Italian Photographer Pietro Masturzo Wins World Press Photo's Photo of the Year

Hot off the heals of December’s revelation that the previous year’s winner was possibly too staged for their liking, the World Press Photo foundation has announced their pick for Photo of the Year for 2009. It was taken by Italian photographer Pietro Masturzo and “depicts women shouting in protest from a rooftop in Tehran” from this past summer’s protests over Iranian elections. Per usual, they’ve also picked a batch of category winners, from “People in the News” to “Sports Action” and “Sports Features.”