An image of an exhausted US soldier in a bunker in Afghanistan has won the top World Press Photo prize for news photography. Judges described the photo by Britain's Tim Hetherington for Vanity Fair magazine as an image that shows "the exhaustion of a man - and the exhaustion of a nation". "We're all connected to this. It's a picture of a man at the end of a line," jury chairman Gary Knight said. The photo shows an exhausted young soldier resting inside the Restrepo bunker, which was named for a member of his platoon who had been killed by insurgents. The 2nd Battalion Airborne of the 503rd US infantry was undergoing a deployment in the Korengal Valley, prize organisers said in a statement. It said the valley was infamous as the site of a downed US helicopter and had seen some of the most intense fighting in the country. "There's a human quality to this picture," said juror MaryAnne Golon. "It says that conflict is the basis of this man's life." Hetherington will receive the prize and an award of 10,000 euros ($16,200) at a ceremony on April 27 in Amsterdam. Other awards The jury awarded prizes in 10 categories to 59 photographers of 23 nationalities. News categories were once again dominated by instability and conflict zones worldwide, including Afghanistan, Pakistan, Kenya and the Middle East. Getty Images won five awards, including top spots in the spot news singles and spot news stories categories. Brent Stirton of Getty Images won in the contemporary issues category for his striking photo of a group of people carrying the dead body of a gorilla in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. John Moore's picture for Getty Images of Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto's assassination shows a hazy impression of the moment of the impact of the bomb, with people trying to flee the scene. The award for best portrait went to the photographer Platon for an image of Russian President Vladimir Putin for the cover of Time magazine. In the photo, Mr Putin stares blankly into the camera as glowing light surrounds him. First prize in one of the sport categories went to Danish photographer Erik Refner with a picture of a marathon runner whose face illustrates his struggle. Two Agence France-Presse (AFP) photographers were also awarded. Roberto Schmidt, based in Nairobi, won second prize for spot news stories for a photo taken amid recent election-related unrest in Kenya. AFP's Miguel Riopa won second prize in the sport features singles category for a picture during the America's Cup in Valencia, Spain. With a record 5,019 participants from 125 countries sending in their work, a total of 80,536 images were submitted, the Amsterdam-based World Press Photo organisation said in a statement. World Press Photo is an independent, nonprofit organisation based in Amsterdam.

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