigid, Ireland’s female patron, poses for a photograph at Dublin’s main shopping street on April 21, 2018.PHOTO: OLIVIA HARRIS
Pura rides around her neighbourhood in Havana in a 1950s convertible, as the community gathers to celebrate her fifteenth birthday.
Pura rides around her neighbourhood in Havana in a 1950s convertible, as the community gathers to celebrate her fifteenth birthday.PHOTO: DIANA MARKOSIAN/MAGNUM PHOTOS
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Apr 12, 2019, 10:04 pm SGT
 
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