World Press Photo Exhibition

The World Press Photo 2012 exhibition is on show at the Southbank Centre until 26 November. Taken by photojournalists all around the world, the photos show ever

by Cathy Adams

A woman sits behind the broken glass of her shop, during a demonstration in Barcelona. Credit: Emilio Morenatti, The Associated Press

Mirella lost her husband to Alzheimer's. Credit: Fausto Podavini, Italy

Swimming emperor penguins in Antarctica. Credit: Paul Nicklen, National Geographic magazine

A southern cassowary feeds on the fruit of the blue quandong tree in Australia. Credit: Christian Ziegler, Germany

People receiving treatment on Africa Mercy, a hospital ship docked in Guinea. Credit: Stephan Vanfleteren, Panos for Mercy Ships/De Standaard

Chinese artist and dissident Ai Weiwei. Credit: Stefen Chow, Smithsonian magazine

Milan leaves the hospital, three months after surviving a family suicide attempt in Belgrade, Serbia. Credit: Nemanja Pancic, Kurir

Kayla stands with her American Girl doll, in front of a portrait of her ancestors. Credit: Ilona Szwarc, Redux Pictures

The photographer's family on summer holiday in Italy. Credit: Soren Bidstrup, Berlingske

Students watching television in Hoh Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Credit: Maika Elan, MoST Artists

Gaza City. Credit: Paul Hansen, Dagens Nyheter

A woman sits on bags of waste she has salvaged in Nairobi, Kenya. Credit: Micah Albert, Redux Images for Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting

A steeplechase in Kolesa, Czech Republic. Credit: Roman Vondrous, Czech Press Agency

Fencing at London 2012 Olympics. Credit: Sergei Ilnitsky

A competitor and his charges finish a bull race in West Sumatra, Indonesia. Credit: Wei Seng Chen, Malaysia

Uprooted trees lie strewn over a beach in Rikuzentakata, Iwate, Japan following the 2011 tsunami. Credit: Daniel Berehulak, Getty Images

A woman cries as she recovers from severe injuries in Idlib, Syria. Credit: Rodrigo Abd, The Associated Press

A Free Syrian Army fighter takes up position in Aleppo, Syria. Credit: Fabio Bucciarelli, Agence France-Press

Attempting to cross the Syria-Turkey border. Credit: Alessio Romenzi, Corbis for Time magazine

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Published: Tuesday 12th November 2013

Inspiration

The World Press Photo 2012 exhibition is on show at the Southbank Centre until 26 November. Taken by photojournalists all around the world, the photos show everything from the Syrian war to the London 2012 Olympics.

The winning press image was from Paul Hansen of the Swedish daily newspaper Dagens Nyheter. It shows a group of men carrying the bodies of two dead children through a street in Gaza City.

See the gallery above for our highlights of the shortlist – they're pretty powerful.

See southbankcentre.co.uk for details of the exhibition.

Inspiration

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