Pieter Ten Hoopen, a member of Agence Vu, received the inaugural World Press Photo story of the year award for his coverage of a Central American migrant caravan heading to the U.S. border. That story also took first in the spot-news-stories category.

Lorenzo Tugnoli, of Contrasto, took first in general news stories for his coverage of the crisis in Yemen for The Washington Post. Chris McGrath of Getty Images won first in general news singles for his image of journalists outside the Saudi Embassy in Istanbul after Jamal Khashoggi had been murdered.

In long-term projects, Sarah Blesener was awarded first place for her exploration of patriotism and young people in both the United States and Russia. Yael Martinez took second for a personal story about his family’s losses amid violence in Mexico. Alejandro Cegarra took third for a project on economic hardship and political upheaval in Venezuela. All three projects were published on Lens .

Diana Markosian of Magnum Photos was awarded first in the contemporary issues category for an image of a quinceañera celebration in Cuba, while Finbarr O’Reilly took first in the portraits, singles, category for a fashion photo from Senegal. Bénédicte Kurzen and Sanne De Wilde, both members of Noor, took first in the portraits-stories category for their joint project exploring the mythology of twinhood in Nigeria. Brent Stirton of Getty was awarded first place in the nature-stories category for his work on falcons for National Geographic.