First prize-winning picture in the Sports Action Stories catagory of the World Press Photo 2006 contest. "Sports portfolio: Aaron Peirsol at Santa Clara Grand Prix, California, 26 June" taken by Donald Miralle, Jr of Getty Images, USA.

Finbarr O'Reilly, a Reuters photographer based in Senegal, has won the World Press Photo of the Year 2005, announced February 10, 2006, with this picture of a mother and child at an emergency feeding centre. The prestigious competition is the world's largest annual press photography contest.  The picture was taken in Tahoua, Niger August 1, 2005.

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