Massimo Sestini, an Italian photographer, won the Second Prize in the General News Category, Singles, of the 2015 World Press Photo contest

Massimo Sestini, an Italian photographer, won the Second Prize in the General News Category, Singles, of the 2015 World Press Photo contest

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Massimo Sestini, an Italian photographer, won the Second Prize in the General News Category, Singles, of the 2015 World Press Photo contest with this image of shipwrecked people being rescued aboard a boat 32 km (20 miles) north of Libya by a frigate of the Italian navy in this picture taken June 7, 2014, and released by the World Press Photo on February 12, 2015. The prize-winning entries of the World Press Photo Contest 2015, the world’s largest annual press photography contest, were announced February 12, 2015. REUTERS/Massimo Sestini/World Press Photo/Handout via Reuters (LIBYA – Tags: SOCIETY IMMIGRATION POLITICS POVERTY TRANSPORT TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)





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