Editor's Note:
The winners of the 59th World Press Photo Contest were announced on February 18, 2016. These masterpieces were selected from 82,951 photos submitted by 5,775 passionate photographers from 128 different countries.
Here are some top winning images of the contest, covering the categories of contemporary issues, daily life, nature, people and sports. See more at: http://www.worldpressphoto.org/collection/photo/2016
Daily Life, first prize singles
China's Coal Addiction
Chinese men pull a tricycle on a street near a coal-fired power plant in Shanxi, China. Photo: Kevin Frayer/Canada 
Contemporary Issues, first prize singles
Haze in China
Tianjin, a major city in northern China, is shrouded in haze, December 10, 2015. Photo: Zhang Lei/China 
General News, first prize singles
IS Fighter Treated at Kurdish Hospital
A doctor rubs ointment on the burns of Jacob, 16, in front of a poster of Abdullah Ocalan, jailed leader of the Kurdistan Workers' Party, on August 1, 2015. Photo: Mauricio Lima/Brazil
People, first prize singles
Waiting to Register
A child wearing a raincoat waits in line to register at a refugee camp in Pre?evo, Serbia, October 7, 2015. Photo: Matic Zorman/Slovenia
People, third prize singles
Lost Family Portraits
A Syrian refugee family takes a photo at a camp in Bekaa Valley, Lebanon, December 15, 2015. The empty chair represents a family member who has died in the war. Photo: Dario Mitidieri/Italy
Nature, first prize singles
Storm Front on Bondi Beach
The enormous shelf cloud rolled in from the sea, turning the sky almost black on Bondi beach, November 6, 2015. Photo: Rohan Kelly/Australia
Nature, third prize singles
The Power of Nature
Colima Volcano in Mexico had a powerful explosion with lightning and some incandescent rockfalls at night of December 13, 2015. Photo: Sergio Tapiro/Mexico
Sports, first prize singles
FIS World Championships
Ondrej Bank from Czech Republic falls down during the downhill race at the FIS World Championships 2015 held in Beaver Creek, February 8, 2015. Photo: Christian Walgram/Austria
