World Press Photo Winners 2011

World Press Photo is an independent, non-profit organization based in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Founded in 1955 the organization is known for holding the world's largest and most prestigious annual press photography contest. The awards ceremony is held in the Oude Kerk in Amsterdam. After the contest, the prizewinning photographs are assembled into a traveling exhibition that is visited by over a million people in 40 countries. A yearbook presenting all prizewinning entries is published annually in six languages.

The World Press Photo jury announced their choices for the best press photos published in 2010. A record number of 108,059 images was submitted to the contest, and the number of participating photographers was 5,847, representing 125 different nationalities.

Aerial Photography of America by Cameron Davidson

Photographer Cameron Davidson started his aerial photography career in 1980 when taking snapshots for National Geographic and asked a local pilot to help him get an aerial view, and has been doing so ever since.

Featuring pictures taken from low-flying planes and helicopters, each of Cameron Davidson’s pictures takes viewers on a dynamic tour of a vast range of different landscapes and topographies. From ocean wind farms to winding rivers and downtown urban cores, this Cameron Davidson collection celebrates the wide array of terrain that the world has to offer in vivid HD detail.

New York City


New York City


Conservatory Garden in Central Park, New York


Las Vegas


San Francisco


San Francisco Bay


Pendleton, West Virginia


Florida Keys


Northern Iowa


Palouse Hills, Washington


Las Vegas, Nevada


Hamptons, New York


Mount Vernon, Virginia


Bass Estate, Connecticut


Yellowstone, Montana