AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS - FEBRUARY 9: In this handout image released by World Press Photo Contest it shows a photo taken by Paul Nicklen of the National Geographic Magazine part of the World Press Photo of the Year 2006 on February 9, 2007 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The international jury of the 50th annual World Press Photo Contest announced that US photographer Spencer Platt of Getty Images has won World Press Photo of the Year 2006. The competition attracted submissions from 4,460 professional photographers from 124 countries who entered 78,083 images in the most prestigious annual international competition in press photography. (Photo by Paul Nicklen/National Geographic Magazine via Getty Images) *** IMPORTANT NOTICE *** This material is for single publications in print or for a temporary online publication, and may be used exclusively to publicize the 2007 World Press Photo contest and exhibition. It may not be published as part of an article or any other item that contains no direct link to World Press Photo and its activities. Nor may it be sold. The pictures may not be cropped or manipulated in any way. World Press Photo cannot authorize any other publication of the material. All other requests need to be addressed to the individual photographers and their official representatives. World Press Photo will be happy to provide you with any relevant information upon request. Publication must always be accompanied by the appropriate credit: NAME PHOTOGRAPHER, AGENCY / ORIGINAL PUBLICATION After publication the files must be deleted from your archive. Please send us a copy of the published article or let us know when you have published your article online for our press archive. Getty Images logo Getty Images 29 months ago

AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS - FEBRUARY 9: In this handout image released by World Press Photo Contest it shows a photo taken by Paul Nicklen of the National Geographic Magazine part of the World Press Photo of the Year 2006 on February 9, 2007 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The international jury of the 50th annual World Press Photo Contest announced that US photographer Spencer Platt of Getty Images has won World Press Photo of the Year 2006. The competition attracted submissions from 4,460 professional photographers from 124 countries who entered 78,083 images in the most prestigious annual international competition in press photography. (Photo by Paul Nicklen/National Geographic Magazine via Getty Images) *** IMPORTANT NOTICE *** This material is for single publications in print or for a temporary online publication, and may be used exclusively to publicize the 2007 World Press Photo contest and exhibition. It may not be published as part of an article or any other item that contains no direct link to World Press Photo and its activities. Nor may it be sold. The pictures may not be cropped or manipulated in any way. World Press Photo cannot authorize any other publication of the material. All other requests need to be addressed to the individual photographers and their official representatives. World Press Photo will be happy to provide you with any relevant information upon request. Publication must always be accompanied by the appropriate credit: NAME PHOTOGRAPHER, AGENCY / ORIGINAL PUBLICATION After publication the files must be deleted from your archive. Please send us a copy of the published article or let us know when you have published your article online for our press archive.

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