First Place
Win McNamee, Getty Images
Idomeni: A young Syrian boy cries as his father carries him up a steep hill as a group of refugees hike to a border crossing on the Greek and Macedonian border Sept. 2, 2015, near Idomeni, Greece. The number of people leaving their homes in war torn countries such as Syria, marks the largest migration of people since World War II.
Second Place
Win McNamee, Getty Images
Kos Landing: After landing on the Greek island of Kos, a refugee from Syria collapses in exhaustion after paddling a small boat with fellow travelers across a three mile stretch of the Aegean Sea from Turkey Aug. 29, 2015. The number of people leaving their homes in war torn countries such as Syria, Afghanistan and Iraq marked the largest migration of people since World War II.
Third Place
Matt McClain, The Washington Post
Earthquake Rescue: Earthquake survivor, Pemba Tamang, 15, is carried away after Fairfax County emergency personnel working with USAID Disaster Assistance Response Team assisted in the effort to save Tamang from the rubble on April 30, 2015, in Kathmandu, Nepal. A deadly earthquake in Nepal has killed thousands. Tamang was buried in the rubble for several days.
Award of Excellence
Win McNamee, Getty Images
Confusion: As their family tries to board a train bound for western Europe, a Syrian child cries as her mother argues with a Hungarian policeman Sept. 10, 2015, in Budapest, Hungary. Refugees arriving in Budapest overnight gathered in large numbers at the railway station each morning attempting to be on the first trains leaving Budapest due to fears that the borders would soon be closed.