Five Chinese photographers won accolades at this year's World Press Photo Awards, including one from a series of photos we featured at Christmas and one, "Accused" by Liu Song, that walked away with the editor's pick.
It's safe to say that all five winners are immeasurably better than this photo that somehow won China's own internal 'Pulitzer Prize' this year.
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"ACCUSED" by Liu Song. Chongqing, May 6, 2014. A woman suspected of engaging in illegal sex trade is held for questioning at a police station.
"THE FINAL GAME" by Bao Tailiang. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, July 14, 2014. Argentina player Lionel Messi faces the World Cup trophy during the final ceremony at Maracana Stadium. His team lost to Germany 1-0, after a goal by Mario Götze in extra time.
"CHRISTMAS FACTORY" by Chen Ronghui. Yiwu, December 6, 2014. Wei, a 19-year-old Chinese worker, wearing a face mask and a Santa cap, stands next to Christmas decorations being dried in a factory, as red powder used as coloring hovers in the air. Wei needs to change the mask five times a day, and the cap protects his hair from the red dust.
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"THE BULL MARKET" by Cai Sheng Xiang. Liangshan, Sichuan, November 14, 2014. Yi people gather to trade cattle and horses at a market.
"MONKEY TRAINING FOR A CIRCUS" by Chu Yongzhi. A monkey cowers as its trainer Qi Defang approaches during training for a circus in Suzhou, Anhui province, China. With more than 300 circus troupes, Suzhou is known as the hometown of the Chinese circus.
[Images via World Press Photo]
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