In pictures: The World Press photography awards
AMERICAN photographer Anthony Suau has won the top prize in the World Press Photo competition with an image of a police officer searching a debris-strewn home to ensure the evicted residents have left after a mortgage foreclosure.
The winning photo for Time magazine shows the officer, gun drawn, peering into an open doorway inside the house, which is filled with overturned furniture and boxes.
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It illustrates the economic crisis that began with the US housing market but has spread around the globe.
The photo was taken in Cleveland, Ohio, on March 26.
The World Press Photo is journalism's most prestigious photo contest. Winners were announced today in 20 categories in addition to the top prize.
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