World Press Photo winners

World Press Photo of the Year 2007, Tim Hetherington
The winners of the 2007 World Press Photo Awards have been announced, with UK photographer Tim Hetherington taking the top award for his affecting photograph of a US soldier resting at “Restrepo” bunker (named after a soldier from his platoon who was recently killed by insurgents) in Afghanistan on September 16. The photograph was shot as part of an assignment by Hetherington for Vanity Fair.