Photo of Venezuela unrest wins World Press Photo contest

In this image released by World Press Photo Thursday April 12, 2018, titled "Royal Shrovetide Football" by Oliver Scarff, Agence France-Presse, which was awarded the first prize in the Sports singles category, shows members of opposing teams, the Up'ards and Down'ards, grapple for the ball during the historic, annual Royal Shrovetide Football Match in Ashbourne, Derbyshire, UK, Feb. 28, 2017. (Oliver Scarff, AFP, World Press Photo via AP)

April 12, 2018 - 2:00 PM

AMSTERDAM - A spine-tingling photo of a young man on fire during clashes in the Venezuelan capital of Caracas during the protest against President Nicolas Maduro has won the World Press Photo of the Year.

The photo by Agence France-Presse journalist Ronaldo Schemidt won both the overall honours and the category for Spot News Single on Thursday in Amsterdam. Jury chair Magdalena Herrera called it "a classical photo" that gave her "an instantaneous emotion."

The photo shows a man who was in flames after a gas tank on his motorcycle exploded. He escaped with second-degree burns. Schemidt is a photographer for AFP based in Mexico.

In all, 4,548 photographers from 125 countries entered photos in eight categories.

The top photo won a prize worth 10,000 euros ($12,300).

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