In Photos: World Press Photo Contest 2018

Nature – singles, second prize

Rockhopper penguins live up to their name as they navigate the coastline of Marion Island, a South African sub-Antarctic territory in the Indian Ocean
Photograph: Thomas P. Peschak

Contemporary issues – stories, first prize

Veronica, 28, massages the breasts of her daughter in Cameroon. Breast ironing is a traditional practice that involves massaging or pressing the breasts of pubescent girls in order to suppress or reverse development. It is carried out in the belief that it will delay maturity and help prevent rapes or sexual advances
Photograph: Heba Khamis/EPA