The photo titled “An Assassination in Turkey” by Turkish photographer Burhan Ozbilici was announced as the winner of the 2017 World Press Photo Contest.
Turkish photographer Burhan Ozbilici (right) is honored at the event. (Photo: AFP)
Mevlut Mert Altintas shouts after shooting and killing Andrei Karlov, right, the Russian ambassador to Turkey, at an art gallery in Ankara, Turkey, on December 19th, 2016.
Altıntas also wounded three other people before being killed by officers in a shootout.
The 2017 contest drew entries from around the world: 5,034 photographers from 125 countries submitted 80,408 images. The jury gave prizes in eight categories to 45 photographers from 25 countries: Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, India, Iran, Italy, Pakistan, the Philippines, Romania, Russia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Syria, New Zealand, Turkey, UK, and USA.
The prize-winning photographs are assembled in an exhibition that travels to 45 countries and is seen by more than 4 million people each year./.
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