The nominees of the World Press Photo 2018

Rohingya Crisis, by Patrick Brown – World Press Photo 2018

Rohingya Crisis, Patrick Brown. World Press Photo of the Year Nominee.

Adam Ferguson – World Press Photo 2018

The bodies of Rohingya refugees are laid out after the boat in which they were attempting to flee Myanmar capsized about eight kilometers off Inani Beach, near Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. Around 100 people were on the boat before it capsized. There were 17 survivors © Patrick Brown for Panos Pictures/Unicef / World Press Photo 2018

Toby Melville – World Press Photo 2018

Boko Haram Strapped Suicide Bombs to Them. Somehow These Teenage Girls Survived. World Press Photo of the Year nominee © Adam Ferguson, The New York Times/World Press Photo 2018

The battle for Mosul, Ivor Prickett – World Press Photo 2018

Aisha (14) stands for a portrait in Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria. After being kidnapped by Boko Haram, Aisha was assigned a suicide bombing mission, but managed to escape and find help instead of detonating the bombs.

The battle for Mosul, Ivor Prickett – World Press Photo 2018

Jesco Denzel – World Press Photo 2018

A passerby comforts an injured woman after Khalid Masood drove his car into pedestrians on Westminster Bridge in London, UK, killing five and injuring multiple others © Toby Melville/World Press Photo 2018

More than a woman, Giulio Di Sturco – World Press Photo 2018

The battle for Mosul. By Ivor Prickett for The New York Times.

North Korea, Roger Turesson – World Press Photo 2018

Civilians who had remained in west Mosul after the battle to take the city line up for aid in the Mamun neighbourhood © Ivor Prickett/World Press Photo 2018

Heba Khamis – World Press Photo 2018

The battle for Mosul. By Ivor Prickett for The New York Times.

George Steinmetz – World Press Photo 2018

An unidentified young boy, who was carried out of the last ISIS-controlled area in the Old City by a man suspected of being a militant, is cared for by Iraqi Special Forces soldiers Ivor Prickett © Ivor Prickett/World Press Photo 2018

Waiting for freedom, Neil Aldridge – World Press Photo 2018

Venezuela crisis. By Ronaldo Schemidt for Agence France Presse. World Press Photo nominee.

Thomas P. Peschak – World Press Photo 2018

José Víctor Salazar Balza (28) catches fire amid violent clashes with riot police during a protest against President Nicolas Maduro, in Caracas, Venezuela © Ronaldo Schemidt/World Press Photo 2018

Thomas P. Peschak – World Press Photo 2018

Lagos Waterfronts under Threat. By Jesco Denzel. Contemporary Issues. © Jesco Denzel/World Press Photo 2018

Amazon: Paradise Threatened, Daniel Beltra – World Press Photo 2018

More than a woman. By Giulio Di Sturco. Contemporary Issues, World Press Photo 2018

Wasteland, Kadir van Lohuizen – World Press Photo 2018

Dr. Suporn Watanyusakul shows patient Olivia Thomas her new vagina after gender reassignment surgery at a hospital in Chonburi, near Bangkok, Thailand. © Giulio di Sturco/World Press Photo 2018

Masfiqur Akhtar Sohan – World Press Photo 2018

North Korea. Contemporary Issues, nominee.

Not my verdict, Richard Tsong-Taatarii – World Press Photo 2018

A crowd awaits the start of the Pyongyang Marathon at the Kim Il-sung Stadium, while an official guards the exit, in Pyongyang, North Korea © Roger Turesson, Dagens Nyheter/World Press Photo 2018

Kevin Frayer – World Press Photo 2018

The battle for Mosul, Ivor Prickett – World Press Photo 2018

1st prize Contemporary Issues, stories. Banned beauty, Heba Khamis.

Dumpster Diver, Corey Arnold – World Press Photo 2018

The practice of breast ironing for girls between the ages of eight and 12 in Cameroon is carried out in the belief that this will delay maturity and help prevent rapes or sexual advances © Heba Khamis/World Press Photo 2018

Galapagos: Rocking the Cradle, Thomas P. Peschak – World Press Photo 2018

Rapidly rising incomes in China have led to a changing diet and increasing demand for meat, dairy and processed foods. The food and agricultural industry is under pressure.

Sacred no more, Jasper Doest – World Press Photo 2018

1st prize Environment, singles. Waiting for freedom, Neil Aldridge.

Galapagos: Rocking the Cradle, Thomas P. Peschak – World Press Photo 2018

A young white rhino, drugged and blindfolded, about to be released in Okavango Delta, Botswana, after its relocation from South Africa for protection from poachers © Neil Aldridge/World Press Photo 2018

Ami Vitale – World Press Photo 2018

Attack of the Zombie Mouse, Environment © Thomas P. Peschak/World Press Photo 2018

Li Huaifeng – World Press Photo 2018

A juvenile gray-headed albatross on Marion Island, South African Antarctic Territory, is left injured after an attack by mice from an invasive species that has begun to feed on living albatross chicks and juveniles.

War Portraits, Alessio Mamo – World Press Photo 2018

Back in time, Environment. © Thomas P. Peschak/World Press Photo 2018

Magnus Wennman – World Press Photo 2018

An historic photograph of an African penguin colony, taken in the late 1890s, is a stark contrast to the declining numbers seen in 2017 in the same location, on Halifax Island, Namibia. The colony once numbered more than 100,000 penguins.

Finding Freedom in the Water, Anna Boyiazis – World Press Photo 2018

Adam Ferguson – World Press Photo 2018

Girls, Tatiana Vinogradova – World Press Photo 2018

Humans are producing more waste than ever before. Differences between waste management systems documented between 2016 and 2017 in Jakarta, Tokyo, Lagos, New York, Sao Paulo and Amsterdam investigate how societies manage—or mismanage—their waste.

Steaming Scrum, Stephen McCarthy – World Press Photo 2018

Marathon des Sables, Erik Sampers – World Press Photo 2018

A group of Rohingya at the Leda makeshift settlement in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, watch as houses burn just across the border in Myanmar.

Oliver Scarff – World Press Photo 2018

The Boys and the Bulls, Nikolai Linares Larsen – World Press Photo 2018

John Thompson is embraced in St Anthony Village, Minnesota, USA, after speaking out at a memorial rally for his close friend Philando Castile, two days after police officer Jeronimo Yanez was acquitted of all charges in the shooting of Castile.

Car Attack, Ryan M. Kelly – World Press Photo 2018

Rohingya Refugees Flee Into Bangladesh to Escape Ethnic Cleansing. General News © Kevin Frayer, Getty Images/World Press Photo 2018

Goran Tomasevic – World Press Photo 2018

‘Clearance operations’ against Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar conducted by the Burmese army led to hundreds of thousands of refugees fleeing into Bangladesh on foot or by boat. Many died in the attempt. In Bangladesh, refugees were housed in makeshift settlements.

Demonstrator catches fire, Juan Barreto – World Press Photo 2018

David Becker – World Press Photo 2018

In early July, after months of fighting, the Iraqi government declared the city of Mosul fully liberated from ISIS, although conflict continued in pockets of the city. Thousands of civilians were killed during the battle for Mosul, while large areas of the city were left in ruins.