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Press photo awards put China in the frame

Disasters of 2015 depicted in dramatic pictures that spread the message across the world

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Picture of the Year went to “Europe Refugees” by Sergey Ponomarev, showing migrants arriving at the Greek island of Lesbos.

The 12th China International Press Photo Contest shone the spotlight on leading events and issues around the world in 2015, including the European refugee crisis and the Tianjin Port explosions.

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‘Panic in Paris’ shows November’s terrorist attacks. Photo: Peter Dejong
‘Panic in Paris’ shows November’s terrorist attacks. Photo: Peter Dejong
A construction worker on a cliff road in China. Photo: Guo Liliang
A construction worker on a cliff road in China. Photo: Guo Liliang
The rescue effort after the Shenzhen landslide. Photo: Kang Jian
The rescue effort after the Shenzhen landslide. Photo: Kang Jian
Star trails streak above Russia’s Galenki telescope. Photo: Yuri Smityuk
Star trails streak above Russia’s Galenki telescope. Photo: Yuri Smityuk
Child migrants at the Greece-Macedonia border. Photo: Georgi Licovski
Child migrants at the Greece-Macedonia border. Photo: Georgi Licovski
A bull tramples revellers in Pamplona, Spain. Photo: Alvaro Barrientos
A bull tramples revellers in Pamplona, Spain. Photo: Alvaro Barrientos
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