23 award-winning photos from 2015 that everyone should see

The winners of the 59th annual World Press Photo Contest were announced recently in Feb 2016.

A total of 41 photographers from 21 countries were ultimately selected for their winning photos out of a total of 82,951 submitted photos from 5,775 photographers.

The pictures, selected for their beauty, news value, and overall composure, were divided into 8 broad categories.

Each category was then further divided into a singles category, for stand alone photographs, and a story category for a series. Each category had three winners.

We have presented our favorites of the selection below, and you can see the entire gallery here.

Warning, some of the photos are graphic.

See them