Winners of the 56th annual World Press Photo contest were announced today in Amsterdam. The jury, chaired by Santiago Lyon, Vice President and Director of Photography at the Associated Press, selected a photo by Paul Hansen of Dagens Nyheter as the World Press Photo of the Year 2012 .
To see the full set of winning photos, visit the Things News site.
A jockey, his feet stepped into a harness strapped to the bulls and clutching their tails, shows relief and joy at the end of a dangerous run across rice fields during the Pacu Jawi Bull Race in Batu Sangkar, West Sumatra, Indonesia, Feb. 12, 2012.
The Pacu Jawi (bull race) is a popular competition at the end of harvest season keenly contested between villages.
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